The Green House

by Grey Larsen

Overview

The respected Irish flutist and concertina player Grey Larsen teams up with guitarist and bodhran player Paddy League on this beautiful and unexpectedly gentle collection of traditional Irish tunes. Usually a program like this, especially when performed by a player of Larsen's skill, would be a showcase for flashy technique, but he and League take a different tack, treating each tune as a jewel to be polished and presented for its own beauty rather than as a chance to show off. The result is an album of unusual loveliness. Highlights include the opening set of reels, on which League's bodhran playing is especially impressive and shows the effects of his tabla studies, and a sweet rendition of Turlough O'Carolan's "O'Carolan's Draught," on which the artist plays concertina in a very straightforward, unadorned style. At the end of the disc are three tracks featuring conversation and a performance of "The Cuckoo's Nest" by the Irish melodeon player Michael J. Kennedy. These last tracks bear no obvious relation to the rest of the album (though Larsen and League do perform "The Cuckoo's Nest" themselves earlier in the program), but are lots of fun nevertheless. Highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	06/05/2001
Label:	CD BABY.COM/INDYS
UPC:	0783707339528

Tracks

1. Lady On The Island/The Humours Of Lisadel/The Monaghan Twig
2. The Thrush In The Straw/The Banks Of Lough Gowna
3. The Cuckoo's Nest/Fitzgerald's Hornpipe/The Indian On The Rock
4. The Wind That Shakes The Barley/Dusk Among The Willows
5. Lord Mayo/An Cuisin Ban (The White Cushion)
6. Comb Your Hair And Curl It/The Whinney Hills Of Leitrim/A Fig For A Kiss
7. O'Carolan's Draught (Turlough O'Carolan)
8. Very Kind And Gracious
9. The Walls Of Liscarroll/Maguire's Kick /The Lark On The Strand
10. Old Tipperary/Garret Barry's/Tom Greyhan's Jig
11. Sweet Iniscara/The Morning Star/Scotch Mary/Music In The Glen
12. Cabbage Night
13. Michael J. Kennedy Talks About The Cuckoo's Nest
14. Michael J. Kennedy Talks Plays The Cuckoo's Nest
15. Michael J. Kennedy Talks About Music, Memory, And Playing For Dances In North-East County Galway

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Grey Larsen   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano,Harmonium,Irish Flute,Tin Whistle,Anglo Concertina
Paddy League   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Barbara Mendelsohn   Graphic Design
Traditional   Composer
Turlough O'Carolan   Composer
Grey Larsen   Mixing,Editing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Remastering
Irene Young   Photography
John McCutcheon   Engineer
Mark Hood   Mastering