Name: Live from Patrick Street
Brand: Green Linnet
SKU: 243483
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Live from Patrick Street

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Album: Live from Patrick Street
#	Song Title		Time
1)	McKenna's Jigs	More Info...	0:03
2)	The Raheen Medley	More Info...	0:04
3)	Braes of Moneymore	More Info...	0:04
4)	My Son in Amerikay	More Info...	0:03
5)	Bring Back the Child/Paidin O'Rafferty	More Info...	0:04
6)	Wild Rover No More	More Info...	0:05
7)	Three Slides	More Info...	0:03
8)	Jack the Bridge/Cul Aodh Polka/The Salmon Tailing Up River	More Info...	0:03
9)	Stewball and the Monaghan Grey Mare	More Info...	0:04
10)	Music for a Found Harmonium	More Info...	0:04
11)	The Holy Ground	More Info...	0:06
12)	McDermott's Reel/The Plough and the Stars/Miss McLeod's Reel	More Info...	0:06

Album: Live from Patrick Street
#	Song Title		Time
1)	McKenna's Jigs	More Info...	0:03
2)	The Raheen Medley	More Info...	0:04
3)	Braes of Moneymore	More Info...	0:04
4)	My Son in Amerikay	More Info...	0:03
5)	Bring Back the Child/Paidin O'Rafferty	More Info...	0:04
6)	Wild Rover No More	More Info...	0:05
7)	Three Slides	More Info...	0:03
8)	Jack the Bridge/Cul Aodh Polka/The Salmon Tailing Up River	More Info...	0:03
9)	Stewball and the Monaghan Grey Mare	More Info...	0:04
10)	Music for a Found Harmonium	More Info...	0:04
11)	The Holy Ground	More Info...	0:06
12)	McDermott's Reel/The Plough and the Stars/Miss McLeod's Reel	More Info...	0:06

Performer Notes

Patrick Street: Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica); Ged Foley (guitar, fiddle); Kevin Burke (fiddle); Jackie Daly (accordion).
Engineers: Steve Rusby, Andy Seward, Ray Williams.
Recorded live in Britain and Ireland in November 1998.
Personnel: Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica); Kevin Burke (fiddle); Jackie Daly (accordion).
Audio Mixer: Bernie Nau.
Recording information: Britian; Ireland.
Photographer: Josh Pulman.
When you wanted to hear traditional, straight-ahead, all-acoustic Irish/Celtic music (as opposed to contemporary Irish/Celtic pop and rock), one of the obvious places to turn was Patrick Street. The quartet wasn't out to compete with the Pogues or Luka Bloom -- in the '80s and '90s, Street was the type of group that appealed to Celtic purists. Street is in fine form on Live from Patrick Street, which was recorded at various November 1998 shows during a tour of England and Ireland. The material ranges from traditional instrumental jigs and reels to Irish folk ballads such as "Wild Rover No More" and "My Son in Amerikay," a poignant number about an Irish parent whose son has moved to the U.S. in search of opportunity. These songs require someone to be an expressive, convincing storyteller, and singer Andy Irvine is exactly that. Listeners who have savored Street's studio recordings owe it to themselves to find this CD and hear how great the band sounds on stage. ~ Alex Henderson

Professional Reviews

Dirty Linen (6-7/99, p.90) - "...The very considerable strengths...of Patrick Street are displayed on this live set....There are some great dance tunes, including an outstanding set of Kerry slides. The live feeling is contagious..."