The High Level
“I’ve never forgotten the mighty lift in his music. It’s the kind of lift that makes a great dancer have to dance. Bobby is the master of this rhythm, and yet he remains sensitive to the beauty of the melody, never overcrowding it with more ornaments than are needed.”
Martin Hayes
1. Reels: First house in Connacht, Wind that Shakes the Barley – 2.31
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2. Jigs: Paddy Fahy’s No 5, The Luachrachán – 2.43
3. Hornpipes: The Bee’s Wing, The Black Swan – 2.55
4. Air: Re Nua – 4.31
5. Reels: Molly Brannigan, Devanney’s Goat – 2.15
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6. Jigs: Garrett Barry’s, ‘Old John’s Jig’ – 3.21
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7. Strathspey and Reel: Laird of Drumlair, The Green Mountain – 3.20
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8. Waltz: The La Bourrasque – 3.03
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9. Hornpipe and Reels: The North Shore, Tomás Clancy’s, Silver Spear – 3.40
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10. Air: Easter Snow – 3.40
11. Hornpipe: The High Level – 3.08
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12. Song: The Fair of Ennistymon – 2.13
13. Reels: Charlie Mulvihill’s, Martin Rochfords – 2.13
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14. Jigs: The Dancing Master, The Rollicking Skipper – 2.49
15. Reel: Lord Gordon’s – 2.55
The Clare Shout
This CD will be available to purchase on this website shortly.
The Master’s Choice
This album is not currently available.
Memories of Clare
This album is available to purchase from Rego Records.
With this reissue of Bobby Gardiner’s Memories of Clare, first produced for Gale label in 1962, a true classic is being brought back to life. For Irish music devotees, this was a landmark album, one of the very first solo LPs by an Irish button accordion player, issued at a time when few traditional music recordings were available. For many box players, particularly the younger generation, it was a great source of inspiration.”
Philippe Varlet
Other albums by Bobby
These albums are not currently available.
