Matt Cranitch and Jackie Daly

In honor of the show I missed out buying tickets for this evening, here are a couple videos of Irish music greats Matt Cranitch and Jackie Daly:

Two great slides:

Ag labhairt na Gaeilge!

Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly in Fairfield, CT

Two living legends–Matt Cranitch and Jackie Daly, will be performing live on Tuesday, October 14th at 7:30 pm at the Schine Auditorium at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. To reserve tickets, go to http://www.shamrockirishmusic.org/2014-concert-calendar.html and fill in the contact form. Tickets are 20 dollars at the door.

This concert has a new venue! Please click the link above for more details!

I first heard of Matt Cranitch through his fiddle tutor book and recording. He is a great proponent of the Sliabh Luachra style, and has recorded two albums with Jackie–“The Living Stream” and most recently,”Rolling On”. Jackie Daly himself came to my attention through my interest in recordings of Séamus Creagh; the late, great Sliabh Luachra fiddler. Their album, recorded in 1995, is simply called “Jackie Daly and Séamus Creagh”. It is one of my all-time favorites.

don’t miss this great concert! I’ll see you there! Here’s a vid so you can see what you’re in for:

An Port is Déanaí–Toss the Feathers

Two versions of this well known reel, which I took it upon myself to learn today.

First, the lesson, by the inimitable Michael Eskin:

Now, a different take, with a little background as well, played by James Keane: