Tim Edey The Collective

june 2010 12 tracks 42 mins kent to kintail little bird the broadstairs regatta celtic thunder why tiny island musette a theresa richard s minuet the tip of the iceberg the sarangi gardens the pontiako tune alisdair s winds and tides permitting tim edey has been one of the most busiest multi instrumentalists on the folk and irish music scene around both ireland and europe he made his first solo album at the age of seventeen with legendary australian irish guitarist and producer steve cooney and his composition little bird was recorded by sharon shannon on her double platinum selling collection album artists tim edey has toured or recorded with include lunasa sharon shannon mary black seamus begley anam wolfstone isobel crowe pete gazey michael mcgoldrick dezi donnelly frankie gavin julie fowlis charlie mckerron capercaillie altan and session a9 collective musicians on this album alongside tim who plays accordeon guitars upright bass keyboards piano strings percussion vocals include brendan power harmonica lucy randall percussion ross ainslie low whistles cittern sharon shannon accordeon low whistle winnie horan of solas strings isobel crowe vocals jon sanders acoustic guitar and dimitris michailidis greek bouzouki if that s not good stuff i don t know what is mike harding bbc radio two tim edey is an incredibly gifted and talented musician sharon shannon on a comparable stage i d say he sits comfortably between donal lunny and steve cooney yes he s that good pete fyfe folking com many adjectives have been used to praise tim edey s prowess as a musician and more often than not the word multi precedes them each track on the collective is a mini performance within itself and evokes swift emotive changes in tandem with a technical dexterity that is second to none talent oozes from every aspect and nuance of this album from the composition to the musicianship to the vocals and the common thread in all of these is edey himself highly recommended eileen mccabe