Manus McGuire of the County Sligo and Buttons and Bows brings us an excellent selection of fiddle music, played with dexterity and great musical understanding. His sources are Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton Island, with a nice sprinkling of new tunes, some of them of his own composition. There are a few waltzes, a type of tune the Irish tradition is deficient in, unless you include the airs of songs. While it is very pleasant to listen to, one of the nicest things about this recording is the pleasure in playing that is actually palpable. Manus was awarded the male musician of the year 2006 by the Irish American News.
Tracklist :
1. Shelly River Waltz
2. Bodyke to Baddeck/Paddy Mils Fancy/The Ross Reel
3. Have a Drink with Me/Girls of Banbridge/Marie Fielding's Welcome to County Clare
4. Over the Moor Among the Heather/Laddie with the Pladdie/Sailors Bonnet
5. Miss Graham of Inchbrakie
6. The Friendly Visit/The Smokey Chimney
7. Dancing Eyes/Captain White/The Sooth End/Jackson's Morning Brush
8. Kiss the Bride/Belles of Tipperary/First Month of Summer/MacArthur Road
9. Fort Dunree
10. The Halifax Hornpipe/The Good-Natured Man
11. Miss Lynn Burns/Amelia's Waltz
12. Molly Bawn/The Enchanted Lady/Martin Wynne's Reel/The Pinch of Snuff
13. Spencie's Trip to Edinburgh/City of Savannah
14. The Sweetness of Mary/Robertson Cresent/The Road to Glandree
15. Bebhinn's Waltz
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