In Good Company

by Kevin Crawford

Overview

Kevin Crawford is one of the most gifted flutists currently playing traditional Irish music; his work as a member of Moving Cloud and, currently, with Lunasa has garnered him praise from critics on both sides of the Atlantic, and his debut solo album was, if anything, even better than his ensemble recordings. For his sophomore effort he elected to create a program of fiddle and flute duets with fiddlers he particularly admires, and the resulting lineup is very impressive: old-school legends like Tommy Peoples and Frankie Gavin as well as young masters like Sean Smyth (Crawford's colleague from Lunasa) and the exquisitely tasteful Martin Hayes are included. Crawford and his cohorts are accompanied by guitarist Arty McGlynn, keyboardist Carl Hession, and, occasionally, bodhran player Jim Higgins. The music simply couldn't be any better: On "Tae the Beggin'" Crawford and Gavin prance virtuosically atop Hession's sprightly piano; the slow air "Sliabh Geal gCua" features stately and understated fiddling by Moving Cloud's Manus McGuire; and on a charming reel set consisting of "The Bag of Spuds" and "Matt Peoples," Hayes makes a powerful case for the viola as a Celtic instrument. In an interesting departure, Crawford plays another slow air with chamber orchestra accompaniment. A spectacular album from a young virtuoso whose best work may yet be ahead of him. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/03/2001
Label:	Green Linnet
UPC:	0048248121125
Rank:	133768

Tracks

1. Tommy Peoples/The Long Drop/Callaghan's
2. Young Tom Ennis/The Mouse in the Mug
3. Tae the Beggin'/Alice's Reel
4. Colisfield House
5. The Bag of Spuds/Matt Peoples
6. Strike the Gay Harp/Jim O'Connor's
7. Jimmy O'Reilly's/Doonagore/The Bellharnbour Reel
8. Sliabh Geal Gcua
9. The First Pint/The Flying Wheechair/The Humours of Derrycrossane
10. John Carty's/The Stolen Reel/Feeding the Birds
11. The Rolling Waves/Finbar Dwyer's Favorite
12. The Banks of the Suir/Mama's Pet
13. The High Road to Glin/The Hard Road to Travel/Paddy Fahy's
14. Brain O'Lynn/Cailleach a Sh¿¿sa
15. Tommy's Mazurkas
16. Farewell to Jim/That's More of It
17. Ashmolean House/The Kilcloon/Out on the Road

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kevin Crawford   Primary Artist,Flute,Low Whistle
Mick Conneely   Bouzouki,Fiddle
Frankie Gavin   Fiddle
Carl Hession   Keyboards
Martin Hayes   Viola
Sean Smyth   Fiddle
Manus McGuire   Fiddle
Arty McGlynn   Guitar
Jimmy Higgins   Bodhran

Technical Credits

Seamus Cullinane   Engineer
Colin Farrell   Composer
Giorgia Bertazzi   Photography
Helen Bommarito   Photography
Kevin Crawford   Mixing,Producer
Ed Kenehan   Mixing,Engineer
Frankie Gavin   Composer
Carl Hession   Composer
David Odlum   Mixing
Martin Mulvihill   Composer
Mike Rafferty   Composer
Tommy Gunn   Composer
Frank Ferrel   Photography
Charlie Lennon   Composer
Joe Liddy   Composer
Earle Hitchner   Liner Notes
Colm Henry   Photography
Josephine Keegan   Composer
Chris Droney   Composer
Brad Wrolstad   Design