Celtic Folkweave
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Celtic Folkweave is a studio album by the duo Mick Hanly and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
, who toured under the name Munroe, although that name does not appear on the album. Recorded in Ireland and released on Polydor Records
(2908013) in 1974, the album was a clear precursor for Ó Domhnaill's subsequent work with The Bothy Band
and Nightnoise
. The album includes the first extant recording of Ó Domhnaill's trademark Fionnghuala
– here titled "An Bothán A Bha'ig Fionnghuala". Other tracks are drawn from the repertoire of Rannafast (Donegal) songs collected and sung by Ó Domhnaill's aunt Nellí Ní Dhomhnaill. "The Heathery Hills of Yarrow" and "The Banks of Claudy" were both later recorded by The Bothy Band, with Ó Domhnaill's sister Tríona on vocals. "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille" was later recorded by Nightnoise.
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill was an Irish singer, guitarist, and composer, who was a major influence on Irish traditional music in the second half of the twentieth century...
, who toured under the name Munroe, although that name does not appear on the album. Recorded in Ireland and released on Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
(2908013) in 1974, the album was a clear precursor for Ó Domhnaill's subsequent work with The Bothy Band
The Bothy Band
The Bothy Band was an Irish traditional band active during the late 1970s. It quickly gained a reputation as one of the most influential bands playing Irish traditional music...
and Nightnoise
Nightnoise
Nightnoise was a music ensemble active from 1984 to 1997. Their original blend of Irish traditional music, Celtic music, jazz, and classical chamber music inspired a generation of Irish musicians...
. The album includes the first extant recording of Ó Domhnaill's trademark Fionnghuala
Fionnghuala
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Fionnghuala is the deity of swanmays, communications, and sorority...
– here titled "An Bothán A Bha'ig Fionnghuala". Other tracks are drawn from the repertoire of Rannafast (Donegal) songs collected and sung by Ó Domhnaill's aunt Nellí Ní Dhomhnaill. "The Heathery Hills of Yarrow" and "The Banks of Claudy" were both later recorded by The Bothy Band, with Ó Domhnaill's sister Tríona on vocals. "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille" was later recorded by Nightnoise.
Track listing
- "Bíodh Orm Anocht" – A nonsense song, a combination of Donegal and Scottish Gaelic.
- "The Bold Princess Royal" – The ship is attacked by pirates but manages to outrun them.
- "The Banks Of Claudy" – A song received from Nellí Ní Dhomhnaill. A sailor leaves his love. She pines during his absence. When he returns, he disguises himself and courts her to see if she is still faithful to him. She resists his overtures, and he finally reveals his true identity.
- "Éirigh's Cuir Ort Do Chuid Éadaigh" – A very common tune originating in Rannafast, Co. Donegal, for which there a number of different lyrics. The title is Irish Gaelic meaning "Get up and get dressed".
- "An Bothán A Bha'ig Fionnghuala" – An example of Scottish mouth musicPuirt à beulPuirt a beul is a traditional form of song native to Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.-Name:The Scottish Gaelic for such a tune is port à beul: "a tune from a mouth—specifically a cheerful tune—which in the plural becomes puirt à beul...
. - "The Heathery Hills Of Yarrow" – Another tune from Nellí Ní Dhomhnaill of Rannafast in Co. Donegal. The story is of a ploughboy who falls in love with a girl of high station and is slain by her brother and eight other knights. His sister ties his body to her back with her long hair and carries him home for burial.
- "Breton Dances"
- "The Hiring Fair At Hamiltonsbawn" – An age-old tale of injustice, where a farmer ill-treats a hired servant.
- "Bríd Óg Ni Mháille" – A song of unrequited love, from SligoSligoSligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
. - "The Glasgow Barber" – A poor Irishman arrives in Glasgow and decides to get a fashionable haircut. On seeing the result, he thinks he looks like an ass.
- "(No Love Is Sorrow) Songbird" – A song by Pentangle.
Credits
- Mick Hanly (listed as Michael Hanly) – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, dulcimerDulcimerDulcimer may refer to two types of musical instruments:* Appalachian dulcimer, a fretted, plucked musical instrument which is also referred to as a "mountain dulcimer", "lap dulcimer", "hog fiddle", "fretted dulcimer" or simply "dulcimer"...
, vocals - Mícheál Ó DomhnaillMícheál Ó DomhnaillMícheál Ó Domhnaill was an Irish singer, guitarist, and composer, who was a major influence on Irish traditional music in the second half of the twentieth century...
(listed as Mícheál O'Donnell) – guitar, vocals - Liam O'FlynnLiam O'FlynnLiam O'Flynn is a master uilleann piper and prominent Irish folk musician. In addition to an impressive solo career and his work with the Irish traditional group Planxty, O'Flynn has recorded with many prominent international musical artists, including Mark Knopfler, the Everly Brothers, Enya,...
(listed as Liam Óg Ó Floinn) – uileann pipes, whistle - Donal LunnyDónal LunnyDónal Lunny is an Irish folk musician. Lunny has been at the forefront of the evolution of traditional Irish music for more than thirty-five years and has participated within the renaissance of traditional Irish music in that time period...
(listed as Donal Lunney) – bodhránBodhránThe bodhrán is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm . The sides of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side... - Matt MolloyMatt MolloyMatt Molloy is an Irish musician, from a region known for producing talented flautists. As a child, he began playing the flute and won the All-Ireland Flute Championship at only seventeen years old...
– fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening... - Tommy PeoplesTommy PeoplesTommy Peoples is an Irish fiddler.He was born near St. Johnston, a village in the Laggan district in the east of County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. He has been a member of well known traditional Irish music groups, including 1691 and The Bothy Band as well as performing...
– fiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music... - Declan McNeils– bass
- Tríona Ní DhomhnaillTríona Ní DhomhnaillTríona Ní Dhomhnaill is an Irish traditional singer, pianist, and composer, considered one of the most influential female vocalists in the history of Irish music. She is famed for her work with traditional Irish groups such as Skara Brae, The Bothy Band, Relativity, Touchstone, and Nightnoise.-...
– harpsichord