Rags, Reels & Airs

Rags, Reels & Airs Artist: Dave Swarbrick
Label: Topic Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 714822051729
EAN: 0714822051729
ASIN: B00001NFGQ


Release Date: 1999-09-28

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Tracks:

  1. Spanish Ladies Medley - Dave Swarbrick
  2. Hens March to the Middens
  3. Bottom of the Punchbowl/The Swallow Tail/Marquis of Tullybardine
  4. Barney Brallaghan/The New Widow Well Married/Paddy Be Aisy - Dave Swarbrick
  5. Dill Pickles Ray - Martin Carthy, Diz Disley, Dave Swarbrick
  6. Gurty's Frolics - Dave Swarbrick
  7. Blackbird
  8. Cockoo's Nest
  9. Lietrum Fancy Medley
  10. Porcupine Rag
  11. Villafjord/Fourposter Bed
  12. Staten Island/Jimmy Allen - Dave Swarbrick
  13. Salamanca Medley
  14. Teetotallers Medley
  15. Lord Mayo
  16. Kid on the Mountain
  17. Jolly Tinker/Rags and Tatters
  18. Father Kelly/Skopje/Sligo Maid - Dave Swarbrick

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Rags, Reels & Airs by Dave Swarbrick (& 2 mates).......2000-11-30

This is a lovely, and large collection of tunes, showing Dave's inimitable style at a time when he was just starting to get really prominent. He stuns with his fluid, Slavic-influenced fiddle playing on both regular and 8-string violins, a tricky master of English, Scottish and Irish melodies. This is interspersed with delightful mandolin playing, while the accompanists, both masters in their own right, fill out the arrangements complimenting Dave's own earthy rhythmic feel. There is a variety here, from classics like 'The Blackbird' to gems such as 'Pineapple Rag'. This is staple diet material for any folk collector - a worthy choice that has stood and will stand up to the merciless test of time.

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