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11 tracks | 47 minutes
Released Jan 2007
on Kevin Burke & Ged Foley
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 The Long Acre/Cuz Teahan's lyrics BUY MP3 04:32 The Long Acre/Cuz Teahan's lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:32 The Long Acre/Cuz Teahan's
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:37 Across the Black River/Paidin O'Rafferty lyrics BUY MP3 04:37 Across the Black River/Paidin O'Rafferty lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:37 Across the Black River/Paidin O'Rafferty
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 The Proud Man lyrics BUY MP3 03:23 The Proud Man lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:23 The Proud Man
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:29 Never was Piping so Gay/The Culfodda Reel/The Graf Spee lyrics BUY MP3 04:29 Never was Piping so Gay/The Culfodda Reel/The Graf Spee lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:29 Never was Piping so Gay/The Culfodda Reel/The Graf Spee
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:37 We Work the Black Seam lyrics BUY MP3 05:37 We Work the Black Seam lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:37 We Work the Black Seam
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:19 The March of the Crows/The Long Note lyrics BUY MP3 03:19 The March of the Crows/The Long Note lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:19 The March of the Crows/The Long Note
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:27 The Roscommon Reel/McGovern's/Fred Finn's lyrics BUY MP3 04:27 The Roscommon Reel/McGovern's/Fred Finn's lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:27 The Roscommon Reel/McGovern's/Fred Finn's
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:47 Johnny Todd lyrics BUY MP3 03:47 Johnny Todd lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:47 Johnny Todd
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:33 Suite de Loudeac lyrics BUY MP3 04:33 Suite de Loudeac lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:33 Suite de Loudeac
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:45 Mick Ryan's Lament lyrics BUY MP3 04:45 Mick Ryan's Lament lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:45 Mick Ryan's Lament
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:06 The Rambling Pitchfork lyrics BUY MP3 04:06 The Rambling Pitchfork lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:06 The Rambling Pitchfork
Irish Traditional Fiddle Music & Folk Songs
Bio / Background
Since 1994, when they first met, Kevin and singer/instrumentalist Ged Foley have played a lot of music together but In Tandem is their first duo recording. It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows their music that this CD is a work of smooth, unhurried elegance. Ged's recent move to Ireland has increased quite drastically the geographical distance between these two men (Kevin makes his home on the West Coast of America) but musically they have never been closer.
Their initial meeting in '94 was brought about when Ged joined the renowned Irish band "Patrick Street" of which Kevin was a founding member. Since then, through the work of both "Patrick Street" and "The Celtic Fiddle Festival", most of their playing has been heard in a group context but In Tandem highlights the strength of their musical bond with a thoughtful and eclectic mix of material drawn from traditional and contemporary music.
↓ more ↓The contemporary material ranges from two of Kevin’s compositions to a song written by Sting; the traditional from Ged’s formative years in a mining village in County Durham to Kevin’s involvement as a boy in Irish music sessions in London and Sligo.
Kevin & Ged decided it was time to bring to fruition the idea of making the duo record that had been discussed casually many times over the years. In mid 2005, they entered the studio of their good friend Bernie Nau in Pomeroy, Ohio, set up some microphones, checked that the sounds of the instruments and voice were to their liking, and just sat down and played; they played pieces old and new, familiar and near forgotten, simple and more complex, until finally the recording was complete. With a minimum of studio 'effects', the sophistication of the production skills and musical craftsmanship is very much in evidence as is to be expected from two musicians who for many years have been playing music at the highest level of the genre.
In Tandem presents the listener with both the intimacy and immediacy of a deeply personal, almost private, performance - not to be missed!
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