Name: Live in Galway
Brand: Hummingbird Records (Ireland)
SKU: 712751
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Live in Galway

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Album: Live in Galway
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sandy River Belle	More Info...
2)	The Mouth of the Tobique: Lad O'Beirne's/Dowd's Favourite/The Mouth of the Tobique	More Info...
3)	The Diamond Mountain	More Info...
4)	Bonnie Mulligan	More Info...
5)	The Mighty Sparrow	More Info...
6)	The Hounds of Letterfrack	More Info...
7)	Polkas: Waiting for Begley/Con Fadas Polka	More Info...
8)	Jimmy's Return	More Info...
9)	Fire in the Bellies: The Air Tune/The Road to Recovery/Farewell to Chernobyl	More Info...
10)	Rathlin Island/Sporting Paddy	More Info...
11)	The Four Jimmys (The Fitz Theme)	More Info...
12)	The Bungee Jumpers: The Fisherman's Lilt/Dedicato a Vares/Rodney Miller's Tune	More Info...
13)	A Costa De Galicia	More Info...
14)	The Penguin: Retour Des Hirondelles/Music for a Found Harmonium	More Info...

Album: Live in Galway
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sandy River Belle	More Info...
2)	The Mouth of the Tobique: Lad O'Beirne's/Dowd's Favourite/The Mouth of the Tobique	More Info...
3)	The Diamond Mountain	More Info...
4)	Bonnie Mulligan	More Info...
5)	The Mighty Sparrow	More Info...
6)	The Hounds of Letterfrack	More Info...
7)	Polkas: Waiting for Begley/Con Fadas Polka	More Info...
8)	Jimmy's Return	More Info...
9)	Fire in the Bellies: The Air Tune/The Road to Recovery/Farewell to Chernobyl	More Info...
10)	Rathlin Island/Sporting Paddy	More Info...
11)	The Four Jimmys (The Fitz Theme)	More Info...
12)	The Bungee Jumpers: The Fisherman's Lilt/Dedicato a Vares/Rodney Miller's Tune	More Info...
13)	A Costa De Galicia	More Info...
14)	The Penguin: Retour Des Hirondelles/Music for a Found Harmonium	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Sharon Shannon (fiddle, whistle, accordion); Jim Murray
(guitar); Mary Shannon (banjo, mandolin, fiddle); Liz Kane, Yvonne Kane (fiddle); Ronnie O'Flynn (bass); Lloyd Byrne (drums, percussion).
Recorded live at The Warwick, Galway, Ireland in December 2000.
Irish fiddler and button accordion player Sharon Shannon had plunged headfirst into a wide variety of styles on her previous endeavors. On Live in Galway, she sticks to what she does best: traditionally rooted contemporary Celtic music. One of the album's most intriguing tracks is the quirky "Mouth of the Tobique" in which the band skitters and skips while changing tempo and rhythm, all in perfect unison. I honestly thought that my CD player was skipping, the musicianship is that exact and tight. Other highlights include the two-pronged attack of "Fire in the Bellies" and the gentle reel "The Mighty Sparrow." Some of the tracks are stripped down, with just Shannon on her instrument of choice, while others are with her full six-piece band, but all of them still hold the earnest thread that has earned her critical acclaim around the world. ~ Zac Johnson