Moving Cloud Foxglove

16 tracks paddy fahy s whistle and i ll come to you woods of old limerick byrne s hornpipe the yellow cow flowers of the red mill suil suil a ghra chopman humours of castlecomer mooney s mazurka kinloch humours of toomagh fahy s jig tap room the maid who left the county paddy fahy s reel the ewe reel old tanglefoot southern shore swing waltz knocknagoshel ryan s come west along the road kitty s rambles the cook in the kitchen paidin o rafferty shelly river waltz new year waltz follow me up to carlow new custom house french canadian jiggin old man old woman da slockit light cape breton dream champion dan breen s mick finn s the heather breeze the red haired lass moving cloud represents the living tradition in its truest form performing high powered dance music jigs reels hornpipes polkas and mazurkas with ireland s patentable trademarks of virtuosic talent skill spirit and especially lift featuring maeve donnelly and manus mcguire on fiddles paul brock on accordion and melodeon kevin crawford on flute whistle and bodhran and carl hession on piano foxglove expands the world s lexicon of great irish instrumental music among their peers the individual members of moving cloud are highly regarded all have distinguished credits as soloists and between them possess over twenty all ireland championship titles featuring paul brock maeve donnelly manus mcguire kevin crawford carl hession gerry o connor trevor hutchinson johnny ringo mcdonagh and garry o briain extraordinarily high quality of playing brimming with great music and great performances throughout album of the year earle hitchner the irish echo a traditional album of rare grace subtlety and integrity that also makes a connection with other traditions in a surprising way bill whelan