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PAUL McGLINCHEY The Boys Of The Town |
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Tyrone fluter Paul McGlinchey's second CD is doubly welcome. Firstly, it's even better than his debut release Unearthed from a few years back. Paul has obviously been playing a great deal since then, and his tone and technique show the benefit, making him now one of Ulster's finest on the flute. Secondly, he's chosen a splendid set of tunes to record: kicking off with the great Shetland reel Oot Be Est da Vong and the ever popular Maids of Mount Cisco, Paul continues with The Maid in the Meadow and Scatter the Mud before the spine-tingling slow air Cape Clear. His playing is rhythmic, clean and powerful, and simply a joy to listen to. Mike McGoldrick's Full Set and Vincent Broderick's Flagstone of Memories, Tommy Peoples' composition Black Pat's and the classic Thrush in the Storm - there's no shortage of big reels as Paul pumps out fourteen tracks of fine fluting. He's backed by fellow Tyrone man Arty McGlynn on guitar, with Seamus O'Kane on the old frame drum and Ryan O'Donnell on traditional Irish bouzouki. Alex Monaghan |
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