CANNDHU PRODUCTIONS
PO BOX 23341
EDINBURGH
EH1 3WQ
email Leo
telephone
+[44] (0)131 476 4363
or mobile
07780 608 098
IF
ANYONE CAN!
Musicians featured on the CD include Aaron Jones (Craobh Rua) on 10 string bouzouki, Kris Drever on double bass, Malcom Stitt (Boys of the Lough and Deaf Shepherd) on guitar and Sarah MacFadyen on fiddle. The sound has been described as bright, sparkling and fresh yet it retains a sparse feel with the emphasis on understatement as opposed to cluttering the music.
Since moving to Scotland Leo has developed a keen interest in playing pipe music on the the two row button box and there are a good few pipe tunes on the album. It is Leo’s intention to have the button box restored to levels of popularity in Scotland it once enjoyed.
In addition to performing on the album, Malcom Stitt did all the recording in his home. Leo and Malcom used to share this flat along with top fiddler Aidan O’ Rourke and it was well known for many wild music sessions.
Reviews:
"inventive, contemporary, well packaged with precise respect for the tunes...... a superb album" (BBC RADIO SCOTLAND)
"His playing is beautifully crisp and fresh , with a lovely lift to it, and without any hint of self-indulgence....great music, splendidly performed - all in all this is a little gem of an album." (FROOTS)
"if you are looking for new tunes currently in the hands of the young masters, this is an essential introduction" (IRISH MUSIC MAGAZINE)
" a remarkably assured and confident debut from a player worth keeping tabs on" (ROCK N' REEL)
"Buy this CD and you will find one of the finest young musicians of the Scottish scene" (FOLKWORLD)
"It is very seldom that a fresh album like this comes onto the market where every set is enjoyable but it happens on "if anyone can!" and if you are looking for an answer, I can tell you that he can because he has! He has succeeded to put together a brilliant, musical, proffessional, appetising album." (COMHAIR GAELIC MAGAZINE)
" Brilliant music any way you slice it......dazzling low whistle playing, brilliantly worked pipe tunes.....a simple yet almost perfect CD" (CELTIC HERITAGE USA)
"relaxed yet tight box and low whistle playing with a great lift to it......with McCann's playing you don't want to go to bed at all." (THE LIVING TRADITION)
"a good album" (THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE)
This CD is available securely online from MusicScotland, by mail order (£11.00 inc p+p) from Canndhu Productions (use address details at left) or from these distributors:
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