Brian Hughes The Beat Of Breath

august 2013 14 tracks reels the maple leaf bag of spuds the primose lass slip jigs the boys of ballysadare top it off jigs paidin o raifearta sliabh russell hornpipes the plane of the plank the pleasures of hope reels the roscommon reel ah surely slow air taimse im chodladh polkas the maids of ardagh tuarmore many s a wild night march and jigs o sullivan s march coolinarne jackson s morning breeze reels caher rua dan breen s now she s purring jigs happy to meet and sorry to part bill mccormack s troy s wedding slow air slan le maigh reels the maid of mount cisco the lady on the island slides the bicycle johnny o leary s the dirty trettles jigs the tar road to sligo grania s welcome home the drakes of kildare a second album from brian a superb musician effortless whistle playing a collection of reels jigs beautiful slow airs slides hornpipes and polkas all delivered with meticulous care and style brian hughes whistle garry o briain piano guitar mando cello keyboard bass sean mcelwain guitar bouzouki donnchadh gough bodhran david day african drums bougarabou dunun informative sleeve notes in english and irish gaelic the beat of the breath is that shiver in the heart of all of us the overflowing of laughter love and remembering john mackenna the music of his grandfather christy bracken runs in his veins and it flows out of him john mckenna