TRACK LISTING: 1. Reels: Phyllis's BIrthday/Patsy Hanley's/The Devils of Dublin 2. Jigs: Maid on the Green/Tonra's/Billy McCormick's 3. Hornpipes: James McMahon's (Sean Ryan's) Hornpipe/An Cófra Dubh (The Brown Chest)/Murphy's Hps 4. Reels: Teampall an Ghleanntáin/Thornton's/Hickey's Reels 5. Slow Air: An raibh tú ar an gCarraig 6. Reels: Black Pat/Lady Gordon's/Lady McDonald's 7. Lament: Sweetwood 8. Jigs: Lark on the Strand/Diplodocus/The Bride's Favourite 9. Reels: Sportin' Paddy/The Kinvara Reel/I Have no Money 10. Hornpipes: Dunphy's/Peacock's Feather No. 2/John Egan's 11. Jigs: The Orphan/Katy's Rambles/Pull the Knife and Stick it Again 12. Slow Air: Bruach na Carraige Báine 13. Reels: Larry's Favourite by Paddy O'Brien/Gan Ainm/Callaghan's 14. Reels: Humours of Lisadell/Queen of May/Green Gates 15. Reels: Bethnal Green 16. Jigs: Derrick Hickey's/Wallop the Spot   Click on underlined titles to hear mp3 sound samples.

We are delighted to announce our release of this fine recording.

SWEETWOOD
Liam Kelly

WITH
Michael Holmes: Bouzouki
DonnchadH Gough: Bodrhan
CICD 179

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS, DERVISH FLAUTIST L!AM KELLY RELEASES SOLO CD

• Sweetwood is the name of the area in Co. Leitrim where his father hails from, and Sweetwcod is the name of Dervish flute-plijyer Liam Kelly's debut album.
• Celebrating his twentieth year with Dervish, one of Ireland's most successful traditional-music group.s, which Liam co-founded in 1989, Sweetwood is a culmination of thirty years of
flute and whistle playing and of his experiences in travelling the world, meeting people and playing music.

• He cites Matt Molloy, Seamus Tansey and Mary Bergin as major influences.

• Sweetwood includes a lament written by Liam entitled 'Sweetwood'.

• Liam is performing at the flute concert at the Willie Clancy Summer School on July 7th and this summer is performing with Dervish in Stuttgart, New York and California.

• Sweetwood will be launched on July 24th in The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim.

Sweetwood is Dervish flute-player Liam Kelly’s debut album. Celebrating his twentieth year with Dervish, one of Ireland’s most successful traditional-music groups, which Liam co-founded in 1989, Sweetwood is a culmination of thirty years of flute and whistle playing and of his experiences in travelling the world, meeting people and playing music. Sweetwood includes a lament written by Liam entitled ‘Sweetwood’ and a tune co-written with Dervish bouzouki player Michael Holmes, ‘Bethnal Green’, which recalls their time in London.

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