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ohnny Connolly write up: I met Angelina Carberry for the first time a number of years ago, when she joined one of my regular sessions in Hughes Bar in Spiddal. It was immediately apparent to me that her playing embodied all the qualities of a great musician. She had perfect Rhythm, an unhurried pace, subtle phrasing and that rarest of gifts, the ability to make it all sound so easy. I have always taken great pleasure in the in the many sessions we have played together since. I think the Banjo and the Accordion complement each other very well in Duet playing. Angelina must think this too, as this is her second album with a box player, the first with her father Peter was very warmly received and won unanimous praise. On this her second outing, Angelina is joined by her partner Martin Quinn a marvelous accordion player from Armagh! Again this album has the advantage of that perfect empathy between musicians who know each other so well. Interesting for me, the highlights of this recording are the individual performances of both players, which is a testament to the strength of their musicianship. Not many albums are complete without a good accompanist and John Blake is not a good accompanist, he is a great one!!! It is a source of comfort to me that these young musicians have such a deep understanding of our traditional music and their love and respect for it shines through in every track. I have listened to this album quite a number of times now and like all great recordings it keeps getting better each time. If it gives other listeners half the pleasure it has given me then no music lover should be without a copy. Baill ó Dhia ar an obair! Johnny Connolly 11th August 2003 Reviews "ANGELINA CARBERRY & MARTIN QUINN" (self-issued; ReelTrad 001) There's nothing bashful about a banjo and a button accordion, and in the wrong hands these instruments, separately or together, can blare. Fortunately, they're in the right hands here, as they were when Manchester-born banjoist Angelina Carberry played beside her Longford-born button accordionist father, Peter, and accompanist John Blake on "Memories From the Holla" in 2001. Backed by guitarist-pianist John Blake and guitarist Alan McCartney, Angelina Carberry joins a button accordionist with Armagh roots, Martin Quinn, on tunes performed at a blissfully unfrenetic pace with an enviable ripeness and discipline throughout. This is sweet-spot, session-seasoned playing from two superb young instrumentalists. [This "Ceol" column by Earle Hitchner was published on January 21, 2004, in the IRISH ECHO newspaper in New York City. Copyright © Earle Hitchner. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of author.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGELINA CARBERRY & MARTIN QUINN - Reeltrad RTR 001 A young banjo player from a noted musical family, Angelina Carberry first attracted notice through the recording entitled "Memories of the Holla" which she made with her father, accordion player Peter Carberry, and the great John Blake on guitar and piano. Now paired up with Martin Quinn, an accordion player from Armagh, and still expertly backed by Blake, Carberry delivers another wonderful performance, bringing an elegant and lyrical (dare I say "feminine"?) touch to her playing of an instrument more known for its percussive tone, all the while swinging with abandon. Quinn has a rather light touch as well, and does lovely harmonic work with the left hand, so that his playing complements Carberry's perfectly. Quinn also plays the melodeon on a couple of tracks, including his solo, and a banjo-melodeon unaccompanied duet which sounds right out of a Flanagan Brothers 78rpm record. There a quite a few well-known tunes on here (sometimes disguised under other titles, like "The Tap Room" called "Andy McGann's"), and some more seldom heard ones, like the two fabulous Finbar Dwyer reels. Lovely stuff! Rating: **** Philippe Varlet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGELINA CARBERRY & MARTIN QUINN Reeltrad RTR 001 Here, they are, plain and unvarnished by even a little on the CD, but they certainly do what it says on the tin and a lot more besides. Angelina is a banjo player of taste and technique, and this is her second excursion with accordion. Her first was with her father, Peter, and this one is performed with Martin Quinn from Armagh. The album has an introductory note from Johnny Connolly, where he remarks on the lovely rhythm and unhurried pace of her playing. It's not a word of a lie: this is spacious music, as natural as breathing. There's a grand selection of tunes, including some old slip jigs like the Tenpenny Piece, and wekk-known tunes like the Creen Groves of Erin. If you want to hear immaculate and effortless triplet playing, here's a fine example. Martin has a very fine solo version of the old song Ailliliú na Gamhna, the lovey unrushed style shows to advantage in the couple of barn-dances. I also loved the togetherness of the playing in the slip Con Curtin's Big Balloon, referring to the London pub and its landlord. Very tasty playing, and you wouldn't notice the hours slip by as you re-sample the many little savoury morsels. More, please, and soon. John Brophy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scotland on Sunday Review ANGELINA CARBERRY & MARTIN QUINN Reeltrad Records RTR 001 An ex-Bumblebee, and the third generation of her family to play the banjo (the fretted bodhran to its many detractors), Angelina shows how to play traditional Irish music with delicacy, flowing rhythm and playful empathy with her husband Martin’s (La Lugh, Dorsa) accordion. Add the discreet and entirely apposite accompaniment of guitar/piano maestro John Blake and you have an album that’s as hypnotic and ever-shifting as their view across Galway Bay to the Aran islands. Chill out listening to this with a pint of extra-cold Guinness. Norman Chalmers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Living Tradition magazine "Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn" ReelTrad Records RTR 001 Angelina is a tenor banjo player, born in Manchester into a County Longford family, who moved to Galway, picking up musical influences en route: Martin plays accordion and melodeon, and comes from a County Armagh family. They have respectively played with the Bumblebees and La Lugh among others. Theirs is a marital as well as a musical partnership, which may explain a lot of the empathy that they exhibit in this album. Their playing is fluid but perfectly tight, each feeding off the other, and having a great time of it as well. There is a certain affinity between tenor banjos and squeezeboxes anyway, I have always felt, and together they can lift a tune and carry it along in grand style. Like all good musical partnerships, they understand the importance of timing and phrasing, allowing the pace to suit the melody not going all-out when not needed, but not afraid of a fair turn of speed when it suits. What we also get here is the feeling that this is a session in waiting, as you just want to grab hold of some instrument or other and join in (if you think you're good enough!) Angelina and Martin are subtly and wonderfully accompanied here by John Blake on guitar and piano, and also by Alan McCartney on guitar. Talented musicians playing at their best and sounding like they're really having fun Check out the artist's website: http://www.reeltrad.com Track List: 1. Mc Carthy's / Andy Mc Gann's 2. Murphy's Hornpipe / The Fairhaired girl 3. The Tenpenny piece / The Peeler and the Goat / Sean Bui 4. The First of May / The Blackbird 5. The Green Groves of Erin / Burnes 6. Connie the Soldier / The Humours of Ballingary / Maloney's wife 7. Aililiu na Gamhna 8. Finbar Dwyers 9. Col Mc Bain / Roll out the Barrel 10. The Rooms of Dooagh / Cornelius Curtain's big Baloon / Happy to 11. The Peacocks Feather / Sporting Nellie / The Green Pidgeon 12. Mc Namara's / The Carricknagavna 13. Rooney's favourite / Paddy Fahey's Other Genres: |