Jig Jazz

JIG JAZZ

Jig Jazz is a self-financed album, recorded live to DAT master in 1996 by myself and guitarist Frank Kilkelly to sell at our live shows. Frank is from Castlebar on Ireland's west coast, and grew up playing jigs and reels. However, he also developed an interest and great skill in the Hot Club style of jazz guitar, and so was well equipped to come up with interesting accompaniments for my eclectic repertoire.

We toured quite a bit together before I got committed (sic) to the Riverdance show, and this CD was recorded live to DAT to sell at gigs. It has quite a range of material, reflecting our live show. It's never been commercially released.

Frank is nowliving in Galway, and has written an instructional book/CD on guitar accompaniment styles for Irish music.

TRACKS: Download Single MP3s (instant!) or Buy CD

(Click on links to hear samples of the tracks)

^{Buy ALL Tracks}

^{1. The Drunken Landlady Set}

^{2. The Tip of the Iceberg-The Tonguetwister}

^{3. Three Irish Jigs}

^{4. Lorraine's Dream}

^{5. Mary and the Soldier-Caliope House}

^{6. Crowley's Reel-The Jolly Beggerman}

^{7. Hakanoa Hideaway}

^{8. Dawn to Dusk}

^{9. The Chopped Up Onion Blues}

^{10. Jig Jazz}

^{11. Swamp Funk Thing}

^{12. My Lagan Love}

HARMONICAS

A pretty even balance of half-valved chromatics and diatonics, in various tunings.