Fad Saol: FIDDLE/Instrumentals CD2

John Hoban’s visionary and unique fifth solo recording, Fad Saol is a double album: the first CD consists of original, covers and traditional songs accompanied by 12-string guitar and mandocello; the second CD is traditional, original, instrumental fiddle music accompanied by mandocello, banjo and mandolin. The recording captures the quality and energy of a live performance. "It took four decades and more to sound like himself." So he said. Four decades of singing and playing various musical instruments to arrive at this station. Castlebar, County Mayo St. Brigid's eve, 1954 to Easter 2016. He started out with hymns and "holy songs", then came "The Foggy Dew" and the ballad boom.