Altan - Local Ground - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2015 from the veteran Irish band. With a career at the pinnacle of Irish music for nearly 35 years Altan has achieved legendary status in a genre that has been equally shaped by the band's influence and genius. On THE WIDENING GYRE, the band explores the musical relationship between American roots music and the traditional music of Ireland. It's the first full project Altan has recorded in Nashville, and working under the guiding hand of producer and Compass co-founder Garry West, the album pairs these Irish masters with some of the leading lights of American folk and bluegrass music, many of whom the members of Altan have known for years. The resulting music is completely engaging, simultaneously breaking new ground and reminding listeners of the ancient bond between Irish and Appalachian music. Includes guest appearances by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Darol Anger, Alison Brown, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Todd Phillips Tim O'Brien and others. Album Tracks 1. Maggie's Pancakes/Píobaire An Chéide/The Friel Deal (Reels) 2. No Ash Will Burn 3. Buffalo Gals/Leather Britches/Leslie's Reel 4. MÁ Théann TÚ 'Un Aonaigh 5. A Tune for Mairead and Anna 6. White Birds 7. The Tin Key/Sam Kelly's Jig/The Gravediggers (Jigs) 8. Cúirt Robin Finley 9. The House Carpenter (Gypsy Davy) 10. Samhradh (Slow Reel)/Aniar Aduaidh (Jig)/The Donegal Jig 11. Lurgy Streams 12. The Triple T 13. Far Beyond Carrickfinn 14. The Road Home

Acclaimed electronic composer Deru (aka Benjamin Wynn) returns with rhythm tapes - a return to drums and rhythms for the composer after a decade of compositional ambient music. It's an onslaught of non-metric, morphing rhythms reminiscent of his early hiphop and IDM influences, yet mixed with avant-garde sequencing techniques. Presented as one long mixtape, the songs deconstruct and morph into one another. Album Tracks 1. Seeds 2. WHPK 3. Blackstone 4. Denon 5. Gemini 6. Mid/West 7. MSPMPC 8. Nerakslip 9. 2(E)C 10. Type II

Album Tracks 1. Highland and Reels The Highland Man/The Cliffs of Glencolumbkille/Old Cuffe Street 2. Jigs An Tseanchailleach Gallda/Dermot Byrnes 3. Ta Mo Chleamhnas a Dheanamh 4. Reels The Cat That Ate the Candle/Over the Water to Bessie 5. Ceol A'phiobaire 6. Reels Tommy Peoples'/Loch Altan/Danny Meehan's 7. Reels Rogha An Gabha/Charlie O'Donnel's 8. Slow Reels The Sunset 9. Thug Me Ruide 10. Slip Jigs Humours of Whiskey/The Fairy Jig/Humours of Whiskey 11. Strathspey and Reels Jimmy Lyons/Leslie's Reel 12. Cita Na Gcumann 13. Highlands and Reels Con Cassidy's Highland/Neilly O'Boyle's Highland & Reel