Tuile Is Trã¡/the Flowing Tide
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A rich seam of tunes played by consummate flute player Micheál Ó hAlmhain. Growing up in Dublin at a time when the city teemed with pipers and pipers' clubs, sessions and musical characters, as a teenager, Micheál joined Comhaltas Ceoltóirà Éireann and became a key architect in shaping its future.
On this album, from the elegant Murtach Mac Cana and Lady Maxwell composed by Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) to EibhlÃn Gheal Chiúin, an exquisite air collected by Edward Bunting, Micheál shows the extent of his research on rare historical sources. His choice of music for the album is a delight and runs the full gamut of Irish dance tunes, from hop, slip and double jigs, to slides, polkas, reels and hornpipes.
'A master flute player and piper, Ó hAlmhain has been at the epicentre of Irish traditional music for half a century. The music on this CD is a musical jewel from a true master of his art.' - Prof Gearóid Ó hAlmhuráin.
At Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2016 in Ennis, Co. Clare, Comhaltas Ceoltóirà Éireann awarded Micheal Ó hAlmhain its highest honour, that of Ard-Ollamh.
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Máire & Séamus Ó Beaglaoich
Brendan Keenan
Sean O Riada
Brian McGrath
Mick Mulcahy
Matt Cranitch
A. J. Potter