Boys Of The Lough - The West Of Ireland

The West Of Ireland * Stella's Trip To Kamloops * The Steamboat * The Maid With The Bonny Brown Hair * The Green Linnet Jig * Sharon Eubanks' Waltz * My Bonnie Blue-Eyed Lassie * The Rocks Of Bawn * Small Coals And Little Money * Beauty Deas An Oileain * The Old Torn Petticoat * Dark Is The Colour * Glin Cottage Polka No. 1

The first of the full-time professional Celtic bands to arise on the international scene now occupy a unique position of respect in the world of traditional music.

Cathal McConnel's nasal vocal style offsets some cracking sets of tunes by Aly Bain.

Aly Bain (Shetland - fiddle), Cathal McConnell (Fermanagh - flute, whistles, song), Dave Richardson (Northumberland - concertina, mandoline, accordion), Brendan Begley (Kerry - accordion, melodeon, song) and Malcolm Stitt (Highlands - guitar, bouzouki).

"Played with sparkling virtuosity and deceptive ease." (Living Tradition)