Ed Reavy was perhaps the greatest composer of Irish dance tunes of the 20th century, and musicians have played his compositions on dozens of recordings and in countless kitchen and pub sessions around the world. In the late 1970s, Mick Moloney recorded Reavy, who was then in his late 70s, playing some of his favorite selections from his vast collection of melodies. Moloney also gathered together musicians like Liz Carroll, Brendan Mulvihill, and Maureen Fitzpatrick to play some of Reavy's tunes as a tribute to the composer. These recordings include "In Memory to Coleman," a tune Reavy wrote in honor of the great Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman, "Love at the Endings," which was inspired by a poem by W.B Yeats, and "Bridget of Knock," a melody Reavy composed for his wife. Reavy gave up performing publicly a couple of decades before these recording were made, but he still plays his fiddle with a lilt that few can match. And even if the younger musicians demonstrate a greater technical facility, none of them can play these tunes with the same understanding as the man who wrote them. --Michael Simmons
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The Music of Ed Reavy
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ASIN: B000059T0R Release Date: 2001-03-27 |
Tracks:
- Reel: The Swans At Coole - Liz Carroll/Mick Moloney
- Reel: Reilly Of The While Hill - Bill McComiskey/Andy O'Brien
- Reel: The Shoemaker's Daughter - Maeve Donnelly
- Hornpipe: Lad O'Beirne's - Mick Moloney/Shelley Posen
- Flin: Lovely Lough Sheelin - Martin Mulvihill
- Reel: Love At The Endings - Tony De Marco/Mick Moloney
- Hornpip: Bridget Of Knock - Ed Reavy
- Reel: The Ireland We Knew - Ed Reavy
- Fling - Ed Reavy
- Reel: The Road To The Glen - Liz Carroll/Armin Barnett
- Reel: Reavy's No.9 - Brendan Mulvihill/Andy O'Brien
- Reel: Maudebawn Chapel - Maureen Fitzpatrick
- Jigs: Packy's Place/The Castleblaney - Eugene E. O'Donnell/Mick Moloney
- Reel: The Slaney Bog - Tim Britton
- Reel: In Memory Of Coleman - Paddy Cronin/Mock Moloney
- Hornpipe: The Lone Bush - Liz Carroll
- Reel: Love At The Endings - Larry McCullough
- Reel: The Letterkenny Blacksmith - Ed Reavy
- Reel: Johnny McGoohan's - Ed Reavy
- Reels: Tom Clark Fancy/The Boys At The Lough - Ed Reavy
- Reels: Pat Clark's/The Shanvaghara - Louis Quinn/Mick Moloney
- Reel: The Hunter's House - Maeve Donnelly
- Jig: The Flock Of Wild Geese - Brendan Mulvihill
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Ed Reavy was perhaps the greatest composer of Irish dance tunes of the 20th century, and musicians have played his compositions on dozens of recordings and in countless kitchen and pub sessions around the world. In the late 1970s, Mick Moloney recorded Reavy, who was then in his late 70s, playing some of his favorite selections from his vast collection of melodies. Moloney also gathered together musicians like Liz Carroll, Brendan Mulvihill, and Maureen Fitzpatrick to play some of Reavy's tunes as a tribute to the composer. These recordings include "In Memory to Coleman," a tune Reavy wrote in honor of the great Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman, "Love at the Endings," which was inspired by a poem by W.B Yeats, and "Bridget of Knock," a melody Reavy composed for his wife. Reavy gave up performing publicly a couple of decades before these recording were made, but he still plays his fiddle with a lilt that few can match. And even if the younger musicians demonstrate a greater technical facility, none of them can play these tunes with the same understanding as the man who wrote them. --Michael SimmonsWorld Music:
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