Kevin Crawford - In Good Company
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Artist: Kevin CrawfordEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown), Stereo; English (Original Language), Stereo
CD Release Date: 2001-04-03
Music Label: Green Linnet
Soundtracks:
- Tommy Peoples'/The Long Drop/Callaghan's
- Young Tom Ennis/The Mouse In The Mug
- Tae The Beggin'/Alice's Reel
- Coilsfield House
- The Bag Of Spuds/Matt Peoples
- Strike The Gay Harp/Jim O'Connor's
- Jimmy O'Reilly's/Doonagore/The Bellharbour Reel
- Sliabh Geal gCua
- The First Pint/The Flying Wheelchair/The Humours Of Derrycrossane
- John Carty's/The Stolen Reel/Feeding The Birds
- The Rolling Waves/Finbar Dwyer's Favorite
- The Banks Of Suir/Mama's Pet
- The High Road To Glin/The Hard Road To Travel/Paddy Fahy's
- Brian O'Lynn/Cailleach A Shusa
- Tommy's Mazurkas
- Farewell To Jim/That's More Of It
- Ashmolean House/The Kilcloon/Out On The Road
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Music Review: The heart and soul of Irish music
Rating: 5 Stars
Flute Player Kevin Crawford, of the Irish band Lunasa, has released his second recording (outside of Lunasa's CD). Here he pays homage to the flute and fiddle, a pairing which represents for him "the perfect instrumental combination." After listening to this recording, who would argue with him? Here he plays duets with various fiddle players, nine fiddlers in all, one per track, a sort of traditional Irish version of the Frank Sinatra "duets" album! They are: Sean Smyth, James Cullinan, Frankie Gavin, Martin Hayes, Tony Linnane, Tommy Peoples, Manus McGuire, Mick Conneely, and Conor Tully. Some of these players, such as James Cullinan, Sean Smyth, Conor Tully, and Mick Conneely, are rarely heard outside of Ireland, and it's a special treat to hear these players featured on a CD which is readily available internationally. Such a great lineup of melody players deserves great accompaniment, and this they get with Arty McGlynn, Jim Higgins, and Carl Hession on guitar, bodhran, and keyboards, respectively. To my ear, Arty McGlynn is the finest guitar accompanist in Irish music. The exciting track of reels with Crawford, Peoples, and McGlynn is alone worth the price of the CD, for its breathtaking beauty and power. Tommy Peoples also reprises a set of Mazurkas he had recorded once before on a solo LP, an album that has been out of circulation for many years. One of these is his own composition. The musical sympathy between Kevin Crawford and all these fiddlers is very evident. Many individual styles are represented here, and there is much variety of tunes, including the beautiful Scottish tune "Coilsfield House," but there is a flow to this whole recording, both in the tight unison playing, and the tune selection. All in all, Kevin Crawford has offered up a beautiful recording, and a testament to small ensemble traditional Irish music.
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In Good Company is a charming collection of flute and fiddle duets featuring Kevin Crawford, the flautist with Lunasa and Moving Cloud, playing with some of Ireland's finest fiddlers. Crawford teams up with famous names like Frankie Gavin, Tommy Peoples, and Martin Hayes, who plays viola on the set of reels "The Bag of Spuds/Matt Peoples," as well as lesser-known but still excellent musicians like Tony Linnane, Conor Tully, and James Cullinan, who is also one of Ireland's finest chefs. Most of the selections feature sparse but effective accompaniment by guitarist Arty McGlynn, pianist Carl Hession, and bodhran player Jim Higgins. Crawford also plays with a small chamber orchestra on three tracks, including a lovely version of the Scottish air "Coilsfield House." As good as the duets are, and they are all excellent, these folk-classical arrangements offer Crawford an opportunity to explore a richer sonic territory, which he does without sacrificing the spontaneity of his playing. On In Good Company, Crawford shows he is comfortable in just about any musical setting, from the fiddles and guitars of a lively kitchen session to the violins and cellos of a formal concert hall. --Michael Simmons
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