Brian Hughes – The Beat of the Breath

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Brian Hughes – The Beat of the Breath

Tracks:

• Reels: The Maple Leaf/Bag of Spuds/The Primrose Lass.
• Slip Jigs: Boys of Ballisodare/Top It Off
• Jigs: Paidin O’Raifearta/Sliabh Russell
• HPs: The Plane of the Plank/The Pleasure of Hope
• Reels: The Roscommon Reel/Ah Surely.
• Slow Air: Taimse im Chodladh.
• Polkas: The Maid of Ardagh/Tuarmore/Manys A Wild Night.
• March & Jig: O’Sullivan’s March/Coolinarne/Jackson’s Morning Breeze.
• Reels: Caher Rua/Dan Breens/Now She’s Purring
• Jigs: Happy to meet/Billy McCornack’s/Troy’s Wedding.
• Slow Air: Slan le Magh
• Reels: The Maids of Mount Cisco/The Lady on the Island.
• Slides: The Bicycle/Johnny O’Leary’s/The Dirty Treetles
• Jigs: Tar Road to Sligo/Grainia’s Welcome Home/The Drakes o f Kildare

Guest Musicians:

Donnachadh Gough: Bodhran
Garry O’Briain: Piano, Guitar, Mando Cello, Keyboards
Sean McElwain: Guitar & Bouzouki
David Day: African Drums, Bougarabou, & Dunun

The new album from tin-whistle virtuoso, Brian Hughes, who is widely considered as one of the best tin whistle players of his generation