The Music of Kevin Keegan

1. Kevin Keegan

2. Contenment Is Wealth/The Cat in the Corner

3. Dunphy's Hornpipe

4. Dinny O'Brien; S

5. Little Thatched Cabin

6. High Level

7. Pádraicín McGillicuddy, Radio Kpfa

8. Kevin Keegan's Waltz

9. Rambles of Kitty/The Pipe on the Hob, [Version 2]

10. Maid Among the Roses/Rolling in the Rye Grass

11. Adeste Fideles [Introductions by Eion O'Kelly]

12. Comhra Donn

13. Moloney's Wife/The Blackthorn Stick

14. Voice of Joe Cooley

15. High Reel/The Bunch of Keys

16. Trip to Athlone/The Pipe on the Hob [Version 1]

17. George Whyte's Favourite

18. Off to California/The Harvest Home

19. Battle of Aughrim

20. Ellen Patterson

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Father Kelly's
Farrell O'Gara's
Richard Dwyer's
Clock Waltz
Princess Beatrice (Slow Air)
Loudons Bonnie Braes Strathspey
Princess Beatrice Hornpipe
The Queen's Polka
The Bornish Polka
Walking Stones
Caspian Lake
The Bee's Wing Hornpipe
Untitled Hornpipe
Dances Des Foins
Reel Beatrice
Pierre n as pas de culotte
Kevin Keegan's Waltz
Ian Robertson
The Border Crossing
The Panhandle
The Cuckoo's Nest
Tom Morrison's Hornpipe
The Home Ruler
The Green Gates
Tam Lin
The Silver Spire
The Rakes Of Kildare
The Mist Covered Mountain
Lad O'Bierne's
Carolan's Draught
Louis Waltz

Amazon.com

On this evocative disc of instrumental music, dulcimer player Ken Kolodner is assisted by guitarist Robin Bullock and fiddle player Laura Risk (of Cordelia's Dad). Walking Stones includes several traditional Irish and Scottish pieces as well as a number of original compositions. Subtitled A Celtic Sojourn, the album does indeed give a listener the feeling of going on a journey, mainly because of the otherworldliness of the material and the ethereal quality of the hammer dulcimer. From the dancing rhythms of "Father Kelly's," "The Bornish Polka," and "Reel Beatrice" to the gentle delicacy of "Clock Waltz," "Princess Beatrice," and the title track, this music is nothing short of beautiful. There are more than 30 pieces in all, most quite short; however, they are arranged on the CD to flow smoothly one to the next, so the briefness of the songs is never distracting. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Walking Stones is a pure delight.......1999-12-09

Ken Kolodner is one of the modern masters of the hammered dulcimer, but this CD is much more than a great dulcimer recording -- it's a great *folk* recording. Along with the expressive fiddling of Laura Risk and the guitar and cittern wizardry of Robin Bullock, Kolodner presents old standards and modern compositions in arrangements that are inventive and expressive, going far beyond standard jam session fare, and giving the impression of a larger ensemble without benefit of overdubbing. It's hard to pick standout cuts, but my favorites are "Dances De Foins/Reel Beatrice/Pierre N'As Pas De Culotte," a firey set of Canadian reels, and "Ian Robertson," one of the loveliest slow airs to come around in a long time. This is one of those albums that bears up to repeated listening, and would be a fine addition to any folk music collection.

Beautiful pieces.......1999-11-02