Súgach Sámh / Happy Out, the second album from Killarney musician Niamh Ní Charra, showcases her impressive talent and versatility with a wide-ranging selection of tunes on fiddle and concertina, as well as songs in Irish and English. Following on from her award-winning debut recording, Ón Dá Thaobh / From Both Sides, this album, released in 2010, displays a developed sense of musical confidence and maturity. Niamh crosses various musical boundaries in her choice of material, contrasting the global with the local, the old with the new. Guest musicians include Donogh Hennessy, Trevor Hutchinson, Robbie Harris, Manus McGuire and Denis Carey.
Tracklist
- 1The Limerick Redowa / Going For Water / Oakum's / The Strawberry Tree4:36
- 2Top It Off / The Glen Road To Carrick / McFadden's Handsome Daughter / The Devil's Ladder4:42
- 3Paddy's Lamentation5:13
- 4The Bruckless Shore / The Sail-Maker's Wife / Muiñeira de Pontespampaio5:05
- 5Lonesome Eyes3:57
- 6Cailleach an Airgid2:54
- 7The Belles of South Boston / The Rights of Man / The Moonlight Clog5:30
- 8Fonn do Eithne / The Fairy Step5:42
- 9Niamh's Joy / An Buachaill Dreoite / The Coleraine4:16
- 10Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha3:04
- 11Knocknaboul / Tom Barrett's / Sonny Barrett's4:08
- 12Bruach na Carraige Báine2:28
- 13The Iron Man / The First Century Reel3:55
Credits
- Bodhrán, Bones, Bongos, Cajón, ShakerRobbie Harris
- ProducerNiamh Ni Charra
- ProducerTony O'Flaherty
- Concertina, Vocals, Fiddle, ViolaNiamh Ni Charra
- Design, LayoutBrian Hanlon
- Double BassTrevor Hutchinson
- EngineerAlan Kelly (5)
- EngineerTony O'Flaherty
- FiddleManus McGuire
- GuitarDonogh Hennessy
- Guitar, BassMike Galvin
- Liner NotesMatt Cranitch
- Liner NotesNiamh Ni Charra
- MasteringRuairi O'Flaherty
- MixingTony O'Flaherty
- PhotographyMiki Barlok
- PianoDenis Carey
- PianoTony O'Flaherty
- ZitherEoin Ó Carra
- WriterNiamh Ni Charra
- WriterArthur Darley
- WriterJerry Holland
- WriterManus McGuire
- WriterRudy Meeks
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