Fourmilehouse

by Alan Kelly, Alan & John Kelly

Overview

One of the most exciting and enjoyable Celtic albums of the year is this duet recording by brothers Alan Kelly and John Kelly, a straight-ahead set of traditional tunes played in an equally straight-ahead style on flute and piano accordion (with accompaniment by such illustrious sidemen as guitarist Arty McGlynn and bodhran player John Moloney). Perhaps because both of their resumes are so impressive (they have played individually with such names as Niamh Parsons, Michael McGoldrick, and Sean Keane), neither musician seems to have much to prove; both play in a manner that keeps ornamentation to a tasteful minimum and tempos are generally moderate, all the better to enjoy gorgeous melodies like "The Old Road to Garry" and the melancholy air of "The Parting Glass." The interplay between John Moloney's bodhran and John Kelly's flute on "Cacus Reel" is one of the album's many highlights, and when Alan Kelly's accordion jumps in on the transition to "Lady on the Island," the effect is electric. Fourmilehouse is full of moments like that one and is very heartily recommended to all fans of traditional Irish music. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	08/13/2002
Label:	Compass
UPC:	0766397434421
Rank:	196989

Tracks

1. Mrs Crehan's/Quinn's/The Boys of Portaferry Reels
2. The One That Was Lost/The Hag's Purse/The Black Rogue
3. The Cacus Reel/Lady on the Island/McGettrick's Reels
4. Jer Quigley's/The Bunch of Green Rushes Reels
5. The Sporting Pitchfork/The Diplodocus/Charlie Mulvihill's
6. The Parting Glass/The Duke of Leinster
7. The Bush in Bloom/The Old Road to Garry/Captain Kelly's Reels
8. The Mountain Ranger/The Harp and Shamrock (Hornpipes)
9. The Four Leafed Shamrock/The Concert Reel/Larkin's Beehives Reels
10. The Pleasures of Hope/The Palm Tree/Ah Surely
11. Castletown Connors/Old John's Jig/The Green Fields of Woodford
12. Sonny Brogan's/Easter Sunday/The Gentaun Reels

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Alan Kelly   Primary Artist,Piano-Accordian
John Kelly   Primary Artist
Alan & John Kelly   Primary Artist
Jimmy Higgins   Bodhran,Percussion
Brian McGrath   Banjo,Piano
John Joe Kelly   Flute,Whistle (Human)
John Maloney   Bodhran
Rod McVey   Piano,Organ (Hammond)
Arty McGlynn   Guitar

Technical Credits

Kenny Ralphe   Engineer
Pat Crowley   Composer
Jean Duval   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Alan Kelly   Arranger,Producer
Brian McGrath   Arranger
John Joe Kelly   Arranger
Billy McComiskey   Composer
Earle Hitchner   Liner Notes
Ciaran Byrne   Mixing
Arty McGlynn   Arranger