Twenty
Boys of the Lough
scottish
Lough Records
Released: 2005
Catalogue Number: LOUGH009CD
Barcode: 5023622000925
Running Time: 44 mins.
You can listen to short samples from some of the tracks on this album using the player below.
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FIRST HEARING:
After 20 albums it must have been a touch revolutionary to open with a set of jigs. Only joking!
Always a 'masterclass' from the 'Boys' so if you are new to folk/traditional music this would be a fine introduction.
If you are a fan you will already know the quality to expect as well as content.
1) Jigs: The Tenpenny Bit - The Aith Rant - The High Geese In the Bog
2) Song: I Must Away, Love
3) Hornpipes: Proudlock's Hornpipe - Miss Thompson's Favoourite - Albert House
4) Song: Mo Ghra'sa Mo Dhia
5) Reels: Big Jogn's Reel - Da Nipping Ground - Square Da Mizzen - Wha'll Dance Wi' Wattie?
6) Song: Ned Kelly
7) Song: Eamon An Chnoic
8) Strathspey & Reel: Monea Castle - Big Terry McAloon's Reel
9) Polkas: Bridgie Con Mat's - The Lakes of Sligo - Thadelo's
10) Song: The Willow Tree
11) Slip Jig: The New Kid on the Mountain
12) Reels: Da Lerwick Lasses - Da Scallowa' Lasses - Da Underhill - Over the Isles to America
13) Song: A Last Farewell to Stirling O
FIRST HEARING:
After 20 albums it must have been a touch revolutionary to open with a set of jigs. Only joking!
Always a 'masterclass' from the 'Boys' so if you are new to folk/traditional music this would be a fine introduction.
If you are a fan you will already know the quality to expect as well as content.
Lineup
Cathal McConnell - Flute, Whistles & Song
Dave Richardson - Concertina, Mandoline & Accordion
Brendan Begley - Accordion, Melodeon & Song
Malcolm Stitt - Guitar & Bouzouki
Kevin Henderson - Fiddle