THE SLIGO CHAMPION
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The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. A
Musical Biography of Michael Gorman (1895-1970) by Reg Hall.
Michael Gorman, a close associate of
Michael Coleman before the latter emigrated to America, was a key
figure in the great music tradition of southern Sligo. His music,
together with that of his nephew Michael (flute), his brother Martin
(voice) and neighbours Tom Gannon (fiddle) and Gerry Whimsy (tin
whistle), typifies that tradition's classic period of creativity
and definition. His later major contribution to Irish music-making
in London is reflected in recordings with Mick Flynn (flute), Margaret
Barry (voice & banjo), Jimmy Power (fiddle), Paddy Breen (flageolet),
Tommy Maguire (accordeon) and Patsy Goulding (piano).
This release is a 2-CD set together with an extensive 56 page booklet,
containing an in depth essay by Reg Hall which describes the music
and its social context and significance in detail.
Recordings
include solos, duets, small groups, bands, songs and on-location
recordings, and serves as a definitive illustration of the great
creative Sligo tradition.
"This
is one of the most fascinating, inspiring series of recordings,
coupled with some of the best researched, lucidly written and important
essays on traditional music that it’s been my privilege to
come across" Folkwrite |