Joanie Madden - Song of the Irish Whistle (1996)
Joanie Madden - Song of the Irish Whistle
mp3 | 320 kbps | 130 mb | 54 min
Genre: New Age, Celtic
"I don't really remember my earliest introduction to Irish music, because it was always around me. My father Joe, is a great accordion player and my mother is a great dancer of Clare Sets! My father had this old reel-to- reel tape recorder going and his records playing every minute of the day. He'd come home from work and the 'box' was always brought out first thing. When I finally started to play, it came very easy to me because it was already embedded in my mind." - Joanie Madden interview
Such sweet sounds from such a simple instrument! Joanie Madden's plaintive whistle playing is full of expressive nuance, and this album showcases her talent, versatility and soul. Beginning with an original, achingly beautiful lament that accrues layers of accompaniment as it lilts along, the album then proceeds to alternate between orchestrated numbers and pieces with a more traditional feel. ~ amazon.com
Personnel: Joanie Madden (flute, arranger, whistle, low whistle), Jerry O'Sullivan (pipe, uillean pipes), Bob Olhsson (mastering), Emedin Rivera (percussion, chimes, bells), John Whelan (accordion), Don Wallace (bass electric), Dave Anderson (fretless bass), Fiona Ritchie (liner notes), John Doyle (guitar, acoustic guitar), Glen Velez (percussion, drums, frame drum), Carol Thompson (harp, celtic harp), John Boswell (piano), Eileen Ivers (fiddle), Dave Anderson (fretless bass), Ron Bach (engineer, processing, mixing), Gabriel Donohue (guitar, acoustic guitar), Paul Avgerinos (synthesizer, violin), John Doan (guitar, harp guitar, harp), Brian Keane (synthesizer, producer, orchestration, mixing, engineer, keyboards, arranger, acoustic guitar, guitar, bass).
tracklist:
01. The Immigrant
02. Down By The Salley Gardens
03. The Otter's Nest/Richie Dwyer's
04. The Level Plain (Magh Seola)
05. Loftus Jones
06. Women Of Ireland
07. The Legacy Jig/Tar Road To Sligo
08. The Black Rose (Roisin Dubh)
09. The Mountain Of Women
10. Flight Of The Wild Geese
11. The South Wind
12. Lord Mayo
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