Irish Traditional Folk

Irish Traditional Folk

Lift Music FactualRef. FACT038A

A sublime collection of original compositions & traditional yet timeless arrangements of songs, reels, jigs, hornpipes & marches evoking the Emerald Isle

37 tracks141:44Released 02/05/2024

Composers

Trad Arr. Mathew Keith Walklate

Songwriters and composers

Mathew Keith Walklate

Lift Music Factual

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The Blue Bird

Cead mile failte. Warm & welcoming march-style original composition featuring bright harmonica & easy-going banjo

3:15

Andy's Set

Vibrant & cheery set of three traditional style reels featuring Andy Dinan on fiddle. A perfect way to lift your spirits!

4:25

Bass March / Three-Part Jig

Slow & reflective bass harmonica version of traditional march, transitions into upbeat & evocative uilleann pipe jig

4:41

The Beauty Spot / The Dublin Lasses

Captivating set of traditional reels, the first inspired by the Irish myth about Diarmuid who had a beauty spot that made him irresistible to women. The second a cheery ode to the beautiful women of Dublin

2:40

Flutes & Reels

Bhatiy Ali Dhun / Toss The Feathers. Fascinating combination of a light & bright classical Indian folk tune played on the bansuri flute & traditional upbeat Irish reel showing the universality of music across cultures

3:53

Three Irish Reels

Three Irish reels including Mother's Delight. Invigorating & uptempo set of traditional Irish reels featuring lively flute melodies. Full of joyous celebration & energy

3:37

The Narky Fiddler / Mayfield / Listen To Ralph

Set of three upbeat original reels. Pretty & flowing Celtic scene-setters

3:59

Lord Haddo's Favourite / Jigs

Music to fill your glass to. A traditional & deeply melancholic Scottish slow air transitions into lively jig to cheer the soul & dance away the tears

5:28

Slow & Slip Jigs

O' Keefe's / The Skirmish. Explore the natural beauty of the Emerald Isle. Opening with a slow traditional flute jig full of emotion & evolving into a carefree, toe-tapping original slip jig

4:44

The Pope's Toe Set

Slainte! Cheers! Relentlessly positive & upbeat set of traditional reels with joyful flute melodies & infectious guitar rhythms

4:28

Two Irish Reels

Reel Of Bogie / Money In Both Pockets. Bright, positive & lively set of traditional reels with dancing flute & acoustic guitar. Not a care in this world!

3:25

A Jig & A Slide

Snug In The Blanket / Slide. Happy-go-lucky set with a cheerful popular traditional jig & a rousing slide to make you kick up your heels & dance!

3:28

Three Lively Irish Jigs

Through The Door / Out In The Bay / The Loach Under The Bridge. Homeward bound. A set of lively & determined original jigs full of heart-warming cheer to speed your journey on

4:22

Tied My Toes To The Bed

Upbeat & light-hearted traditional broadside ballad about a man done wrong by a scarlet woman in old Dublin town featuring lively banjo & jaunty male vocal

3:19

P Stands For Paddy

A tale of fidelity, betrayal & longing. A traditional ballad featuring haunting flute & male vocal describing the emotional conversation between two lovers

3:55

Three Irish Polkas

The Ballydesmond / The Blue Ribbon / The Neck. Be whisked away to the pub fireside corner with a stirring set of polkas. The first two are traditional & the last an original composition

3:10

Tell Her I Am / John Kelly's / Tommy Coen's

Sink a pint of the black stuff and join in! A warm & feel-good set of traditional jigs & reels featuring energetic harmonica & bass harmonica

4:42

Slides

Set of two traditional slides with a distinctly nautical feel featuring lively harmonica & guitar

3:15

Paddy Fahey's / Jennie's Welcome To Charlie

Wistful & gentle traditional hornpipe reel builds slowly into bustling & upbeat reel with spritely harmonica & driving bodhran percussion

4:49

Walsh's / Merrily Kissed The Quaker / Whelan's

Heart-warming combination of an upbeat slide & rhythmic traditional jigs work together to make an evocative & uplifting Irish theme

4:44

Three Flute Reels

The Water Bed / Saltwick / Barnesmore Gap. Three original, light & bright simple reels featuring enchanting solo flute

3:26

Dancing Irish Flutes

The Corner House / Paddy Taylor's / The Crock Of Gold. Set of three highly evocative traditional reels that start simply but build in pace, complexity & instrumentation to a lively conclusion

3:16

Three Trad Irish Jigs

The Hearty Boys Of Ballymote / Martin Talty's / The Gallowglass. Evoking a sense of being in the heart of Ireland, the set of three traditional jigs weave jaunty harmonica melodies, rhythmic guitar & atmospheric percussion together seamlessly

2:56

Irish Set Dance & Two Reels

The Ace And Deuce Of Pipering / The Broken Pledge / The Killarney Boys Of Pleasure. A night at the village ceili. A light & jolly combination starting with a traditional set dance usually danced by four couples & moving smoothly into two more fun & upbeat reels

5:29

Dinan's Duo

Feel the pulse of tradition & revel in the timeless charm of these invigorating traditional reels featuring dancing fiddles & lively harmonica

4:35

Con Cassidy's / Gan Ainm / Paddy Fahey's

Irish through & through. Perfect as scene setters, wholesome & happy set of lively traditional jigs. Gan Ainm means no name in Gaelic

2:40

The Groves / Lady Birr's / Bonny Kate

Richly evocative traditional longform hornpipe leads into two expressive & pacey traditional jigs that build to a speedy conclusion. Can you keep up?

4:24

Three Trad Irish Dances

The Blackberry Blossom / The Sailors Bonnet / The Crooked Road To Dublin. Energetic set of traditional reels that start gently & build to a joyous celebration bringing people together. Evoking a cheerful Irish pub atmosphere with lively flute, banjo & fiddle

2:16

Two Hornpipes

Cold In April / Black Nab. Buoyant set of two original flute & guitar hornpipes. Shamrocks by the sea!

2:21

The Killavil / What Are You Doing

The first a traditional jig named after a village in County Sligo & the second an original composition. Both are pulsing & exuberant jigs overflowing with joy, passion & celebration

3:09

Bonny Woodhall

Poignant traditional ballad with wistful male vocals & emotional harmonica telling the tragic tale of a young soldier far from home facing death & yearning for the comforts of home

2:36

Meeting Is Over

The pain of parting. Rich, layered male vocal harmonies weave together with the melancholic hum of an accordion drone & emotive harmonica in this evocative traditional ballad

4:43

Wearing The Britches

Traditional ballad with roguish male vocal, jaunty banjo, fiddle & harmonica tells the story of a fiery couple. A cautionary tale about the perils of marrying for the wrong reasons

3:52

Castleroe Mill

The sorrow of leaving home. Reflective male vocals tell of the heart-wrenching experience of Irish emigration to the New World leaving loved ones behind

3:45

I Have Travelled This Country

Sorrowful traditional ballad about unrequited love, the pain of rejection & leaving home. Heavy-hearted male vocal & bluesy harmonica tell the sad tale

3:32

My Bonny Boy Is Young

Heart-wrenching traditional ballad where the emotive violin & mournful male vocal tell the moving tale of a young life ended too soon & a wife's sadness for her departed love

5:01

The Hare's Lament

This poignant & evocative traditional lament tells the story of a hunt from the prey's point of view. Plaintive flute melodies and mournful male vocal weave together to capture the plight of the pursued

3:24