''TWO CHAMPIONS''
SEAN McGUIRE & JOE BURKE
Outlet, 1971, SOLP 1014
As it is the case with the vast majority of Outlet production the sound of this album is ''crude''. But I suppose this wouldn't deter real fans of those two great musicians. McGuire fiddle is at the forefront while Burke's box and Josephine Keegan's piano are too far back to my taste. Is that the result of a bad mixing or is it done on purpose ? At least we can listen to the fierce fiddling of S. McGuire quite well with all the variations he could think of during that session. The general picture of this album is that the production might have been a bit too rushed (there are technical anomalies at the end of two tracks) but it's full of energy based on a steady repertoire of standards.
McGuire and Burke were All-Ireland Champions several times hence the title of the album. McGuire died in 2005 while Burke must be 83 years old now.
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