Amidst These Hills

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:59:49
Includes liner notes by Tony MacMahon and Peadar O Riada. Peadar O Riada, son of the legendary Sean O Riada, is a composer and performer for whom the Irish tradition is a living, breathing thing, something that informs every note he writes or plays. His own work, like "Aoibhinn Cronan" or "Im Long Me Measaim," both poems he gave settings, can range from the liturgical to the simple, such as the slow air "An Draigheann," recorded at home with a blackbird and peacock adding their utterances. The album's centerpiece, however, is stripped down even further -- "Gol Na Mban San Ar," an epic track in 13 sections that recalls the hero Alastdar Mac Colla Ciotaig, is performed only on bones and tin whistle; it takes some listening, but the experience proves to have remarkably rich depths. Echoes of his father run all through O Riada's work on this album -- the "slides" that comprise track ten were recorded on a concertina from his dad, while the closing "Suantrai," handed down through the family, is played on his father's piano. Sean O Riada expanded the horizons of Irish music, and his son seems to be doing the same. It flows from the wellspring of tradition in its beauty and lyricism, refracted through a very personal, loving lens. ~ Chris Nickson
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)