Irish Traditional Fiddle Music

The Kilfenora Ceildh Band | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Legacy International
• ASIN: B000002NQ8
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,823 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Serious Irish Music Fans, February 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Irish Traditional Fiddle Music (Audio CD)

Get this CD if you want to enjoy the spirit of real Irish music. Although this is released on one of those 'cheapskate' labels (perhaps because it is...) the rousing sprit of these bands comes through whatever deficiencies are inherent is ths kind of a collection. I mean, there are snare drums and saxophones on some of the cuts! But the lilting feeling and dancing energy is there. I liked the 2 or 3 vocal numbers a little less than the jigs and reels, but they were not unlistenable, and did not send me racing for the remote!

It is too bad there are not more sound samples - Track no.8: Austin Tierney's/I'm Waiting for You/The Boys of Ballisodare/The Five Mile Chase is wonderful. I liked this recording, and my Irish music-playing friends did, too! Ultimately, I prefer something like this to the typical post-Riverdance scholck.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic 60s Irish dance album, May 6, 2005

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J. A. Stewart (NH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Irish Traditional Fiddle Music (Audio CD)

The title, "Irish Traditional Fiddle Music," might give the impression that this is a disc of solo fiddling, but it isn't. It is 100% ceili band music (music for dancing). The band in question is the Kilfenora Ceili band. There were a number of great players in this line up, but I can't remember who they are (the original LP listed the group and members). One member that I do recall is fiddler Tommy Peoples, who you might be able to pick out in the background on some tracks if you are familiar with his sound.
Although it's great to see this classic album reissued, it is pitiful that the group and its members are not listed.

Recommended to fans of ceili band music and classic traditional Irish albums.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes Me Proud of My Irish Heritage, July 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Irish Traditional Fiddle Music (Audio CD)

It is a great mix of Irish Music and would make any Irishmen Stand up and say he's Irish!