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Musician Credits
Tommy Keane
Uilleann Pipes and Tin Whistle

Jacqueline McCarthy
Concertinas

Alec Finn
Bouzouki and Guitar

Tommy McCarthy
Concertina

This album is the first to feature uilleann pipes and concertina as a duet. Accompaniment is provided by Alec Finn of Dé Dannan on bouzouki and guitar. Also guesting is West Clare concertina player Tommy McCarthy (Jacqueline’s father). The album was mixed by PJ Curtis.

Track Listing
1.	Reels	The Repeal of the Union My Sweetheart Jane
2.	Jigs	The Maid at the Well The Gallowglass Anthony Frawley’s
3.	Reels	Old Cuffe Street Eileen Curran
4.	Jigs	The Black Rogue I Will If I Can
5.	Reels	Swinging on a Gate The Corner House
6.	Jigs	John Henry’s Fasten the Leg in Her
7.	Hornpipe	The Ebb Tide
8.	Jigs	The Cúil Aodha Jig Tatter Jack Walsh
9.	Jigs	Banish Misfortune When the Cock Crows it is Day
10.	Reels	Mike Rafferty’s The Snow on the Hills
11.	Air	An Caisdeach Bán
12.	Jigs	The Rollicking Boys Around Tandaragee An Buachaill Dreoite Pull the Knife and Stick it Again
13.	Reels	Tory Island Peggy on the Settle
14.	Reels	The Swallow’s Tail The Copperplate
15.	Slip Jigs	The Promenade The Rocky Road to Dublin
16.	Reels	The West Cork Reel Paddy Fahy’s

Review Highlights

“McCarthy and Keane play jigs and reels with subtlety and style …. it’s a wonder this combination has not been recorded before.”
Dirty Linen, USA

“Sonically located in the centre of the tradition …. the affinities dovetail perfectly.”
Nuala O’Connor, Irish Times

“Two highly accomplished individual stylists …. together they gel convincingly …. among the best traditional releases of the year.”
John O’Regan, Rock N Reel, UK

“Sit back and drink these tunes in …. jazz and blues fusion may be fun, but an album like this confirms that it was never necessary.”
Anthony McCann, The Galway Edge

“A lively, varied and most enjoyable album …. highly recommended.”
Joe Crane, Folk Roots, UK

“Tommy Keane is an expressively eloquent piper …. Jackie brings to the concertina a delicate sense of musicianship.”
Jeff O’Connell, Galway Advertiser

Number 8 in the Folk/Roots Chart for Nov. ‘95
Hot Press, Éire

“ …. has to rank with the finest Irish traditional recordings of the past twenty years …. My album of the year for 1995.”
Don Meade, Irish Voice, New York

“This is straight-from-the-heart-to-the-fingers playing …. performed with supple grace, beauty and passion …. the second best traditional release of 1995.”
Earle Hitchner, Irish Echo, New York

“Every tune has a fine pedigree …. this is a fine recording with close attention to detail.”
Alex Monaghan, Living Tradition, UK

“Fifty minutes of relentless drive by these two incredible musicians will leave you breathless …. there is a magic at work here.”
Jamie O’Brien, Irish Edition, USA

“This is superior music …. this is a serious contender for instrumental album of the year.”
Bill Margeson, Irish American News, USA