Willie Clancy - Pipering of Willie Clancy Vol 1

Every year, in early July, the town of Miltown Malbay in West Clare becomes an international centre for traditional musicians. The town reverberates to the sound of flutes, fiddles, accordians, concertinas and especially uilleann pipes. The celebration is in memory of Miltown Malbay's famous son, the late Willie Clancy. Willie Clancy possessed amazing talents -whistle player, flute player, singer , story teller, philosopher and wit. He was particularly known for his mastery of that most complex of wind instruments the Uilleann Pipes. To create music such as this you need two things above all others. Firstly, very dexterous fingers and secondly, a deep love for what you are playing. The playing of Willie Clancy is as organic to Ireland as the cry of a curlew on a lonesome hill, or the smells of a peat fire and a hot whiskey on a cold winter's night in County Sligo. Simply perfect!!

1. The West Wind And Sean Reids Fancy

2. The Rocks Of Bawn

3. The Old Bush

4. Will You Come Down To Limerick?

5. The Bold Trainer O

6. The Rolling Wave

7. An Ghaoth Aniar-Aneas

8. Garret Barry's Mazurka

9. Jenny Picking Cockles And My Love Is In America

10. The Bright Lady

11. The Lady's Pantalettes And The Ravelled Hank Of Yarn

12. Purty Molly Brannigan And The Green Fields Of America

13. Kitty Got A Clinking Coming From The Fair

14. The Bonny Bunch of Roses

15. Down The Back Lane

16. Paidin O Raifeartaigh

17. Clancy's Jig

18. Jenny Tie The Bonnet And Corney Is Coming

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Willie Clancy - Pipering of Willie Clancy Vol 1