Matt Molloy

Matt Molloy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 5, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Green Linnet
• ASIN: B000005CRY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,890 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Boys of the Lough/The Tarbolton

2. Maud Millar/Poll an Madra Uisce [Reels]

3. The Lament for Staker Wallace/The Green Gowned Lass/

4. The Gold Ring [Jig]

5. Patsy Toughey's/The Maid Behind the Bar

6. Willie Coleman's/Pull the Knife and Stick It Again [Jigs]

7. Josie McDermott's/Martin Ainsboro's

8. McDonagh's/Toss the Feathers [Reels]

9. The New Policeman/The Dunmore Lasses [Reels]

10. The Humours of Ballyloughlin [Jig]

11. The Templehouse [Reel]

12. Traver's Reels

13. The Groves [Hornpipe]

14. Humours of Drinagh/The Mist on the Mountain [Jigs]

15. The Bucks of Oranmore [Reels]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding performances by a master, May 21, 1998

By 

P. Lozar "plozar" (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Matt Molloy (Audio CD)

A French friend of mine went to the first Parisian concert by the Chieftains after their original flautist, Michael Tubridey, retired and was replaced by Matt Molloy. Many of the attendees had been great fans of Tubridey's and weren't sure the change would be for the better. But after Molloy's first solo, my friend avers, they were so astounded they almost forgot to clap. This album will show you why.

5.0 out of 5 stars The flute at its finest, October 19, 2011

By 

Paul Magnussen (Campbell, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Matt Molloy (Audio CD)

This album from 1976 features Matt either accompanied solely by Dónal Lunny, usually on bouzouki; or solo. Both of course are ex Bothy Band, and the musical sympathy between them is total. I prefer this to any other album of Matt's I've heard, fine though many of those are, for the same reason I love Frankie Gavin & Alec Finn: it's a perfect fusion of soloist and accompanist.

And so this is certainly the most beautiful flute album I've ever heard. The total time is only 34'21", but I can't bring myself to knock off a star.

If you want to show a friend what the Irish is flute is capable of, then play her this.