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The Jig's Up

The Jig’s Up

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Anne-Marie O’Farrell

See below for track listing and to listen to an excerpt
Here is affirmation of Irishness, thus O’Carolan features strongly, in refreshing variety, briskly paced. Such tempi match O’Farrell’s other selections — Paddy Fahy’s Jig and the Gander in the Pratie Hole jig sets. Bright, effortless and cheerful playing from beginning to end; interesting syncopations and odd notes about. Ellen Cranitch’s flute joins in a terrific, biting Fanny Power with jazz extrapolation, Conor Guilfoyle and Brian Fleming give just a hint of percussion, Cormac De Barra enteres on harp for Miss McDermot and Lady Gethin.

Fintan Vallely, The Irish Times

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Product Description

  1. The Jig’s Up Listen to an excerpt 
  2. Fanny Power
  3. Heir Conditioning & Miss Monaghan’s Reel
  4. She Moved Through the Fair
  5. Song of the Chanter & Allistrum’s March
  6. The Night in Bethlehem
  7. The Queen and the Gander
  8. The Salley Gardens
  9. The Rights of Man & The King of the Fairies
  10. The Coulin
  11. Carolan’s Draught
  12. Limerick’s Lamentation
  13. The Laughter of Women
  14. Miss McDermott & Lady Gethin
  15. For Ireland I’ll Not Tell her Name
  16. Carolan’s Concerto
  17. Watching the Wheat

Additional Information

Weight 120 g

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