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He’s back, with a fire in his belly that’d set flame to the western seaboard. Seamus Begley’s accordion traces a characteristically ferocious path through local tunes and songs from west Kerry on the aptly titled Disgrace Notes, but the finesse of the arrangements, the eclecticism of song choices and the riches mined by his collaborators (including Rita Connolly, Shaun Davey and Begley’s daughter, Méabh, whose fine-boned backing vocals glisten alongside brother Eoin’s concertina) elevate this gloriously ragged-edged collection to the top drawer. Guitarist Tim Edey brings a fresh-faced poise to the guitar accompaniment, and he and Begley have forged a partnership that caresses the tiptoeing Night at the Fair set as beautifully as it does the haunting A mhrán na Leabhar and the powerhouse polka set, Polcaí Eoin (composed by Eoin Begley).
Track listing:
1. Eoin's Polkas
2. Song: Aililiu Gamhna
3. Song: O Bhean A' Ti
4. Tune Set: Night At the Fair - Humours of Kilkenny - Johnny Leary's
5. Song: NMaidin Luan Cincise
6. Song: Follow the Heron Home
7. Winnie Hayes Jig - Dan Breen's Reel
8. Song: Diglake Field
9. Song: Cill Mhuire
10. Sibin Polkas - Rock Chapel - Lord Seaforths - Dripsey Polka
11. An Spailpin Fanach
12.Song: Amhran na Leabhar
13. Sibin Slides: Hare in the Corn - Nara Chrionna - Bothar O' Thuaidh
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