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| Flute Players of Roscommon Volume 2 - Notes | |||||
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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| ROSCOMMON FLUTE PLAYERS’ SOCIETY, MAY 2008. | |||||
