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Brian Conway: First Through the Gate
 
 
Artist
Brian Conway, fiddle. Felix Dolan, piano. John Doyle, guitar. Pat Kilbride, cittern, & others.
Label Smithsonian Folkways
Format cutout CD
Runtime/Release Date 56'04/2002
Label Number 40481
Daedalus Item Code 17209
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Description
Named CD of the Year by the Irish Echo, this long-awaited debut by a three-time All-Ireland champion fiddler incorporates 42 jigs, reels, airs, and hornpipes, including “The Liffey Banks/The Concert Reel/The Donegal Traveler,” “The Foxhunters/Barney Brallaghan/Comb Your Hair and Curl It,” “The Mullingar Lea/Dowd’s No. 9/The Lass of Carracastle,” “Up Sligo No. 2/Contentment Is Wealth/The Scotsman Over the Border,” “The Blackberry Blossom/The Silver Spire/The Dawn,” “The Cuckoo/Flowers of Spring/Dunphy’s,” “The Dairy Maid’s Reel/The Reel of Bogie/Langton’s Favorite,” and more.

“The production is clean and defined, the concept and execution are masterful, and the spotlighted playing by Conway is stirring throughout…. He strikes an ideal balance between upholding the integrity of a melody and enriching it with a prodigious, never-over-the-top technique…. An unabated pleasure. This album goes beyond mere recommendation. It’s essential.”—Irish Echo

“A superb fiddler whose dedication to and love of music are always in evidence.”—Dirty Linen

“Most of the album has a homespun, house-party feel. At once fresh and timeless, this small gem will delight fans from Sligo to Soho.”—Sing Out!

“That he seems happiest on more upbeat material is apparent by the appearance of only one slow air, ‘Were You at the Rock?’ but that proves to be a thing of strong beauty. He’s taken on board a number of Irish regional styles, and one can hear Sligo and Limerick in his fiddling, but the way he’s put them all together is strictly his own, as much of a hybrid as America itself. But for all his preference for the speedier material, he never makes the mistake of letting it go too fast; instead, he still allows each note to shine, and the phrases to glitter under his bow.”—All Music Guide

The folk music archives that form the wellspring of these Smithsonian recordings are truly incomparable. Encompassing a wide variety of styles, they reflect the heart, soul, and backbone of the American experience as well as indigenous music from around the world. Folkways' impeccable sound and documentation does these artists proud, setting their work off as the treasure it is.

 
 
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