Name: 'D' Flute Album
Brand: Naxos of America Inc.
SKU: 243455
Price: 13.92 USD
Availability: InStock

'D' Flute Album

Rating

Album: 'D' Flute Album
#	Song Title		Time
1)	George White's Favourite/The Sligo Maid	More Info...	0:03
2)	Jim Donoghue's/Gorman's/Kiss Me Kate	More Info...	0:03
3)	Christy Barry's Set	More Info...	0:04
4)	Paddy Fahy's/The Echo	More Info...	0:03
5)	Fisherman's Farewell/Junior Crehan's	More Info...	0:04
6)	The Mill Pond/The Battering Ram	More Info...	0:03
7)	Dillon's Fancy/Maids in the Meadow/Toss the Feathers	More Info...	0:03
8)	Season of Mists	More Info...	0:03
9)	Maurice Lennon's/Connie O'Connell's	More Info...	0:03
10)	Jug of Brown Ale/Spot the Wollop	More Info...	0:04
11)	Sporting Paddy/The Abbey Reel	More Info...	0:02
12)	Green Fields of Rossbeigh/The New Policeman	More Info...	0:03
13)	Blackberry Blossom/Brady's/The Steam Packet	More Info...	0:04
14)	The Flowers of Brooklyn/The Palm Tree/The Bucks of Oranmore	More Info...	0:03

Album: 'D' Flute Album
#	Song Title		Time
1)	George White's Favourite/The Sligo Maid	More Info...	0:03
2)	Jim Donoghue's/Gorman's/Kiss Me Kate	More Info...	0:03
3)	Christy Barry's Set	More Info...	0:04
4)	Paddy Fahy's/The Echo	More Info...	0:03
5)	Fisherman's Farewell/Junior Crehan's	More Info...	0:04
6)	The Mill Pond/The Battering Ram	More Info...	0:03
7)	Dillon's Fancy/Maids in the Meadow/Toss the Feathers	More Info...	0:03
8)	Season of Mists	More Info...	0:03
9)	Maurice Lennon's/Connie O'Connell's	More Info...	0:03
10)	Jug of Brown Ale/Spot the Wollop	More Info...	0:04
11)	Sporting Paddy/The Abbey Reel	More Info...	0:02
12)	Green Fields of Rossbeigh/The New Policeman	More Info...	0:03
13)	Blackberry Blossom/Brady's/The Steam Packet	More Info...	0:04
14)	The Flowers of Brooklyn/The Palm Tree/The Bucks of Oranmore	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Personnel: Kevin Crawford (flute, bodhran).
Crawford's mastery of a notoriously difficult instrument at such a young age is remarkable in and of itself; that he brings his virtuosity to bear on these tunes with such grace and so little unnecessary flashiness is even more so. He plays with the astringent, reedy tone favored by almost all Irish flutists, and his playing is so precise that at times it sounds almost programmed; he tosses off multiple ornaments as if it were as simple as breathing. His performances of old favorites like "The Sligo Maid" and "Toss the Feathers" bring new life to a sometimes tired-sounding repertoire, and when he switches to a bamboo flute to play "Green Fields of Rossbeigh" and "The New Policeman," one wonders at the fact that a musical tradition able to absorb the bouzouki without a problem has yet to take further advantage of that dark, sweet-sounding instrument. Crawford's bodhran playing is excellent as well. If there is any complaint at all to be made about this album, it is that the program's preponderance of reels leads to a certain homogeneity; a few more jig sets and slow airs would have been nice. (The album's one slow air is also the only Crawford composition, and it's absolutely gorgeous.) Highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson