Sweeter as the Years Roll By

Editorial Reviews
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James Keane has been one of the leading accordionists in the traditional-Irish-music scene for over two decades. On Sweeter as the Years Roll By he proves his reputation has been well earned by delivering a brilliantly played set of tunes. Keane is from a musical family (his brother is the Chieftains' fiddler Sean Keane), and he feels he has a duty to pass along the traditions he learned as a child to the next generation. To that end he invited a number of younger musicians to record with him on this CD, including his nephews Padraic and Darach Keane, the band Turas, and some students from the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eirann (Irish Cultural Institute). Although most of his guests are still teenagers, they are all accomplished musicians and play with a maturity that belies their youth. Keane may have intended to teach these students about tradition, but their high level of musicianship taught him that the music is alive and well. --Michael Simmons

Tracks:

Mrs. Crotty's/The Commodore/The Ballymahon Reel
Trip To The Athlone/The Chapel Bell/The Bow-Legged Tailor
The Land Of Sunshine/The Capel House/Hughie Travers'
Sweeter As The Years Roll By
Micho Russell's/The Little Pig Lamenting The Empty Trough/Paddy's Taylor's
Lough Mountain/Kevin Crawford's/Murphy's
Paddy Fahy's Jigs
Master Crowley's
Mick Quinn's/Only For Barney/The Mist-Covered Mountain
The New Custom House/The Derrycrag Reel/The Banks Of The Ilen
John Egan's/The Wheels Of The World/The Gallowglass
Miss Lyon's Fancy/The Road To Lisdoonvarna/Sandymountain
Paddy's Rambles Through The Park

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James Keane has been one of the leading accordionists in the traditional-Irish-music scene for over two decades. On Sweeter as the Years Roll By he proves his reputation has been well earned by delivering a brilliantly played set of tunes. Keane is from a musical family (his brother is the Chieftains' fiddler Sean Keane), and he feels he has a duty to pass along the traditions he learned as a child to the next generation. To that end he invited a number of younger musicians to record with him on this CD, including his nephews Padraic and Darach Keane, the band Turas, and some students from the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eirann (Irish Cultural Institute). Although most of his guests are still teenagers, they are all accomplished musicians and play with a maturity that belies their youth. Keane may have intended to teach these students about tradition, but their high level of musicianship taught him that the music is alive and well. --Michael Simmons

Music Album:

Music Album