Irish traditional music on the wooden flute, bouzouki, and tenor banjo, with guest artists on fiddle, bodhran, and cello. This CD showcases the music of Lilt (Tina Eck and Keith Carr) with contributions from some of the fine Irish musicians in the Washington DC music scene: Joe DeZarn, Mitch Fanning, Jesse Winch, and Alistair Watson.

13 MP3 Songs in this album (47:05) !
Related styles: Folk: Irish Traditional, World: Celtic, Type: Acoustic

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lilt noun Ëlilt 1: a spirited and usually cheerful song or tune 2: a rhythmical swing, flow, or cadence 3: a springy buoyant movement...
... âLiltâ -- a duo consisting of Tina Eck on flute and whistle and Keith Carr on bouzouki, banjo and mandolin -- are trying to impersonate all of the aforementioned definitions of their name with their music. They met in the Washington DC session scene some years back and found that âflute and zoukâ were a good instrumental match for what they love to play: traditional dance music from Ireland. Jigs and reels, polkas and hornpipes, the occasional slow air or song. Lilt loves and tries to capture the essentials of Irish traditional music: boundless energy, wildness and melancholy.

Notes on the tunes:

1. Jigs: Coppers and Brass, Clonco
The jig âCoppers and Brassâ was recorded by the famous fiddle player Michael Coleman. The slide âCloncoâ is found in the collection of Breandan Breathnach.

2. Reels: Hut in the Bog, The Ivy Leaf
An old classic, we play the âHut in the Bogâ in Am, although it is often played in Bm and without the third part. The âIvy Leafâ is lovely reel from the OâNeill collection. T learned both tunes and this setting from the playing of Matt Molloy.

3. Reels: Launching the Boat, Piperâs Despair  
âLaunching the Boatâ is a composition by the great Donegal fiddler Francie Byrne which T learned from the playing of June McCormack and her band Siona. âPiperâs Despairâ is an old classic session reel from the OâNeill collection. T got it from Joe DeZarn who plays it with us. 

4. Reels: The Ornery Upright, Paddy Fahyâs
Liz Carroll wrote the beautiful tune âThe Ornery Uprightâ (for the piano that wouldnât make it up the stairs) and recorded it on her album âLake Effectâ. T learned the second reel âPaddy Fahyâsâ from the playing of Martin Hayes. Paddy Fahy is an Irish composer and fiddler from Kilconnel in East Galway. Fahy never published a recording of his own playing nor a book of his compositions. Instead of giving his tunes names he simply numbered them. There are about 60 reels, jigs or hornpipes with the name âPaddy Fahyâs No. nnâ. Jesse Winch joins us on bodhran.

5. Reels: Hanleyâs Tweed, Considineâs Grove
Hanley's Tweed was written by Paddy O'Brien and was played by the Ormond Ceili Band.  The title refers to a prize that the band won in competition: a bolt of tweed from the Hanley's company. âConsidineâs Groveâ is a tune T learned ages ago and rediscovered recently through the terrific playing of Joanie Madden on the recording âPride of New Yorkâ. Our friend, mentor and magnificent fiddler Joe DeZarn loves this set and joins in.
 
6. Jig & Reel: Big Johnâs Hard Jig, Heathery Breeze
Big Johnâs Jig is an old Fermanagh tune that has been played and recorded by the wonderful singer and flute player from that area Cathal McConnell. T learned it from the recordings of âLa Lughâ and Catherine McEvoy. âBig Johnâ refers to John McManus, a fiddle player from Fermanagh (born in NY) who got the tune from his father. The lovely single reel âHeathery Breezeâ (or Heather Breeze) is found in OâNeillâs and Breathnach Collections and T learned it from the playing of Matt Molloy. Jesse Winch joins us on bodhran.

