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The Best Of Patrick Street
''The Best of Patrick Street'' is the first compilation album by Patrick Street, released in 1995 on the NECTAR label. All tracks are re-releases from the following albums:Sleeve notes from ''The Best of Patrick Street'', NECTAR NTMCD503, 1995. *''Patrick Street'' (1986) – (four tracks: 1, 5, 11, 15), *'' No. 2 Patrick Street'' (1988) – (five tracks: 3, 7, 12, 14, 18), *''Irish Times'' (1990) – (four tracks: 4, 8, 10, 16) and *'' All in Good Time'' (1993) – (five tracks: 2, 6, 9, 13, 17). Andy Irvine sings all of the eight songs compiled on this album. Track listing # "Patrick Street"/"The Carraroe Jig" (Trad. Arr. Patrick Street) – (From the album ''Patrick Street'', 1986) – 4:07 # "Dennis Murphy's Reel"/"The Bag of Spuds"/"MacFarley's Reel" (Trad. Arr. Patrick Street and Bill Whelan) – (From the album ''All In Good Time'', 1993) – 4:35 # "Facing The Chair" (song) (Andy Irvine) Published by Andy Irvine – (From the albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Street
Patrick Street is an Irish folk group founded by Kevin Burke (formerly of The Bothy Band) on fiddle, Andy Irvine (Sweeney's Men, Planxty) on mandolin, bouzouki, harmonica and vocals, Jackie Daly (De Dannan) on button accordion, and Arty McGlynn (Van Morrison) on guitar. Other members were added at various times: Ged Foley ( The House Band, Battlefield Band) who held the tenure on guitar for many years, Bill Whelan on keyboards, Declan Masterson on uilleann pipes and keyboards, James Kelly on fiddle, Brendan Hearty on harmonium, John Carty on fiddle, flute and banjo, and Enda Walsh on keyboards. Dónal Lunny, Whelan, and Walsh joined as producers on some albums. History In 1985, Andy Irvine joined up with fiddler Kevin Burke and guitarist Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (who had been gigging together around America for some time) and toured as a trio in the USA; when Ó Domhnaill wasn't available for some of the dates, guitarist/vocalist Gerry O'Beirne stepped in.''Street Cred'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music Of Ireland
Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a Music genre, genre of folk music that developed in Ireland. In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there were at least ten instruments in general use. These were the ''cruit'' (a small harp) and ''Celtic harp, clairseach'' (a bigger harp with typically 30 strings), the ''timpan'' (a small string instrument played with a Bow (music), bow or plectrum), the ''feadan'' (a Fife (musical instrument), fife), the ''buinne'' (an oboe or flute), the ''guthbuinne'' (a bassoon-type Natural horn, horn), the ''bennbuabhal'' and ''corn'' (Hornpipe (musical instrument), hornpipes), the ''cuislenna'' (bagpipes – see Great Irish warpipes), the ''stoc'' and ''sturgan'' (Clarion (instrument), clarions or trumpets), and the ''cnamha'' (bones (instrument), bones). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dónal Lunny
Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozaik, LAPD, and Usher's Island, he has been at the forefront of the renaissance of Irish traditional music for over five decades. Lunny is the brother of musician and producer Manus Lunny. He had a son, Shane, with singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor; Shane was found dead on 7 January 2022, aged 17. Early life Lunny was born on 10 March 1947 in Tullamore. His father Frank was from Enniskillen in County Fermanagh and his mother, Mary Rogers, came from Ranafast in The Rosses in County Donegal; they raised four boys and five girls. The family moved to Newbridge in County Kildare when Dónal was five years old. He attended secondary school at Newbridge College and in 1963 joined the Patrician Brothers' school for the Intermediate Certificate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Whelan
Bill Whelan (born 22 May 1950 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish composer and musician. He is best known for composing a piece for the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. The result, ''Riverdance'', was a seven-minute display of traditional Irish dancing that became a full-length stage production and spawned a worldwide craze for Irish dancing and Celtic music and also won him a Grammy. "Riverdance" was released as a single in 1994, credited to "Bill Whelan and Anúna featuring the RTÉ Concert Orchestra". It reached number one in Ireland for 18 weeks and number nine in the UK. The album of the same title reached number 31 in the album charts in 1995. Whelan has also composed a symphonic suite version of ''Riverdance'', with its premiere performed by the Ulster Orchestra on BBC Radio 3 in August 2014. Biography Whelan is a native of Limerick, and was educated at Crescent College. He gained his Bachelor of Civil Law degree at University College Dublin in 1973 and then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornerboys
