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RecordingLAURA'S DEBUT SOLO CD IS NOW AVAILABLE! On this, her first solo flute album, we hear the result of many years of careful listening. What we have is artistic value, respect for melody and interpretation, and a fine spirited delivery of a wonderful choice of tunes. All of this is complemented with an effortless flow of sensitive phrasing that engages and rewards attention. – Paddy O’Brien Featured on this CD are: Pat Egan, guitar; Donna Long, piano; Billy McComiskey, accordion; Jim Eagan, fiddle; Peter Fitzgerald, banjo; Sean McComiskey, accordion; Myron Bretholz, bodhran
To Order: Email lqbyrne@yahoo.com or call 410-426-0898 - CD's are $16 (includes u.s. delivery) or $18 (for overseas delivery) or or Ossian - visit www.ossianusa.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- REVIEW by Paul Keating: (Irish Voice - July 27, 2005 - August 9, 2005 Vol. 19 No. 30) An impressive effort for her first solo-flute album in Irish music for this Vermont native, who has crossed over from the classical realm to become a key cog in the vibrant Baltimore Irish music scene. Having witnessed her holding her own among the seasoned veterans Billy McComiskey and Pat Keogh at the late lamented Erin's Melody manic fests at the end of the Catskills Weeks, Byrne has proved that she can play with the best of them. This recording reveals an artist who has a great appreciation for traditional music and the storied people who make it, as she captures the essence and spirit of it as if she were playing it all her life, instead of in her post Peabody Conservatory years. Blessed with a fine ear and practiced form on the flute, she deftly balances the role of student and teacher as she distinguishes herself in the Irish American scene with a sense of history learned from her Baltimore colleagues, McComiskey, Peter Fitzgerald, Pat Egan, Donna Long and Myron Bretholz with whom she shares some mighty fine music with as well on the new CD. Her versatility and sympathetic rendering of the reels, jigs, hornpipes and some lovely airs and a waltz make this a compelling recording to students of Irish music as well as the devotees who love to stock the larder with the good stuff. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Track Listing: 1. Sliabh Russell / My Former Wife (jigs) 3:13 2. Trip to Birmingham / Baltimore Salute (reels) 2:27 3. Wounded Hussar / Captain O’Kane (airs) 5:07 4. Maura Connelly’s / A Tune for the Road (reels) 3:37 5. The Oslo Waltz (waltz) 5:14 6. The Second Victory / Elizabeth Cullen’s (jigs) 3:50 7. McGivney’s / The Bridge (hornpipes) 3:05 8. Och nan Och (slow air) 3:16 9. The Road to Thurles / The Mayfly (reels) 3:57 10. The Cordal Jig / Vincent Campbell’s (jigs) 2:23 11. McGovern’s / Murphy’s Greyhound (reels) 3:10 12. Reel of Mullinavat / Atlantic Wave (reels) 3:01 |
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