FACT038A
LIFT MUSIC FACT Irish Traditional FolkA sublime collection of original compositions & traditional yet timeless arrangements of songs, reels, jigs, hornpipes & marches evoking the Emerald Isle |
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1. THE BLUE BIRD 00:03:15 CEAD MILE FAILTE. WARM & WELCOMING MARCH-STYLE ORIGINAL COMPOSITION FEATURING BRIGHT HARMONICA & EASY-GOING BANJO
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2. ANDY'S SET 00:04:26 VIBRANT & CHEERY SET OF THREE TRADITIONAL STYLE REELS FEATURING ANDY DINAN ON FIDDLE. A PERFECT WAY TO LIFT YOUR SPIRITS!
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3. BASS MARCH / THREE-PART JIG 00:04:41 SLOW & REFLECTIVE BASS HARMONICA VERSION OF TRADITIONAL MARCH, TRANSITIONS INTO UPBEAT & EVOCATIVE UILLEANN PIPE JIG
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6. THREE IRISH REELS 00:03:38 THREE IRISH REELS INCLUDING MOTHER'S DELIGHT. INVIGORATING & UPTEMPO SET OF TRADITIONAL IRISH REELS FEATURING LIVELY FLUTE MELODIES. FULL OF JOYOUS CELEBRATION & ENERGY
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7. THE NARKY FIDDLER / MAYFIELD / LISTEN TO RALPH 00:03:59 SET OF THREE UPBEAT ORIGINAL REELS. PRETTY & FLOWING CELTIC SCENE-SETTERS
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8. LORD HADDO'S FAVOURITE / JIGS 00:05:28 MUSIC TO FILL YOUR GLASS TO. A TRADITIONAL & DEEPLY MELANCHOLIC SCOTTISH SLOW AIR TRANSITIONS INTO LIVELY JIG TO CHEER THE SOUL & DANCE AWAY THE TEARS
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10. THE POPE'S TOE SET 00:04:28 SLAINTE! CHEERS! RELENTLESSLY POSITIVE & UPBEAT SET OF TRADITIONAL REELS WITH JOYFUL FLUTE MELODIES & INFECTIOUS GUITAR RHYTHMS
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11. TWO IRISH REELS 00:03:26 REEL OF BOGIE / MONEY IN BOTH POCKETS. BRIGHT, POSITIVE & LIVELY SET OF TRADITIONAL REELS WITH DANCING FLUTE & ACOUSTIC GUITAR. NOT A CARE IN THIS WORLD!
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12. A JIG & A SLIDE 00:03:29 SNUG IN THE BLANKET / SLIDE. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY SET WITH A CHEERFUL POPULAR TRADITIONAL JIG & A ROUSING SLIDE TO MAKE YOU KICK UP YOUR HEELS & DANCE!
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14. TIED MY TOES TO THE BED 00:03:19 UPBEAT & LIGHT-HEARTED TRADITIONAL BROADSIDE BALLAD ABOUT A MAN DONE WRONG BY A SCARLET WOMAN IN OLD DUBLIN TOWN FEATURING LIVELY BANJO & JAUNTY MALE VOCAL
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15. P STANDS FOR PADDY 00:03:55 A TALE OF FIDELITY, BETRAYAL & LONGING. A TRADITIONAL BALLAD FEATURING HAUNTING FLUTE & MALE VOCAL DESCRIBING THE EMOTIONAL CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO LOVERS
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17. TELL HER I AM / JOHN KELLY'S / TOMMY COEN'S 00:04:43 SINK A PINT OF THE BLACK STUFF AND JOIN IN! A WARM & FEEL-GOOD SET OF TRADITIONAL JIGS & REELS FEATURING ENERGETIC HARMONICA & BASS HARMONICA
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18. SLIDES 00:03:16 SET OF TWO TRADITIONAL SLIDES WITH A DISTINCTLY NAUTICAL FEEL FEATURING LIVELY HARMONICA & GUITAR
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19. PADDY FAHEY'S / JENNIE'S WELCOME TO CHARLIE 00:04:49 WISTFUL & GENTLE TRADITIONAL HORNPIPE REEL BUILDS SLOWLY INTO BUSTLING & UPBEAT REEL WITH SPRITELY HARMONICA & DRIVING BODHRAN PERCUSSION
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20. WALSH'S / MERRILY KISSED THE QUAKER / WHELAN'S 00:04:45 HEART-WARMING COMBINATION OF AN UPBEAT SLIDE & RHYTHMIC TRADITIONAL JIGS WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE AN EVOCATIVE & UPLIFTING IRISH THEME
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21. THREE FLUTE REELS 00:03:27 THE WATER BED / SALTWICK / BARNESMORE GAP. THREE ORIGINAL, LIGHT & BRIGHT SIMPLE REELS FEATURING ENCHANTING SOLO FLUTE
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25. DINAN'S DUO 00:04:35 FEEL THE PULSE OF TRADITION & REVEL IN THE TIMELESS CHARM OF THESE INVIGORATING TRADITIONAL REELS FEATURING DANCING FIDDLES & LIVELY HARMONICA
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26. CON CASSIDY'S / GAN AINM / PADDY FAHEY'S 00:02:41 IRISH THROUGH & THROUGH. PERFECT AS SCENE SETTERS, WHOLESOME & HAPPY SET OF LIVELY TRADITIONAL JIGS. GAN AINM MEANS NO NAME IN GAELIC
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29. TWO HORNPIPES 00:02:22 COLD IN APRIL / BLACK NAB. BUOYANT SET OF TWO ORIGINAL FLUTE & GUITAR HORNPIPES. SHAMROCKS BY THE SEA!
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34. CASTLEROE MILL 00:03:45 THE SORROW OF LEAVING HOME. REFLECTIVE MALE VOCALS TELL OF THE HEART-WRENCHING EXPERIENCE OF IRISH EMIGRATION TO THE NEW WORLD LEAVING LOVED ONES BEHIND
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35. I HAVE TRAVELLED THIS COUNTRY 00:03:33 SORROWFUL TRADITIONAL BALLAD ABOUT UNREQUITED LOVE, THE PAIN OF REJECTION & LEAVING HOME. HEAVY-HEARTED MALE VOCAL & BLUESY HARMONICA TELL THE SAD TALE