''Cornerboys'' is the fifth studio album by the Irish folk band Patrick Street, released in 1996 on Green Linnet Records. It was recorded at Mt Hollywood Studios Vermont, United States, produced by the band and engineered by Rod Ferrell. The founding members Andy Irvine, Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly were joined by Ged Foley (guitar and Northumbrian pipes), who replaced Arty McGlynn.Sleeve notes from ''Cornerboys'', GLCD 1160, 1996. Track listing # "The White Pettycoat"/"The Kerry Jig"/"Katy is Waiting" (jigs) (Traditional; arranged by Irvine, Burke, Daly and Foley) – 4:34 # "Sweet Lisbweemore" (song) (Traditional; arranged by Irvine, Burke, Daly and Foley)) – 5:22 # "Mike McDougall's"/"Paddy Canny's"/"Jim Keefe's" (slides) (Traditional; arranged by Irvine, Burke, Daly and Foley) – 3:41 # "Devanney's Goat"/"The Leitrim Rover" (Joe Liddy)/"Michael Ryan's" (reels)(Traditional; arranged by Irvine, Burke, Daly and Foley) – 4:33 # "Moorlough Shore" (song) (Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Street (album)
''Patrick Street'' is the first studio album by the Irish folk band Patrick Street, released in 1986 on Green Linnet Records. Recording It was produced and engineered by Dónal Lunny, and recorded at Landsdowne Studios, Dublin, Ireland. The founding members Andy Irvine, Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly and Arty McGlynn were joined by Lunny on keyboards and bodhrán.Sleeve notes from ''Patrick Street'', SIF 1071, 1986. Track listing All tracks Traditional; arranged by Patrick Street; except where indicated # "Patrick Street"/"The Carraroe Jig" – 4:07 # "Walter Sammon's Grandmother"/"Concertina Reel"/"Brendan McMahon's" – 4:16 # "The Holy Ground" (song) (Gerry O'Beirne) – 5:39 # "The Shores of Lough Gowna"/"Contentment is Wealth"/"Have a Drink with Me" – 5:01 # "The Set"/"La Cardeuse" – 3:11 # "Loftus Jones" – 3:31 # "The Dream" (Andy Irvine) / "Indiana" (song) (Andy Mitchell) – 6:58 # "Martin Rochford's Reel"/"Roll out the Barrel"/"The Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Times (album)
''Irish Times'' is the third studio album by the Irish folk band Patrick Street, released in 1990 on Green Linnet and Special Delivery Records, a division of Topic Records. Founding members Andy Irvine, Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly and Arty McGlynn were joined by Bill Whelan (keyboards), James Kelly (fiddle), Declan Masterson (uilleann pipes, low whistle, keyboards) and Gerry O'Beirne (vocals, guitar), who also contributed two songs.Sleeve notes from ''Irish Times'', SPD 1033, 1990. The album was produced by Gerry O'Beirne and Patrick Street, and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland. Track listing All tracks Traditional; arranged by Patrick Street; except where indicated # "Music for a Found Harmonium" (Simon Jeffes, Penguin Café Ltd) – 2:38 # "Brackagh Hill" (words: Traditional; music: Andy Irvine) – 5:48 # "Brian O'Lynn"/"The Woods of Old Limerick" – 3:17 # "Strokestown" (G. O'Beirne) – 4:45 # "The Newmarket Polkas" – 3:32 # "A Forgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All In Good Time (Patrick Street Album)
''All in Good Time'' is the fourth album by the Irish folk band Patrick Street, released in 1993 on Green Linnet Records/Special Delivery.Sleeve notes from ''All in Good Time'', GLCD 1125, 1993. The founding members ( Andy Irvine, Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly, Arty McGlynn) were joined by Bill Whelan on keyboards and backing vocals. Recording and production The album was arranged by Patrick Street and Bill Whelan, produced by Bill Whelan, engineered by Pearse Dunne, and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios. Critical reception ''All in Good Time'' received positive reviews from folk music critics. In his review for ''Folk Roots'' (May 1993), Colin Irwin called the band "a class act", and highlighted the "fine touch", "subtlety", "artistry", and "relaxed control" displayed on the album.Irwin, Colin. ''Reviews'', in ''Folk Roots'' No.119, May 1993. In his review for ''The Living Tradition'', Gordon Potter called the album "a recording of outstanding quality". Track listing All trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Irvine (musician)
