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All Artists: Stephen Leech
Title: Gogarty's Music
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IC B. (icberry)
Reviewed on 10/21/2017...
A little bit of the liner notes for this ususual CD is below. The artist is not "Stephen Leech" (who assembled the musicians and tracks here), but rather a choice selection of Irish traditional musicians performing in this remarkable tavern in Dublin.
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The Oliver St. John Gogarty was opened in 1992 and it quickly established itself at the forefront of Irish traditional music. Traditional sessions that take place there every afternoon and evening combine fine musicians with lots of good "craic". They please both locals and travellers from far-off lands. This has led to many invitations to the musicians to play all over the world. This is one reason wiy the album is so unique. All the musicians that play at Gogarty's have their own projects and bands. This can lead to some interesting situations such as “Where's our guitarist?”. Answer: "Helsinki!". "Oh!!!.....?”.

When the owner of Gogarty’s, Martin Keane, himself a big fan of traditional music decided that the musicians currently playing in his pub should be gathered together to record an album, it was not going to be easy. Stephen Leech had the dubious honour of piecing together the musicians and their album tracks. Meanwhile, Stephen and the rest of the musicians were all kept going by the barstaff of Gogarty's whose enthusiasm and support came in all shapes and sizes (usually in pints and shorts), sometimes bribery (Do you want another drink?) and sometimes threats (Do you want another drink?). We also thank Martin Keane for his generosity and commitment to the musicians and traditional music.

The album has turned out to be a very special and unique collection of ballads and tunes which reflect the varied styles and influences of the musicians involved. We hope you enjoy the music - and enjoy the craic.
-- Laura Forrest Hay

Tracklisting:

1. McGoldrick’s Favourites
Paula Grant - Fiddle, Locko Cullen - Bouzouki, Graham Dunne - Guitar, Peter Browne - Accordion
2. Ould Hag You’ve Killed me/ An Coileach Ag Fogairt An Lae
Martin Denning - Guitar, Noreen Leech - Fiddle, Ciaran O’Driscoll - Uilleann Pipes
Paul Skehill - Accordion, Mick McNamara - Bodhrán
3. Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore (Trad)
Daragh O’Reilly - Vocals/Guitar, Paul McNevin - Fiddle, Paul Leech - Uilleann Pipes/Low Whistle. 4. Lament For Spilled Porter (Music by Paul Leech)
Paul Leech - Uilleann Pipes, Stephen Leech-Banjo, Martin Denning - Guitar
5. Maids Of Mount Cisco
Peter Browne - Accordion/Guitar, Paul McNevin - Fiddle
6. Dreams Of Home (Composed by Mick McNamara)
Mick McNamara - Vocals/Guitar, Tommy Martin (Guest Artist) - Uilleann Pipes, Luke Crowley (Guest Artist) - Keyboard
7. Across the Water/Castlekelly/The Broken Pledge (Music by Laura Forrest Hay) Laura Forrest Hay - Fiddle/Keyboard, Daragh O’Reilly - Guitar
8. Jackson’s Bottle Of Brandy/Miss McCleods/The Union
Joe Brennan - Guitar, Paul Leech - Uilleann Pipes, Stephen Leech - Banjo,
Paul Byrne (Guest Artist) - Bodhrán
9. Black Is The Colour (Trad)
Martin Denning - Guitar/ Vocals, Laura Forrest Hay - Keyboards, Tommy Keane - Low Whistle.
10. The Breton Breeze
Tommy Keane - Low Whistle, Mick McNamara - Guitar
11. Drops Of Brandy/Kid On The Mountain
Daragh O’Reilly - Guitar, Paul Leech - Uilleann Pipes/ Low Whistle/ Tin Whistle,
Paul McNevin - Fiddle, Stephen Leech - Banjo, Paul Byrne (Guest Artist) - Bodhrán
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