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“This is a CD full of elegant music softly played with emotion and surety, and an object lesson for any pianist to have faith in the cut-glass sonority of their instrument. Over the 25 tracks on this CD, McCarthy beguiles with understatement and glistens with melodic clarity. The harmony is at times compound but never over-played showing no need to force the vernacular. As such, this is the only recent solo piano recording of the Gaelic and Irish traditions that I can recommend without hesitation“
– Peter Urpeth Review in Living Tradition. Read the full review
Tracklist:
- O my Homeland
- Colins Cattle
- Cha Bhi Mi Gad Thaladh
- Distaff of the Maiden
- Taladh ar SlanairAll the above from M. F. Shaw’s “Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist”
With huge gratitude to Marjorie and ROnald Stevenson.
Except for “O mo dhuthaich”, all others are hugely influenced by Ronald’s wonderful “South Uist Folksong Suite” - Lord Inchiquin
- Irish Air
- She moved through the fair
- Cutting Bracken
- Cutting Bracken 2
- Dan O Keefes Slide
- Bridge of Tears
- Paddy Fahys Jig
- Mags Chant
- Bonnie Benbecula
- Song from Skye
- Fly and Dodger
- Irish Song
- I am asleep
- Get up my Mary
- Cliffs of Moher
- Danny Boy
- Cuigel na Maighdin
- Taladh ar Slanair 2
- O mo dhuthaich
Recorded 1st April, 2004, Edinburgh.
Piano – Mary McCarthy