SKYLARK
Len Graham Gerry O'Connor Andrew McNamara Garry O'Briain
Claddagh Records, 1987, CC46
This is the first album of the band Skylark with a brilliant line up : L. Graham (vocal), G. O'Connor (fiddle), A. McNamara (box), G. O'Briain (mandocello, guitar, piano). They were all very well known beforehand each one in their musical field. They recorded four albums between 1987 and 1996 for Claddagh but this album has not been reissued yet.
Due to the different origins of the musicians (county Clare, Louth and Antrim) the repertoire is large enough. Most of the songs come from Ulster (Eddie Butcher, Robert Cinnamond, ...) and the tunes from S. Maguire, C. McConnell, B. O'Malley, T. Gunn, ... with an Ulster flavour as well.
Twelve tracks altogether introduced with useful information.
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