Andrew Kennedy Irvine (born 14 June 1942) is an Irish folk musician, singer-songwriter, and a founding member of Sweeney's Men, Planxty, Patrick Street, Mozaik, LAPD and Usher's Island. He also featured in duos, with Dónal Lunny, Paul Brady, Mick Hanly, Dick Gaughan, Rens van der Zalm, and Luke Plumb. Irvine plays the mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, harmonica, and hurdy-gurdy. He has been influential in folk music for over six decades, during which he recorded a large repertoire of songs and tunes he assembled from books, old recordings and rooted in the Irish, English, Scottish, Eastern European, Australian and American old-time and folk traditions. As a child actor, Irvine honed his performing talent from an early age and learned the classical guitar. He switched to folk music after discovering Woody Guthrie, also adopting the latter's other instruments: harmonica and mandolin. While extending Guthrie's guitar picking technique to the mandolin,''Andy Irvine – Celt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Burke (musician)
Kevin Burke (born 1950) is an Irish master fiddler considered one of the finest living Irish fiddlers. For nearly five decades he has been at the forefront of Irish traditional music and Celtic music, performing and recording with the groups The Bothy Band, Patrick Street, and the Celtic Fiddle Festival. He is a 2002 recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition to his solo albums, Burke has had successful project collaborations with Christy Moore, Andy Irvine & Paul Brady, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, Jackie Daly, Ged Foley and Cal Scott. Early life Kevin Burke was born in 1950 in London, England to parents from County Sligo in Ireland. Inheriting a love of Irish music from his parents, he took up the fiddle at the age of eight, studied under Jessie Christopherson, and eventually developed an advanced technique in the Sligo fiddling style. He travelled frequently to Ireland to visit relatives and immersed himself in the local Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Daly
Jackie Daly (born 22 June 1945, Kanturk, North Cork, Ireland) is an Irish button accordion and concertina player. He has been a member of a number of prominent Irish traditional-music bands, including De Dannan, Patrick Street, Arcady, and Buttons & Bows.Vallely, Fintan (ed.), ''The Companion to Irish Traditional Music'', Second Edition, Cork University Press, 2011, pp. 179-180, Music career Born and raised in the area known as Sliabh Luachra, Jackie Daly is one of the foremost living exponents of the distinctive music of that region. Among his early musical influences were his father, a melodeon (one-row accordion) player, and local fiddler Jim Keeffe, under whose tutelage he began playing at "crossroads dances". After working in the Dutch merchant navy for several years, Daly decided to become a professional musician on returning to Ireland in the early 1970s. In 1974 he won the All-Ireland Accordion Competition in Listowel, County Kerry. To qualify, he was obliged to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arty McGlynn
Arty McGlynn (7 August 1944 – 18 December 2019) was an Irish guitarist born in Omagh, County Tyrone. In addition to his solo work, he collaborated with different notable groups such as Patrick Street, Planxty, Four Men and a Dog, De Dannan and the Van Morrison Band. He played guitar on the critically acclaimed 1989 Van Morrison album, ''Avalon Sunset''. He also played duo performances and recordings with uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn, and his wife, fiddle player Nollaig Casey. Discography Solo * ''McGlynn's Fancy'' (1994 / originally released in 1979) * ''Celtic Airs'' (2000) re-release of ''McGlynn's Fancy'' With Van Morrison * ''Inarticulate Speech of the Heart'' (1983) * ''Avalon Sunset'' (1989) * '' Days Like This'' (1995) With Enya * '' The Celts'' (1986) With Patrick Street * ''Patrick Street'' (1986) * '' No. 2 Patrick Street'' (1988) * ''Irish Times'' (1990) * '' All in Good Time'' (1993) With Nollaig Casey * ''Lead the Knave'' (1989) * ''Causeway'' (1995) * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
