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Review: “Still In One Piece” by George Murphy

George Murphy is a storyteller, and you know how much I love storytellers! George has a unique gift that gets you in just the right spot with his soft voice. In some of his songs, you can hear him smiling because of the content, like “Paddy And The Barrow”. It’s great! Then there’s the “The Home Place” and “No Use For Him”, it nearly breaks your heart with his tears. Listen to “An Irishman’s Door” first. You’ll find it, as … Continue reading →

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“In My Life” by Kathy Barwick

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Kathy Barwick is an accomplished musician that plays the guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin and dobro.  She has more than 30 years’ experience in playing folk, bluegrass, blues and Irish music in various bands and in a variety of studio settings.  Drawing on her extensive experience she has splendidly blended these music styles to create a fantastic first solo album, “In My Life.” This collection of traditional tunes has a little bit of the Beatles thrown in just to keep you … Continue reading →

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“Honk Toot Suite” by Éamonn Coyne and Kris Drever

  With a title like Honk Toot Suite,  I had absolutely no idea what to expect from the album by Éamonn Coyne and Kris Drever.  Reading Coyne is a banjo player was a bit worrying to me.  A banjo is a like a signal that bluegrass is about to be perpetrated; worse yet yodeling  is threatened.  I do not think there is anything kind I could say about yodeling.  However, on hearing it, I knew I really shouldn’t have worried. … Continue reading →

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Free MP3 of “Pipers Refrain” by Barrowburn

The band Barrowburn hails out of Raleigh, NC and has been presenting traditional Celtic music on acoustic instruments for over 10 years. Barrowburn prides itself in their versatility. They are equally at home ripping through a set of jigs or reels as they are rendering the simple beauty of a slow air or lament. Barrowburn performs both legacy and contemporary ballads from the traditional as well as comical pub songs that are best accompanied with a swinging pint of Guinness. … Continue reading →

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Free MP3 from Shillaly Brothers CD “Too Drunk To Fight”

Out of Manhattan Beach, California comes The Shillaly Brothers. They are a band of Americans of Irish descent playing music inspired from our ancestors. The Shillaly Brothers started as a two-piece band on the fly, just a guitar and a penny whistle. These days they are a four-man-band, with accordion, mandolin, Irish bouzouki, guitar, penny whistle, and of course the only band we know of in the genre with a lead Ukulele player! This gives a nice combination of American … Continue reading →

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