Saturday Somebody: Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
I’ve been listening to Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh.
The only problem with that is that it’s impossible to stop.
There’s a deep joy in the Dublin fiddler’s tunes that should make you want to do all sorts of things.
But rather than tallk about them I’ll let you follow the links, listen, and close your eyes until Monday.
Video of it’s all about the rhythm of her toes by Caoimhín:
Video le Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh agus Mick O’Brien:
A fabulous interview with O Raghallaigh by Brendan Taafe where, amidst much more, Caoimhín talks about his choice of intonation:
People don’t realize that those in-between notes are such an important part of our music. The in-between notes that you get in sean nos singing contain an awful lot of power and history and that ancientness of our music, and if you take them out you just have a pile of notes. Certainly in fiddle playing if you play every note bang on, equal temperament, it doesn’t have much appeal. If you listen to all the old fiddle players, they had all sorts of things going on with strange notes and strange sounds, and a lot of that hasn’t really been taken up by modern fiddle players, probably in the quest for acceptability to a larger audience.
State of Chassis : Breanndán Begley & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
Kitty Lie Over : Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh agus Mick O’Brien
MySpace : Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
Another video of Mick O’Brien with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, this one from the Highland Sessions programme:
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