Music for Whistle and Guitar, by Cormac Breatnach and Martin Dunlea

Music for Whistle and Guitar

by Cormac Breatnach and Martin Dunlea

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1.	Through The Fields / The Man Of The House / The Shores of Lough Rea 04:28		buy track
2.	Morrison’s (Paddy Stack’s Fancy Jig) / The Tailor Small’s Double Jigs 04:44		buy track
3.	Christmastime In Ashland 03:39		buy track
4.	The Foggy Dew 05:34		buy track
5.	The Wicklow Way 04:05	info	buy track
6.	Sue’s Hornpipe / Last Train 03:59		buy track
7.	Cufflink / Humours Of Tullycreen / Cufflink and Eileen Oge 05:56		buy track
8.	Down by the Glenside / The Sporting Paddy 05:53		buy track
9.	Music Box 03:15	info	buy track
10.	Na Ceannabháin Bhána / The Killavil / The Old Flail 03:19		buy track
11.	Armada 05:34		buy track

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This CD is a pairing of two gifted musicians, both quite different in approach and musical background, who have managed to create a unique and successful hybrid in contemporary music – drawn from the roots of both jazz and traditional Irish. As well as interpretations of older tunes, there are eight original compositions.

For such a concept to work, great sensitivity must be applied and these explorations in courageous melodic phrasing, rich harmonic texture and rhythmic structure I can only describe as inspirational science.

As creative as they are, for the purposes of this recording they imposed limits on the amount of studio artifice they would employ. There are no ‘overdubs’ or multiple tracking to fill out the sound; just two instruments, the whistle and guitar.

Cormac plays a variety of whistles, from the chirpy warblings normally associated with the highest tonal register of Irish music, to the mellow tones of the low whistle, reminiscent of the alto flute. Unusually, Martin plays his steel-strung guitar with the fingers of his right hand, (as well as the plectrum) thereby accessing a variety of techniques more associated with the nylon-strung classical guitar.

This meeting reminds us of what may be achieved by musicians who have become experts in their own fields and who then move into each other’s musical worlds, with mutual respect and with respect for the spirit of the music.

Rath Oraibh
Steve Cooney

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released July 20, 2000

“Music for Whistle and Guitar” is a joint-production between Dioscaí Mandala and Pressure Records.

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Martin Dunlea County Wicklow, Ireland

Cork born self-taught guitarist and singer.
Plays in standard and open tuning mostly fingerstyle.

Former member of Empty Space, Scotus, Erin’s Ghost, Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers, The Bellows, Stepping Out, Soon, The Roche Five, Blooming Headers, Iron Lung, Triple Harp Bypass.

Recorded and performed as member of duo with Cormac Breatnach.

Human Givens Psychotherapist. ... more

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