Feadoga Stain

Mary Bergin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000000E5Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,499 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mary Bergin Sets TheGold Standard of Irish Tin Whistle Music, July 12, 2002

By 

Kevin Hing (St. Petersburg, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Feadoga Stain (Audio CD)

This album is perhaps the single most influential recording of tin tin whistle music ever made.

The majority of the tracks are traditional Irish jigs and reels, but Bergin's dynamic style and astounding technical mastery of the instrument set an entirely new standard to which most if not all players of the tin whistle now aspire.

Each track features either solo work by Bergin, or Bergin accompanied by a bouzouki and/or a bodhran (the traditional Irish drum) or bones (that's right, rib bones used as highly distinctive percussion instruments). For those masochistic whistle players who wish to try to play along, the liner notes include the key of the whistle she plays on each track. I cant recommend any one track over another, they are all my favorites...and thanks to the wonders of Amazon technolgy you can hear samples using the links above. The music speaks for itself.

It is also interesting to note that most of the whistles used on this album are Generations whistles, common whistles obtainable at music stores for less than $15.00. It is her skill that makes them sound like a million bucks.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mary Bergin's tin whistle playing is wonderful., July 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Feadoga Stain (Audio CD)

Mary Bergin is the definitive tin whistle artist. Recorded in 1978 in one day at the beginnning of the traditional music revival in Ireland, this recording offers an entertaining collection of jigs, reels, hornpipes. The key to Ms. Bergin's music is the emotion she conveys in the tune; her playing is not just about virtuosity, although there is certainly plenty of that. Her settings of these tunes are deeply connected to the stories and emotions underlying these tunes and they are fully expressed in her playing. Accompanied by Alex Finn and Ringo McDonagh, this recording is one of the ones to have if you are at all interested in Irish traditional music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mary Bergin Sets TheGold Standard of Irish Tin Whistle Music, July 12, 2002

By 

Kevin Hing (St. Petersburg, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Feadoga Stain (Audio CD)

This album is perhaps the single most influential recording of tin tin whistle music ever made.

The majority of the tracks are traditional Irish jigs and reels, but Bergin's dynamic style and astounding technical mastery of the instrument set an entirely new standard to which most if not all players of the tin whistle now aspire.

Each track features either solo work by Bergin, or Bergin accompanied by a bouzouki and/or a bodhran (the traditional Irish drum) or bones (that's right, rib bones used as highly distinctive percussion instruments). For those masochistic whistle players who wish to try to play along, the liner notes include the key of the whistle she plays on each track. I cant recommend any one track over another, they are all my favorites...and thanks to the wonders of Amazon technolgy you can hear samples using the links above. The music speaks for itself.

It is also interesting to note that most of the whistles used on this album are Generations whistles, common whistles obtainable at music stores for less than $15.00. It is her skill that makes them sound like a million bucks.