''Carrying the Tune'' is a

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album by

Kevin Crawford Kevin Crawford (born in Birmingham, England) is an Irish flute, tin whistle, low whistle and bodhrán player. He was born in England to Irish parents from Milltown Malbay, County Clare. He later moved to West Clare to improve his music and become ...

. It was released in 2012 on BallyO Records, and is Kevin's third solo release. The tracks on this album feature Kevin playing the

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

and whistle and accompanied by

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

bouzouki The bouzouki (, also ; el, μπουζούκι ; alt. pl. ''bouzoukia'', from Greek ), also spelled buzuki or buzuci, is a musical instrument popular in Greece. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body with a flat top and ...

and

bodhrán The bodhrán (, ; plural ''bodhráin'' or ''bodhráns'') is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from in diameter, with most drums measuring . The sides of the drum are deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or othe ...

Musicians

*Kevin Crawford - ''(flutes and whistles)'' *John Doyle - ''(guitars)'' *Mick Conneely - ''(bouzouki)'' *Brian Morrissey - ''(bodhrán)''

Track listing

# McHugh’s / Michael Murphy’s / Humours of Tullycrine. (

reels A reel is an object around which a length of another material (usually long and flexible) is wound for storage (usually hose are wound around a reel). Generally a reel has a cylindrical core (known as a '' spool'') with flanges around the ends ...

) # Lá Ollámh / Lucky Lucky Day. (

slip jigs Slip jig () refers to both a style within Irish music, and the Irish dance to music in slip-jig time. The slip jig is in time, traditionally with accents on 5 of the 9 beats — two pairs of crotchet/quaver (quarter note/eighth note) followed by ...

) # Autumn Apples / Cormac O’Lunny’s / Paddy Sean Nancy’s (reels) # Flatwater Fran / Mrs Jean Campbell BSC. (

waltzes The waltz ( ), meaning "to roll or revolve") is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple ( time), performed primarily in closed position. History There are many references to a sliding or gliding dance that would evolve into the wal ...

) # John McKenna’s / The Jointure / The Smithstown Jaunt. (

jigs The jig ( ga, port, gd, port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It is most associated with Irish music and dance. It first gained popularity in 16th-century Ireland and parts o ...

) # Queen of May / Tom Dowd’s Favourite / Naughton’s. (

hornpipe The hornpipe is any of several dance forms played and danced in Britain and Ireland and elsewhere from the 16th century until the present day. The earliest references to hornpipes are from England with Hugh Aston's Hornepype of 1522 and others r ...

/reels) # The Dear Irish Boy / The Hole in the Boat / Sally Sloane’s. (slow air/jigs) # The Arra Mountains / Hunting the Hare / Petko. (slip jigs/horo) # Taylor’s Fancy / Tanglony / Willie Clancy’s. (slides/single jig) # Repeal the Union / The Ivy Leaf / The Hut in the Bog. (reels) # Della the Diamond / Princess Polly / The Girl for Me. (jigs) # The Mountain Lark / Jack in the Box. (reels) # Ray’s Revenge / The Hula Hoop. (jig/reel) # Ag Taisteal Na Blarnán (Travelling through Blarney) / Come West Along The Road. (slow air/reel)

References

External links

Kevin Crawford's website

Lúnasa's website
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