Shadows on Stone

Matt Molloy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Caroline
• ASIN: B000000HQD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,855 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Morning Thrush

2. Crib of Perches/Carmel

3. The Wind in the Woods

4. Garrett Barry's Jig/Paddy Rafferty's Favourite

5. Mulvihill's/Wallop the Spot

6. The Mason's Apron

7. Fig for a Kiss/Poll Ha'penny/Merry Sisters

8. Chinese Lake Reflections

9. Music of the Seals

10. The Banshee

11. Sirius Reel/The Humours of Max

12. The Babbling Brook

13. Galway, Piper/The Sligo Polka

14. Skylark/Finbar Dwyer's

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Here's a taste for what the flute can do, January 29, 2001

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Joe Mikler (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadows on Stone (Audio CD)

If you're looking for a celtic music experience, there are better places to look. . . But if you're tired of only hearing 20 seconds of matt on Chieftains recordings and/or love flute music, then this ought to be on your list. He is certainly up there on the list of best flutists. His unique sound is the sound of someone who has played long enough to arrive at the master level, and long enough still to develop a personal touch with the master level stuff. If you're tired of hearing a master behind too many other instruments and want to hear one in the forefront, here's your cd.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fine Playing by Molloy, November 26, 1999

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[e-mail] (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadows on Stone (Audio CD)

The latest album from Matt Molloy is a feast of enjoyable arrangements and tunes. As flute player I like to hear the strong tone he puts into tunes such as The Morning Thrush. The Mason's Apron is an old favourite but in this rendition you can't help feel the enjoyment Malloy still feels in playing this tune. The end of it in particular mimics some classical pieces. The Music of the Seals is the longest piece. It takes the listener through a series of very pleasant tunes from a variety of sources. The use of the cello is most pleasing in this piece. The only weak piece for me is The Wind in the Woods which doesn't grab me. Overall this is an excellent album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An oft-overlooked gem, August 7, 2003

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Timothy Greenwood "Tim Greenwood" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadows on Stone (Audio CD)

Matt Molloy is widely heralded as one of THE master irish flute players and this record shows why. Molloy's playing is traditional, eschewing the sonic fireworks of Niall Keegan or the experimentation of Mike McGoldrick, yet his mastery is undeniable. Molloy puts a tangible emotion into his playing of the great tunes selected here and the result is impeccable.