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This is all a little too twee and schmaltzy for me. I mean - we all had to loathe Nicolette. Such a reactive bitch. But the actress who played her has done a superb job in generating such disaffection. yes, Jeannie was superb as the serene composed Barb. And you couldn't help liking Marj's sweet ...

Rod patterson singing, Jack Evans on guitar, Jim Sutherland bodhran, and on concertina....... Norman Chalmers. The loud shirts and shades are pretty rich. Desperate attempt to appear non-folkie. Bloody brilliant group. All 3 albums still available

I didn't LAUGH btw, Our military doesn't shoot at kids in this country, nor should they anywhere else. the fact that it's a war-zone is no excuse. We should have nation-builders there, not an army.The fact the military do SOME nation-building is completely outweighed by resentment their presence ...

yeah, good Aussie song that. in fact voted the best ever Aust song by the Aust Performing Rights Association. Written by a Scot and a Dutchman.

Whoa re all these players ? the moustachioed banjoist looks like Mick O'Connor. But the rest ...?

( continuing my train of thought) Armies can sometimes protect those rights once established of course. But that's not what our armies are doing in Afghanistan. They're not really nation-building, though they claim to be. To see the real seeds of equality & peace sown in Afghanistan read Greg Mo...

Jim appears to be playing viola here ( which i didn't know he played, but of course it figures). And yeah, don't ever knock Jim McK. The man's a bloody legend, mate !

This piece is obviously derived from the Scandinavian fiddle tradition that C O'R is influenced. Though it's modern take on that genre. brilliant.

The first reel is sometimes called Farewell to Ireland, also farewell To Eireann, but then some other tunes wear the same names.

Safest bet is - Austin Tierney's reel.

In answer to a question on an earlier page, the first tune he plays before SiBeag Si Mor is the Scottish air 'Mull of the Mountains'.

Who's the flute-player ?

@Heath75032 yes, Lunasa do play irish music. but the first tune is indeed French-Canadian,It's called La Fleur de Mandragore. Lunasa also play Cape Breton music ( also canadian), a bit of Asturian ( Spanish Celtic) and Breton music. So their music, altohugh mainly irish. does include other flavou...

ythIS SOUNDS BLOATED, pompous lifeless compared to Bregovic's orchestras.