7. Reels: The Trip to Miriamâs, Mayor Harrisonâs Fedora
âThe Trip To Miriamâsâ was composed by fiddler Colin Farrell, from Manchester, England.  K was taught the tune by banjo player Darren Maloney, from Co. Cavan. Carter Harrison Jr. was Mayor of Chicago in the early 20th century and appointed Irish music collector and flute player Francis OâNeill as chief of the police force. Harrisonâs trademark was a brown fedora hat and this reel was named in his honor and appears - of course - in OâNeillâs collection.  K and T each learned the tune in sessions and always associated it with Joe DeZarn who is joining us on fiddle. Jesse Winch is on the bodhran.

8. Jigs: Gallagherâs Frolics, Trip to Sligo 
T learned the first jig a million years ago at a session in the back room of the Washington DC Irish Pub âNanny OâBrienâsâ. âGallagherâs Frolicsâ is in OâNeillâs collection. OâNeill thought it closely resembled his settings of the âFrieze Britchesâ. âTrip to Sligoâ T learned from piper friend Andrew Hillmann at aforementioned session on the whistle. What fun to revive them. 

9. Reels: Master Crowleyâs, Paddy Taylorâs, The Maids of Mt. Kisco
âMaster Crowleyâsâ is a dark sounding fiddle tune which K was inspired to adapt from the version played by American mandolinist Roger Landes. The tune was popularized by Donegal fiddler Hugh Gillespie - a contemporary of Michael Colemanâs - in the 1930âs. Paddy Taylor was a famous flute player originally from Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick, who played a wooden Boehm flute and died in 1976. T learned this tune from the playing of Seamus Egan. âThe Maids of Mount Kiscoâ is said to be a composition of Sligo fiddler Paddy Killoran who recorded it in the 1930s. Joe DeZarn joins us on fiddle. 

10. Marches: Northern March, Love finds a Way
T learned the first March from the playing of Matt Molloy who relates it to Rev. Gary Hastings, the rector of St Nicholasâ Collegiate Church in Galway. Born and raised in Loyalist East Belfast, Hastings is a highly respected Irish trad musician - he plays the flute, has recorded an album, and was a regular at the music sessions in Matt Molloyâs pub in Westport. âLove finds a wayâ was composed by the great Leitrim composer, fiddle and piano player Charlie Lennon and recorded on âTime for a Tuneâ. Jesse Winch joins us on bodhran.

11. Hornpipes: Nellie Your Favour I Fear I Shall Not Gain, The Stack of Rye
The first tune in this set is a traditional hornpipethat K originally heard played by Angelina Carberry. The second, âThe Stack of Ryeâ, is a beautiful hornpipe composed by Junior Crehan. T learned it from the playing of the Mulcahy family, and K was inspired by the version on the âFaoi Bhlathâ CD recorded by Dave Sheridan, Ciaran Somers, and Nicolas Quemener. Joe DeZarn joins us on fiddle for this tune.

12. Slip Jigs: The Thorn Tree, Farewell to Whalley Range
âThe Thorn Treeâ is a haunting slip jig composed by harpist Grainne Hambly, and is the title track on her own solo CD. We have combined this with another contemporary slip jig, âFarewell to Whalley Rangeâ, which was written and recorded by the great flute player and composer Michael McGoldrick. We had become familiar with it through McGoldrickâs own recorded version and those of Philip Duffy and Cathal Hayden. 

13. Air & Reels: Michael OâConnor 2nd Air, Rolling in the Barrel, The Tap Room
T learned this lovely slow air many years ago from a recording of Nollaigh Casey and Arty McGlynn. Our guest fiddler Mitch Fanning revived the tune and we have been playing it since. This Irish planxty was composed by the blind harpist Turlough OâCarolan (1670 - 1738). âRolling in the Barrelâ and âThe Tap Roomâ is a set popularized by Paddy Canny and P.J. Hayes who ended the set with âThe Earl's Chairâ on the first-ever LP (33 rpm) of trad Irish music. Weâre joined by Jesse Winch on the bodhran, Alistair Watson on cello and Mitch Fanning on fiddle.