After the Ball

Arcady | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 19, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000000E80
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,155 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hennessey's: The Boys of Tandernagee/Up Ya Boya/Hennessey's

2. The River

3. Barn Dances: The Killavil Postman/The Gypsy Princess

4. The Field Behind the Plow

5. Tripping Dowm the Stairs: Maud McQuillan/The Halfway House

6. Lullabye

7. Heavens Gate

8. Breton Reels: Rond-De-Loudeac/The Monaghan Twig

9. After the Ball

10. The Spinster's Waltz

11. Trois Matelots du Port-De-Brest

12. Jackie Daly's Reels

13. I'd Cross the Wild Atlantic

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Bodhran and excellent traditional Irish Music!, February 20, 2003

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This review is from: After the Ball (Audio CD)

Failte! While the second Arcady album is my favorite (6 stars out of 5), there is much to commend about the first album (5 stars out of 5). If you are interested in the best of the best of the best Irish drum (bodhran)on CD, it is required listening to hear Johnny McDonagh with a full bass stereo. Johnny plays a drum with a thick goatskin head, open back and full bass voice. On this album, try "Hennessey's", "Jack Daly's Reels," "Tripping Down the Stairs," and the "Breton Reels." Even with the Hauntingly Brittanny Gaelic "Trois Matelots Du Port-de-Brest," the percussion adds enormously to the emotional tone. Tommy Hayes calls Johnny the best traditional Bodhran player. His meaning is triplets, backslides and other techniques from a basic Kerry Style (holding the beater like a pencil). I would have to agree with the stipulation that Tommy invented his own non traditional style that is equally excellent. I suppose the unique quality to Johnny's work is how smooth it is in perfect synch with the music. He does not show off. This work can be added to his early work with Mary Bergin and Eileen Ivers as exceptional bodhran gems. Ceol de Eire Go Brach!

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Album, November 30, 2009

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This review is from: After the Ball (Audio CD)

Arcady has another great album, with the mix of great jigs and reels along with some nice slow singing songs. A great mix for all to enjoy.