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Catch The Air
Gavin WhelanReleased 23 Feb 2026
Label: Cló Iar-Chonnachta
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This Dublin whistle player extraordinaire has done what few have dared to attempt since Eugene O'Donnell's 1978 album: an entire recording of slow airs. Not even Whelan would try this on the humble whistle alone: he also plays the uilleann pipes which he has mastered in recent years, and duets with himself on these two instruments, as well as enlisting the aid of Daire Bracken and Deirdre Smyth on fiddles, plus a small handful of accompanists. Each of the 13 tracks here focuses on a single air, from Carolan classics to well known songs.
Tracklist
- 1Iain Ghlinn 'cuaich2:27
- 2The Emigrant's Farewell3:11
- 3Hector The Hero3:41
- 4Lord Mayo3:23
- 5Geaftaí Bhaile Buí3:59
- 6An Páistín Fionn2:46
- 7Mí Le M'uilinn3:22
- 8Easter Snow4:13
- 9A Hiúdaí Phádaí Éamoinn2:39
- 10Bean Dubh An Ghleanna2:43
- 11Limerick's Lamentation4:08
- 12A Fond Kiss3:03
- 13Neither A High Place Nor A Low Place2:45
Credits
- FiddleDaire Bracken
- FiddleDeirdre Smith (4)
- Graphics, DesignClifford Hayes (2)
- GuitarGavin Ralston
- GuitarPaul Doyle (2)
- Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, PercussionPeter Eades
- Liner NotesGavin Whelan (2)
- Liner NotesJoan McDermott
- PhotographyColm Keating
- PhotographyCon Kelleher
- ProducerGavin Whelan (2)
- Recorded By, Mixed ByPeter Eades
- Whistle, Uilleann PipesGavin Whelan (2)
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