Sometimes a glance backwards is exactly what's needed to replenish our musical appetites. That's what London-born flute player John Blake has done with his latest recording, in the company of two other second-generation Irish musicians. There's an easy fluency in Lamond Gillespie's fiddle on the set of reels (Paddy O'Brien's), augmented by Mick Leahy's self-effacing banjo and Blake's subtle piano lines: evocative of an age when lives weren't held ransom by the clock. The trio's refusal to smooth the edges is a welcome one, too; repeated listening reveals the natural ebb and flow, particularly of Blake's magically illicit flute lines on the jig set headlined by Up Sligo.
Tracklist
- 1Reels: The Dunmore Lasses / The Hare's Paw3:15
- 2Jigs: Cliffs of Moher / The Pooca3:12
- 3Reels: The Copperplate / The Sword in Hand3:14
- 4Reels: Paddy O'Brien's Within a Mile of Dublin2:17
- 5Reels: Patsy Touhey's / The Roscommon Reel2:46
- 6Jigs: Up Sligo / The Shoemaker's Fancy3:15
- 7Reels: The Boys of Ballisodare / The Honeymoon3:49
- 8Reels: St. Ruth's Bush / The Knotted Chord4:05
- 9Reels: The Green Meadows / The Humours of Lissadel2:35
- 10Jigs: The Maid on the Green / Lark on the Strand3:18
- 11Hornpipes: Cal Callaghan's / Mahony's3:37
- 12Reels: The Flax in Bloom / Trim the Velvet3:49
- 13Reels: The Concert Reel / The Flowers of Redhill3:15
- 14Reel: The Laurel Tree3:49
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