Brian Hughes: This Day 20 Years Ago

Brian Hughes has recorded with the very best, and the most highly musicians in Irish traditional music on all of his recordings, and to this day his entire recording catalogue sounds as young, fresh and as vibrant as the day it was released. 'This Day 20 Years' captures some of the very finest tracks recorded by one of the true masters of traditional Irish music, and it will surely go down as one of the finest whistle records ever produced!

Audio

Track 1: The Roscommon Reel

Track 2: Bruach Na Carraige Bainne

Track 3: Alexander's Hornpipe

Track 4: Dan Breen's Reel

Track Listing

1. The Ships Are Sailing/Ambrose Moloney's/The New Mown Meadows
2. Paidiin O'Raifearta/The Sliabh Russell
3. I Could, But I Won't
4. The Fly By Night/The Tailor's Twist
5. The Roscommon Reel/Ah Surely
6. Bruach Na Carraige Bainne
7. The Piper's Waltz/The Table Top Tumble
8. The Maids of Ardagh/Tuamore/Many's A Wild Night
9. The Sound of Survival
10. Happy To Meet/Billy McCormack's/Troy's Wedding
11. Grainne's Fancy/Alexander's HP
12. A Freind's Farewell
13. Touhy's/The Man of Aran
14. The Bicycle/Johnny O'Leary's/The Dirty Trettles
15. Fair Gentle Eily O'Carroll
16. Callaghan's Polka/Bill The Weavers/The Rambling Sailor
17. Caher Rua/Dan Breen's/Now She's Purring
18. Haley's Jig/Eddie Kelly's/The Scotsman Over The Border
19. Caherciveen
20. The Flag of The Adventurer

Watch Brian play The Fly By Night Hornpipe on our You Tube Channel

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Also available from Copperplate by Brian Hughes
The Beat Of The Breath
Whirlwind
This Day 20 Years

Press Reviews

The Living Tradition
BRIAN HUGHES This Day 20 Years: Sure There Won't Be A Word About It
Having read the article about Brian in Issue 122 of the magazine, I was really looking forward to the CD. I was not disappointed. This is an unusual concept; Brian has selected 20 tracks from his previous 5 CDs - a sort of 'greatest hits'. He runs the full gamut of tunes, from slow airs to reels, and there are some of his own excellent compositions including a sea shanty from his Shackelton's Endurance project.
Brian's style of playing is very much to my taste. Like Mary Bergin, his timing is impeccable, the grace notes restrained and not overly fussy, his breathing is spot on, and the swing is there. An added bonus is a couple of sets on the pipes for good measure. Over the course of his playing career he has been supported by some of the best musicians in the country and, throughout this CD, the production quality is top drawer.
The Piper's Waltz and The Table Top Tumble (written for his son) are absolutely class, and his selection and playing of hornpipes is superb. I also loved his rendering of Tuohy's and Darach De Brun's The Man Of Aran played as slow reels and given tasty treatment.
This album is a masterclass in whistle playing and should be in the collection of any aspiring whistle player. It's also amazing value for money - where else would you get 20 tracks with over 40 tunes on one CD! Brendan Carson