Ceolmhar - Holly Geraghty & Jonathan Roche

Geraghty, Holly & Jonathan Roche
- Ceolmhar
CMPCD01
Jonathan Roche - Button Accordion player from Kerry
Holly Geraghty - harp and concertina player from Mayo

2005 marked the inception of Ceolmhar, when Holly and Jonathan performed a collection of Holly's newly composed Irish traditional dance tunes and airs as part of her major study option in composition and performance at UCC. Positive feedback infused with prompts to record eventually provoked Holly and Jonathan to begin recording this material in early 2007. Rich in reed sound, this recording presents to you a mixture of old and newly composed Irish traditional dance tunes and airs delicately woven together by intricate accompaniment provided by Matt Griffin (guitar) and Stephen Markham. We hope you enjoy the fruits of our endeavors.

Tracks:
1. Reels: Miss Mc Guinness / Jack Coughlan's Fancy / Jim Kennedy's Reel
2. Double Jigs: King of the Pipes / Humours of Ballingarry / Rakes of Kildare
3. Flings: Forgotten Fling / Miss Galvin's
4. Slow Piece:Planxty Dermott Grogan
5. Reels: The Letrim Bucks / The Wind that Shakes the Barley
6. Reels: Bill Harte's / Mc Kenna's No. 2 / Dalgan Lebians
7. Double Jigs: Contentment is wealth / Paddy Fahy's
8. Polkas: Johnny O'Leary's / The Cascade / T.J. Quinn's
9. Reel: The Bunch of Rushes / The West Cork Reel
10. Double Jigs: Saskatoon Jig / Cloondrone Fairy Hill / Session in the Spa Wells
11. Slow piece/March: With her Dog and Gun / Petrie March
12. Hornpipe: Bantry Bay / Mountain Top
13. Reels: For the Sake of Old Decency / Steampacket / The Kilfenora Reel
14. Reels: Anna Liffey's / Johnny Neville's / Fawlty Towers