Brendan McGlinchey - Music of a Champion (1974)

This classic album of traditional Celtic fiddle music was made in 1974 when the County Armagh man was at his peak.There were far less Irish Musicians recording then and this album was influential. For many years after its release these tunes were`staple diet` in the fiddle competitions in Ireland and abroad. Mary Mulholland’s piano accompaniment on the recording is exquisite. Herself and Brendan had no rehearsal and the recording was made, as was usual at the time, in one take

1. Splendid Isolation/Lawrie's [Reels]
2. Whelan's/Paddy Taylor's [Jigs]
3. Across the Fence to the Neighbour's Wife/The Gate to the West (The Acrobat) [Hornpipes]
4. The Floating Crowbar/McKenna's [Reels]
5. Banish Misfortune/The Trip to Sligo [Reels]
6. Music in the Glen/Rakish Paddy [Reels]
7. The Galway/Paddy Fahey's [Reels]
8. The Tosspot (The Queen of the West) [Hornpipe]
9. The Fisherman's Island/The College Groves [Reels]
10. The Drunken Sailor [Hornpipe]
11. The Knocknagow [Jig]
12. The Liffey Banks/The Shaskeen [Reels]

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Brendan McGlinchey - Music of a Champion