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The Doon Céilí Band honors the great musical traditions of Ireland with wonderful ensemble playing and tasteful settings of well-known and rare tunes.
There aren’t that many Céilí bands in the USA, and I doubt that many are as good as The Doon. Their link with the Irish Céilí bands is through Paddy O’Brien of Offaly, who played with the great Castle Céilí Band of the 1960s. Paddy is special for another reason - few people alive have his knowledge of tunes and their variants, and it’s tempting to see his hand in the selection of music played here. The tunes are unusual, sometimes in their rarity in the current repertory and sometimes in their unconventional (though traditional) settings. The playing, which traditionally subsumes the individual to the group ethos, is impeccable in its functional purity, but joyous in its expression. This is a great band - hopefully they can make it to the All Ireland competition at some stage.
"Beautiful selections played with great care ... this record is a revelation ... it's Ireland in America." - James Kelly.
Track listing:
1. John Brennan's / The Ballymahon / Mrs. Crotty's
2. What Ail's You? / Get Up Old Woman and Shake Yourself / Come In From
3. The Capelhouse Reel / Julia Clifford's / Mary O'Neill's Fancy
4. To Daunton Me / Hawkes
5. Sergeant Cahill's / Behind the Bush in the Garden / Smash the Window
6. McGovern's / Captain Kelly's / The Guns of the Magnificient Seven
7. The Foggy Morning / Ellis's Jig / Jug of Brown Ale
8. Around the World for Sport / The Speckled Hen / Miss McGuiness
9. The Battle of Aughrim
10. Tom Bawn's / The Rising Sun / Bill Maley's Reel
11. Joe Bane's / The Goat's Polka
12. The Cocktail / The Pretty Girls of the Village / The Piper on Horseb
13. Give Us a Drink of Water / Dever the Dancer / The Highway to Kilkenn
14. Mrs. Crotty's / The Lass of Carracastle / The Cavan Reel
15. The Dew on the Grass
16. Paddy Fahy's / The Hungry Rocks / The House in the Glen
17. The Portuguese Waltz
18. The Tailor's Thimble / The Pigtown Reel / John Byrth's
19. Jackie Roche's Favorite / The Kerry Jig / The Humours of Rahey
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