Tracks 1. Aidan and Breda Shannon – Dermot Grogan’s / Maid At The Well / Jimmy Neary’s. 2. James Carty – Tory Island /The Duke of Leinster. 3. Packie Duignan (1922–1992) The Wandering Minstrel / The Butcher’s March. 4. Michael Anthony Glynn (1900–1943) Over The Moor To Maggie. 5. Finbarr McGreevy - The Hearty Boys Of Ballymote / Tommy Maguire’s. 6. Tom McHale (1946–1977) The Mason’s Apron. 7. Liz Wynne – Lament For Tom McHale and An Rógaire Dubh. 8. Peg McGrath (1948–1995) and Josie McDermott (1925–1992) with Kathleen Lawrie Reels – The Holly Bush (comp. Finbarr Dwyer) / Gilbert Clancy’s 9. Bronagh Needham – Bonnie Prince Charlie. 10. Mick Callaghan – The Flowers Of Red Hill / The Street Player (comp. Ed Reavy). 11. Aidan Flynn – Dowd’s No.9 / The First Month Of Summer. 12. Hubert Finan (1912–1974) & Dominick “Sonny” Flanagan (1908–1977) – The Blackbird. 13. Charlie Cox (Whistle) – The Battering Ram. 14. Siobhan Collins – The Merry Blacksmith / The Merry Harriers. 15. John Griffin - The Boatman From Clonmel. 16. Joe Leheny – The Killavil / Jackie Roche’s Favourite. 17. John and Shane Carlos - The Bush In Bloom / The Red Haired Lass. 18. Declan Noone – Down the Broom/Fred Finn’s / Come West Along The Road. 19. Padraig Sweeney (Whistle) - Jim Donoghue’s / Dublin Reel. 20. Aine O’Connor – Alexander’s Hornpipe 21. Jim Donoghue (1910–1990) (Whistle) – Drowsy Maggie. 22. Mai Baxter and Brenda Sweeney – The Baltimore Salute / The Lansdowne Lasses / Trip To Birmingham (All comp. Josie McDermott). 23. Michael Daly – Gan Ainm / The Trip to Birmingham, lilted by Michael, Lily Harte, and Josie McDermott.   Click on underlined titles to hear mp3 sound samples.

We are delighted to announce our release of this fine recording.

The Flute Players of Roscommon Volume 2
Various Artists.
CD002

It has been widely recognised that this tranquil corner of Connaught is a stronghold for flute playing which is highly stylistic and vibrant. In 2004 the Roscommon Flute Players Society was formed to celebrate the role of the flute in the county, and to further encourage its development as well as promote its uniqueness worldwide. To do this we set about releasing recordings of all Roscommon flute players in three volumes.

Participating artists contributed to this project on the basis that all future royalties will be used for the education and development of young musicians. With the support of the Arts Council and Roscommon County Council, all profits for this project will go to the purchase of flutes and the provision of bursaries and masterclasses for emerging musicians.

The Roscommon flute tradition has arguably one of the richest regional styles in Irish music. Following on, from what was a remarkable collection of players and performances on “The Flute Players of Roscommon Volume 1”, volume 2 features many of the current crop of wonderful young players alongside some of the past and present legends of Roscommon flute music. We have here, in a recording of immense value and importance, further proof that the flute playing tradition of Roscommon is strong and unbroken, healthy and very much alive.

It is hard to think of a county in Ireland that has given more to flute playing than Roscommon. Having produced an astonishing number of fine flute players in the past, this second volume of Roscommon flute music is living proof of the continuation of this proud tradition.
The inclusion of archive tracks gives a sense of the strong foundations of the tradition, built upon by each succeeding generation. It is also encouraging to hear the younger players, for it is they who will carry the tradition into an age which aspires to Global uniformity, and it is in this context that local and individual expression will be all the more precious. Making this music available is a further affirmation of Roscommon’s reputation as a leading county in the art of traditional flute playing – long may it continue! GREGORY DALY, APRIL 2008.

When people talk of Roscommon, images of rolling hills, fertile farmland and shimmering lakes are conjured up. But when people hear the music of Roscommon the imagery is much more vivid and powerful.
The Roscommon flute tradition has arguably one of the richest regional styles in Irish music. Following on, from what was a remarkable collection of players and performances on “The
Flute Players of Roscommon Volume 1”, volume 2 features many of the current crop of wonderful young players alongside some of the past and present legends of Roscommon flute music. We have here, in a recording of immense value and importance, further proof that the flute playing tradition of Roscommon is strong and unbroken, healthy and very much alive.
KEVIN CRAWFORD, APRIL 2008.

Since this project moved from a dream to being a reality, and following the release of “The Flute Players of Roscommon Volume 1” we’ve had huge satisfaction and good fun, playing at launches and concerts, promoting “our thing”, the flute music of our county. We have found putting Volume 2 together, to be an interesting experience, gathering archival material as well as continuing to record more present day players. Our aim remains to present a comprehensive picture of the playing of all the present day players, and to release archival material of deceased Roscommon players. We sincerely hope that you, the listener, gain the same joy and pleasure, as we have had, in listening to the old and not so old music on this album.
ROSCOMMON FLUTE PLAYERS’ SOCIETY, MAY 2008.

More info here: http://www.roscommonarts.com/trad/flute%20biogs2.htm

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