Irish Jigs n’ Reels is Alban Fùam’s new album that mixes various jigs and reels to form ten tracks of authentic Irish playing. Released on the Maxy Sound label, Alban Fùam (from the Gaelic “celebration of light and sound”) is an Italian band whose music describes Ireland by performing captivating Irish and Celtic songs, skillfully rearranged with a rather modern flavor and unique taste. The music blends together folk, country, jazz and Celtic traditions. The playing is virtuosic, with violin duets supported by driving guitar and percussion, the performances are riveting and have overtones of contemporary international folk and country-bluegrass colors. Irish Traditional Music is in good hands with this group, the most relevant collection of Irish/Celtic music to hit the airwaves this year! So that’s the short of it.
Irish Jigs n’ Reels
1.Hand Me Down the Tackle / The Fermoy Lasses / The Gravel Walks 3:25
2. The Monaghan Jig 2:29
3.The Humours of Scarriff / Old Hag You Have Killed Me / Morrison's Jig 3:46
4. The Wishing Well / Apples in Winter / Frost Is All Over 4:34
5. The Blarney Pilgrim / John Ryan's Polka (From "Titanic") 3:35
6. Traditional Jigs / The Congress Reel (From "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows") 3:53
7. Duelling Violins / The Connaught Man's Rambles / The Boys of Malin 4:13
8. Connie Walshe's / Out on the Ocean / Dinny Delaney's 4:27
9. Jackie's Coleman / The Old Copper Plate / Dave Normaway MacDonald's Wedding / The Wild Irishman 4:38
10. The Dusty Windowsill / The Gravel Walk 4:16
Released on September 22, 2017
Maxy Sound
39:00 minutes
Captivating Irish and Celtic songs with skillful arrangements and virtuosic playing.
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