Ó Riada's Farewell

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Seán Ó Riada was one of the most important figures in the 20th-century revival of traditional Irish music. His chamber group Ceoltoiri Chualann helped revive the music of the great harper Turlough O'Carolan and was also the incubator for Paddy Moloney and other early members of the Chieftains. Ó Riada's Farewell, his final recording before he died in 1971, is a selection of ancient tunes played on an 18th-century harpsichord. Ó Riada was interested in re-creating the music as it might have been heard in the great houses of the patrons of O'Carolan, arranging tunes like "Sí Bheag a's Sí Mhór" ("The Little Fairy Hill and the Big Fairy Hill") and "Aisling Gheal" ("A Bright Vision") for a period instrument. His harpsichord versions bring out a stateliness in the music that more traditional instruments like the Uilleann pipes or the fiddle can obscure. --Michael Simmons

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Ó Riada's Farewell Sean Ó Riada Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004GJX5 Release Date: 2000-02-15

Tracks:

1. Fanny Poer
2. Mabel Kelly
3. A Bright Vision
4. The Kerry Side
5. The Fair-Haired Maiden
6. The Three Sea Captains
7. Suite: Tuirne Mhaire/Na Beartha Cruadha/An Brianach Og (Two Versions)
8. Cuil Aodha Slide
9. The Old White Cockade
10. The Lovely Red-Haired Girl
11. The Poor Old Women
12. A Day In The Mills
13. The Little Fairy Hill And The Big Fairy Hill
14. Sean O'Dwyer Of The Glen

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Seán Ó Riada was one of the most important figures in the 20th-century revival of traditional Irish music. His chamber group Ceoltoiri Chualann helped revive the music of the great harper Turlough O'Carolan and was also the incubator for Paddy Moloney and other early members of the Chieftains. Ó Riada's Farewell, his final recording before he died in 1971, is a selection of ancient tunes played on an 18th-century harpsichord. Ó Riada was interested in re-creating the music as it might have been heard in the great houses of the patrons of O'Carolan, arranging tunes like "Sí Bheag a's Sí Mhór" ("The Little Fairy Hill and the Big Fairy Hill") and "Aisling Gheal" ("A Bright Vision") for a period instrument. His harpsichord versions bring out a stateliness in the music that more traditional instruments like the Uilleann pipes or the fiddle can obscure. --Michael Simmons

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Ó Riada's Farewell Sean Ó Riada Manufacturer: Claddagh Records/Celtic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00002R0XH Release Date: 2006-06-27

Tracks:

1. Fanny Poer
2. Maible Sheimh Ni Cheallaigh
3. Aisling Gheal (A Bright Vision)
4. Kerry Slide
5. Chionn (The Fair-Haired Maiden)
6. Three Sea Captains
7. Suite: Tuirne Mhaire/Na Beartha Cruadha/An Brianach Og [Two Versions]
8. Cuil Aodha Slide
9. Mo Ghile Mear [The Old White Cocrade]
10. Cailin Deas Rua (The Lovely Red-Haired Girl)
11. Tsean Bhean Bhocht (The Poor PLD Woman)
12. Aon la Sa Mhuilleann (A Day in the Mills)
13. Si Bheag A's Si Mhor (The Little Fairy Hill and the Big Fairy Hill)
14. SeDuibhir A' Ghleanna

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