LL25, by The London Lasses

LL25

by The London Lasses

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Comes in a six-page, full colour gloss finish digipak with a 16-page booklet with full notes on tunes and songs.

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1.	JIGS: Caves of Kiltannon, The New Home, The Clare Shout 03:58	info	buy track
2.	REELS: Dandy Dinny Cronin, Moving In Old Decency, Ballintore Fancy, Over The Bridge To Peggy 03:55	info	buy track
3.	SONG: Rathfriland on the Hill 03:30	info	buy track
4.	Planxty Thomas Burke 03:23	info	buy track
5.	JIGS, REELS: The Woods of Caolrua, Dancing Eyes, The Crock of Gold, The White Fairy 05:56	info	buy track
6.	SONG: Bánchnoic Éireann Ó 05:13	info	buy track
7.	MARCHES: Jamesy Gannon’s, Triumphal March 05:06	info	buy track
8.	REELS: The Leitrim Rover, The Punchbowl 05:49	info	buy track
9.	SONG: The Blackbird of Mullaghmore 05:42	info	buy track
10.	BARNDANCE, REEL: Peach Blossoms, The Sunny Banks 03:26	info	buy track
11.	SLIP JIGS: Séamus Connolly’s Favourite, Gort Na Móna, The Night Before Larry Was Stretched 02:41	info	buy track
12.	REELS: Martin Wynne’s No. 4, The Curlew, Nana Jo’s 03:32	info	buy track
13.	SONG: Sweet Portaferry 05:05	info	buy track
14.	REELS: The Culfadda, Farewell to London, Rossmore Jetty 03:27	info	buy track

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"This anniversary album, like all the other albums from The London Lasses, is a delight to listen to. This group of women are top class solo musicians and together they form a wonderful traditional sound. There is great life and energy in the music from start to finish and it’s wonderful to see past members joining the current group for this celebratory recording. The tunes are varied and diverse and the old and the new tunes are weaved together to form a lovely flow. It is great to hear some wonderful newly composed tunes like Tommy Fitzharris’s ‘White Fairy’, Edel Fox’s ‘Nana Jo’s’ and Josephine Keegan’s ‘The Punchbowl’ and ‘The Curlew’ fit in so well with the older tunes. The beautiful voice of Bróna McVittie is another highlight of this album and I am also delighted to see a new generation of young lasses, in particular Annie & Katie Quinn, joining the ranks and adding their own unique sound to The London Lasses. Maith sibh a chailíní ceolmhara agus go mba fada buan sibh!"
Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha
Head of Music, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta

Recorded at The Cowshed, London, on 28–30 January and 29–30 April 2022 (cowshedstudio.com). Additional recording at Currinara Studios, Foxford, Co. Mayo (track 8) by Tom Doherty, and at Tim O’Connor’s vintage studio in Savoie, France (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14).

Engineered and mixed by Sean Read and John McCormack
Design by Antonia Bailey (tonistead78@virginmedia.com)
Mastered by Sean Read at Famous Times Recording Studio, Hackney (famoustimes.co.uk)
Produced by The London Lasses
CICD210 (LoLa Records in association with Cló Iar-Chonnacht)

Representation by Karen Ryan
+44 (0)7813 700845 / irishmusicinlondon@gmail.com

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released February 2, 2023

This 25th Anniversary album features:
Karen Ryan (fiddle, banjo, whistles, mandola) tracks 1–14
Elaine Conwell (fiddle) tracks 2 and 11
Elma McElligott (flute, sax, whistle) tracks 1-4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14
Brogan McAuliffe (concertina) tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-14
Bróna McVittie (vocal/harp) tracks 3, 6, 9, 13
Pete Quinn (piano, keys) tracks 1–8, 11–14
Dee Havlin (flute) tracks 5, 12
Maureen Linane Hankins (accordion) tracks 5, 12
Bernie Conneely (banjo) track 8
Chris O’Malley (piano) track 10
Teresa Connolly (fiddle) tracks 1, 8
Annie Quinn (uilleann pipes, banjo) tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 10
Katie Quinn (accordion, fiddle) tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8
Rachel Isherwood (fiddle) track 14
James and Orla Earnshaw (fiddles) track 11

All tunes and songs traditional, arranged by The London Lasses, with the exception of: Caves of Kiltannon (composed by Paddy Canny); The New Home (composed by Connie O’Connell); The Clare Shout (composed by Bobby Gardiner); Rathfriland on the Hill (composed by Dan Rice); The Woods of Caolrua (composed by John Dwyer); Dancing Eyes (composed by Seán Ryan); The Crock of Gold (composed by Vincent Broderick); The White Fairy (composed by Tommy Fitzharris); The Leitrim Rover (composed by Joe Liddy); The Punchbowl and The Curlew (composed by Josephine Keegan); Séamus Connolly’s Favourite (composed by Paddy O’Brien, JDC Publications); Gort Na Móna (composed by Michael Rooney); Martin Wynne’s No. 4 (composed by Martin Wynne); Nana Jo’s (composed by Edel Fox); The Culfadda (composed by Larry Redican); Farewell to London (composed by Brendan McGlinchey); Rossmore Jetty (composed by Father P. J. Kelly).

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The London Lasses London, UK

Featuring all new material, LL25 marks trad Irish band the London Lasses’ 25th anniversary. The band has played on many prestigious stages, from Cambridge Folk Festival, the Concertgebouw and Dublin City Hall to Glastonbury, Philadelphia Irish Festival and the Royal Albert Hall (performing the first ever BBC Proms céilí and supporting The Chieftains). ... more

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