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Solas/Danu guitarist Donal Clancy, inspired by an impromptu "guitar jam" with some of Celtic music's finest pickers at the 2003 Sebastopol Celtic Festival in California, asked a pal at Shanachie (Richard Nevins) if he would be interested in releasing a compilation to showcase the contemporary instrumentalists without all of the pipes, fiddles, and flutes. The resulting Masters of the Irish Guitar may sound like a WWF wrestling event on paper, but the 16 home-recorded airs, jigs, reels, waltzes, and hornpipes that reside within its interior are pure atmosphere and feature some of the genre's finest practitioners. Arty McGlynn, Garry O'Briain, Donogh Hennessy, and even Clancy himself may not be household names, but each provides the collection with some its finest moments.
Track listing:
1. Jigs: The Humors Of Kilclogher / Strop The Razor: Arty McGlynn
2. Air: Ny Kirree Fo Sniaghtey (The Sheep Under The Snow): Randal Bays
3. Reels: Jackie Fitzpatrick's / The Boy In The Boat: Donal Clancy
4. Hornpipe: Home By The Fire: Donogh Hennessy
5. Jig And Reel: The Pipe On The Hob / The Colliers' Reel: Dennis Cahill
6. Mrs. Waller: Garry O'Briain
7. Reels: The Gooseberry Bush / The Sailor's Return: John Doyle
8. Set Dance And Jig: Rub The Bag / The Old Grey Goose: Seamie O'Dowd
9. Slow Waltz: Lisa's Brook: Daithi Sproule
10. Slip Jigs: The Mother's Day / Elizabeth Kelly's Delight: Randal Bays
11. Air: De Bharr Na Gcnoc (Over The Hills) : Arty McGlynn
12. Reels: The New Post Office / Coen's Memories / The Atlantic Wave: John Doyle
13. Miss McDermott (The Princess Royal) : Donal Clancy
14. Reels: Farewell To Tim Collins / Poor But Happy At 53: Donogh Hennessy
15. Air: On Abbey Hill: Garry O'Briain
16. The Northern Hills: Seamie O'Dowd
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