Mick O'Brien-Emer Mayock-Aoife Ni Bhriain

Tunes From The Goodman Manuscripts

"Copperplate welcomes the launch of a new CD by Mick O’Brien (uilleann pipes, flute, whistle), Emer Mayock (flute, whistle) & Aoife Ní Bhriain (fiddle): TUNES FROM THE GOODMAN MANUSCRIPTS. The tunes are drawn from ITMA’s 1998 book publication Tunes of the Munster Pipers, edited by Hugh Shields from the 1860s music manuscripts of Canon James Goodman (a second volume of selections is nearing completion). One of the aims of the original publication was to provide contemporary musicians with ‘new’ traditional music which they might re-create for the present time, and many musicians, especially uilleann pipers, now include Goodman tunes in their repertories. This CD is the largest recorded selection to date from the Goodman manuscripts, and is splendidly arranged and played, as would be expected from the musicians here involved in the project."

"Uillean piper Mick O’Brien was born in Dublin, and started playing the pipes at 9. Since then he has performed with the likes of The Dubliners, Frankie Gavin and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Emer Mayock is a musician and composer from Co. Mayo. A multi-instrumentalist, she has produced two albums: Merry Bits of Timber and Playground, the latter comprising mostly her own compositions.

Joining them is Mick’s daughter Aoife Ni Bhriain, an amazing fidlle player who recently won the Seán Ó Riada Traditional Fiddle competition. The trio perform music drawn from the Goodman manuscripts, a treasure trove of Munster tunes collected in the 1860s."

With

Audio

Track 1: Neil Gow's 2nd Wife

Track 2: Boring The Leather

Track 3:The Yeoman's Reel

Watch the trio perform on You Tube

Track Listing

1. The Black Rogue / An Old Woman's Money
2. The Old Man Rocking The Cradle/Yellow Legs, High Legs, Red Legs
3. Reel 97/ The Tinker's Frolic/Light Horse Reel
4. The Gracious Lady/Hornpipe 139/ Hartney's HP/O'Lynn's March
5. Miss Monaghan's Reel/Neil Gow's Second Wife/Lucy Campbell
6. Siobhainin Seo/Boring The Leather
7. The Blackbird
8. The Little Fox
9. It Was A Magic Mist That Put Me Astray One Night
10. The Traveller/The Top of The Cliff/The Bride's To Bed
11. The Bright Dawn of Day/The Cauliflower/Kissing & Drinking
12. The Yeoman's Reel/The Lady's Cup of Tea

Also available from Copperplate featuring Mick O'Brien
The May Morning Dew

Kitty Lie Over

The Deadly Buzz

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Press Reviews

From the Irish Traditional Music Archive:
"ITMA welcomes the launch of a new CD by Mick O’Brien (uilleann pipes, flute, whistle), Emer Mayock (flute, whistle) & Aoife Ní Bhriain (fiddle): TUNES FROM THE GOODMAN MANUSCRIPTS. The tunes are drawn from ITMA’s 1998 book publication Tunes of the Munster Pipers, edited by Hugh Shields from the 1860s music manuscripts of Canon James Goodman (a second volume of selections is nearing completion). One of the aims of the original publication was to provide contemporary musicians with ‘new’ traditional music which they might re-create for the present time, and many musicians, especially uilleann pipers, now include Goodman tunes in their repertories. This CD is the largest recorded selection to date from the Goodman manuscripts, and is splendidly arranged and played, as would be expected from the musicians here involved in the project."