Kevin MacLeod & Alec Finn - Polbain To Oranmore - CDTRAX239

(2003) 15 tracks

Alec Finn of De Dannan and Kevin MacLeod of The Occasionals share a passion for vintage mandolins, bouzoukis, resonator, slide and tenor guitars, crafted in the 20th century, the zenith of their development.

This spirited Scots/Irish collaboration features a wide range of great traditional Scottish tunes and highlights the wonderful sounds of these superb instruments.

Track info: Scottish Jigs, The North Atlantic Waltz / The Springwell Waltz, The Glendaruel Highlanders, Slieve Gallen Braes, P.M. John Stewart / Pipe Jigs, Miss Hamilton, Ali Beag MacLeod’s Set / March / Highland Reels, Helen Scott of Humbie, Scottish Reels, Dinny O’Brien’s Hornpipe / The Burning Sands of Egypt, Slieve Na Mban, Dugald McColl’s Farewell to France / Reels, Niel Gow’s Set / Jig, Strathspey / Reel, Farewell to Cape Helles, Mackenzie Hay / The Spey in Spate, The Bloody Fields of Flanders.