John Williams Steam

october 2001 14 tracks the new custom house le set de americain harris dance tune reels john brady s and the hawk from dundalk jigs paddy canny s toast paddy fahy s slow reels miss hamilton 18th century harp music the humours of kilclogher mrs o sullivan s jigs tuamgrainey castle the peterswell hornpipe hornpipes up in the garret the old tipperary slip jig and double jig seo uileo thoil the deer s march ancient gaelic lullaby and march bill harte s rolling down the hill john brady s reels the bridal jig the handsome young maidens the lancers jig jigs billy brocker s the old dudeen the night we had the goats reels johnny o leary s and patrick maloney s favorite jigs within a mile of dublin seany dorris reel p j s pecurious pachelbel special reels john williams holds five all ireland titles and is the first american born competitor to win first place in the senior concertina category his additional talents on flute whistles and bodhr n distinguish him as a sought after multi instrumentalist on the irish session scene john has appeared on numerous recordings film soundtracks and television broadcasts including the brothers mcmullen traveller and the pbs series out of ireland his solo debut on green linnet was included in the irish echo s top ten traditional releases of 1995 as a founding member of the band solas john received wide recognition and played to capacity crowds at wolftrap the telluride bluegrass festival the montreaux jazz festival and the national folk festival the group earned both a naird award and a grammy nomination for their self titled 1996 release on steam john carries three generations of concertina music within him brendan williams his father and old johnny williams his grandfather successfully linking shannon with chicago john joins forces with producer and former solas mate s amus egan fiddler liz carroll solas guitarist john doyle and percussionist paul wertico pat metheny group the resulting sound is one of explosive ensemble playing and maste