Dan has spent lots of time in the west of Ireland, which is the source for many of the tunes he plays here in the old "push and draw" style. This album features twelve tracks altogether: five on the melodeon, five on button accordion, and two lovely debut songs by Laura Mulcahy who hails from Ennis. While the melodeon has all but been replaced by the two-row box in Irish music, Dan shows here that ten buttons can still produce a mighty sound. This is basically a live recording that has a great feel of being back in time, listening to the locals playing in the pub or around the kitchen table. Joining him on this CD are some first-rate musicians from Clare and Galway, namely Quentin Cooper, Jerry Mulvihill, and Alan Wallace. This is a delightful album full of lovely stuff, and it comes in an attractive Digipac containing detailed sleeve notes.
--- Claddagh Records
"He's a great accordion player" -- Grace Notes, traditional music radio program of RTÉ, Ireland's Public Service Broadcaster
"plenty of welcome colour, variety, and freshness...a delight from start to finish" -- Kernan Andrews, GALWAY ADVERTISER (Ireland)
"The three-dimensional live atmosphere of these Clare and Galway tunes is as close to a bare-knuckle session as you'll encounter on a CD" -- Siobhán Long, The Irish Times, Dublin
"...very nice tunes, indeed." -- Claire Keville, Music in the Glen, Clare FM, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland
“very nice sound….lovely production…fine music it isâ€
Paula Carroll, Clare FM, The Wednesday Session
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.danpossumato.com
Track List:
1. Reels: Land of Sunshine/Miss Lyon's Fancy
2. Jigs: I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her/Will You Come Wi
3. Waltzes: Charlotte's Waltz/Yana's Waltz
4. Song: The Lakes of Pontchartrain
5. Reels: Bantry Lasses/The Hairy Dogleaf
6. Set Dance: The Mount Phoebus Hunt
7. Polkas: Mary Staunton's Polkas
8. Slide/Jig: Scattery Island/Take the Bull by the Horns
9. Air: The Dark Island
10. Song: Blackwater's Side
11. Reels: Devanney's Goat/Brogan's Ferry
12. Jigs: P.J. Hernon's/Humours of Glendart
Other Genres:
--- Claddagh Records
"He's a great accordion player" -- Grace Notes, traditional music radio program of RTÉ, Ireland's Public Service Broadcaster
"plenty of welcome colour, variety, and freshness...a delight from start to finish" -- Kernan Andrews, GALWAY ADVERTISER (Ireland)
"The three-dimensional live atmosphere of these Clare and Galway tunes is as close to a bare-knuckle session as you'll encounter on a CD" -- Siobhán Long, The Irish Times, Dublin
"...very nice tunes, indeed." -- Claire Keville, Music in the Glen, Clare FM, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland
“very nice sound….lovely production…fine music it isâ€
Paula Carroll, Clare FM, The Wednesday Session
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.danpossumato.com
Track List:
1. Reels: Land of Sunshine/Miss Lyon's Fancy
2. Jigs: I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her/Will You Come Wi
3. Waltzes: Charlotte's Waltz/Yana's Waltz
4. Song: The Lakes of Pontchartrain
5. Reels: Bantry Lasses/The Hairy Dogleaf
6. Set Dance: The Mount Phoebus Hunt
7. Polkas: Mary Staunton's Polkas
8. Slide/Jig: Scattery Island/Take the Bull by the Horns
9. Air: The Dark Island
10. Song: Blackwater's Side
11. Reels: Devanney's Goat/Brogan's Ferry
12. Jigs: P.J. Hernon's/Humours of Glendart
Other Genres:
- WORLD: Celtic
- FOLK: Traditional Folk
- TYPE: ACOUSTIC