MP3 Tommie Cunniffe - Unbuttoned

New compositions and traditional Irish tunes on button accordion with guitar and bodhrán accompaniment.

14 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Irish Traditional, FOLK: Irish Contemporary

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Details:
âTommie Cunniffe firmly established himself as one of the countryâs leading accordion players with his debut album unbuttoned. If the only measure of a box player is his contribution to the traditional canon, then Tommie Cunniffe's solo debut will earn him pole position in the traditional music firmamentâ (Siobhan Long of the Irish Times â Sep 2007).

âTommie's album "unbuttoned" was released in August in Cork and caused an immediate stir in traditional circles; he was a guest on Radio One's, The Late Session and his album was picked up for distribution by Claddagh Records in Ireland and by Ossian in the USA. He was recorded live for RTE Ceili House during the Fleadh in Tullamore, in short his star is certainly risingâ (Sean Laffey â Irish Music Magazine - Dec 2007).

Although Tommie was born and raised in Roscommon heâs been based in the lively Cork music scene since 2000. In Cork he met up with guitarist, Brian Miller from Minneosta, US, and percussionist, Brian Morrissey from Nenagh, Co.Tipperary, both of whom accompany his on this album. The album was recorded earlier this year by engineer and guitarist Donncha Moynihan at The Rise Studio in Cork.

This brand new CD, Unbuttoned, features many of Tommieâs own compositions along with a number of traditional tunes. Writing about Tommieâs new release, Earle Hitchner of the Irish Echo, New York, stated,

âAlbum shows Cunniffe at peak of accordion playing powersâ¦It's unbuttoned in energy, drive, life and flowâ¦Tommieâs playing ripples with imaginationâ
(Sept 2007).

Alex Monaghan and Sean Laffey of Irish Music Magazine recently wrote,
âA bit of guitar, a bit of bodhran, a lot of box and a whole shedload of tasty new tunes: this has to be a recipe for success, and Tommie Cunniffe should go far on the back of this albumâ (Alex Monaghan, Nov 2007).

âSheer class is an often abused term, but Cunniffeâs album has it in all departmentsâ¦If we gave points for albums, this would be up there as debut album of the year for sureâ (Sean Laffey, Dec 2007).

The unbuttoned album was recently released in Ireland through a series of concerts to great acclaim. Writing in the Irish Times, Siobhán Long noted that âTommie Cunniffe's distinctive driving, rhythmic style promises a hellraiser on the live frontâ (Sept 2007).

Further details on the album and up and coming dates are available at: www.tommiecunniffe.com