Gerry O'Connor & Gilles Le Bigot "Live in Oriel", by Gerry O'Connor, Fiddle & Gilles Le Bigot, Guitar

Gerry O'Connor & Gilles Le Bigot "Live in Oriel"

by Gerry O'Connor, Fiddle & Gilles Le Bigot, Guitar

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By Allesandro Nobis Jan. 20, 2023

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As "In Concert", the first CD recorded in Brittany and released in 2005 by the Irish violinist Gerry O'Connor and the Breton guitarist Gilles Le Bigot, this second splendid disc was also recorded during a concert · this time in Ireland · in the "Patrick Kavanagh Centre" in Inniskeen (birthplace of the poet to whom the centre is dedicated) in County Monaghan in April '22. The two musicians are among the most important in the Irish and Breton traditions and in their careers they have been part of ensembles that have left deep grooves in the recovery and re-evaluation of popular music such as La Lugh and Skylark (in the case of Gerry O'Connor ) and Skolvan and Barzaz for Gilles Le Bigot; naturally also in this disc, the executive level is of a high level as are the interplay and the choice of repertoire which includes Irish, Scottish and Breton dance themes, chosen from the casket of tradition but also including new compositions.

Among those that I found most interesting and particular with respect to the repertoire, there is undoubtedly the suite "Son An Soner · An Damez Kozh" composed of a march composed by Le Bigot dedicated to Breton biniou and bombard players coupled with a fairly rare to feel "Ridèe", a dance aria sung and danced in different ways depending on the area of origin, however performed in a circle and characterized by a vocal interlayer between one strophe and the next. From the Irish area I point out the overwhelming set of jigs that opens the disc, "The Old Dash Chum · How She Gets Up in the Morning · The Torn Bag Apron", taken from a recording of a 1971 concert by violinist Peter McArdle in a pub of Dundalk, "Ùr Chnoic Chéin Cáinte", a lyric by Peadar Ó Doirnín with a melody by Gaelic scholar and collector Peadar Ó Dubhda and finally the sumptuous set of reels "Huish the Cat Sweet Molly The Pinafore on the Wall" attributed to Walker Piper Jackson (1716 1798) from the important collection "The Rose in the Gap".

Important disc, one of the best publications of Irish and in this case also Breton music listened to in recent years.

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1.	Jigs - The Old Dash Churn Set. 04:09	info	buy track
2.	March - Anna Cloarec, Jesaïg Nevez. 04:22	info	buy track
3.	Reels - O'Reilly's Greyhound Set 02:56	info	buy track
4.	Air / Hornpipe - The Corratistune Rose, The Quiet House. 04:47	info	buy track
5.	Waltz - The Drowseyman's Hornpipe. 02:10	info	buy track
6.	March / Reel An Den Yaouank, The Reel of Swanlinbar. 04:13	info	buy track
7.	Air - Fios chun a’ Bhàird 04:38	info	buy track
8.	Jig / Reels - Huish the Cat, Sweet Molly, The Pinafore on the Wall 03:50	info	buy track
9.	Air / March - The Rose in the Gap 04:03	info	buy track
10.	Reels - The Cottage Set. 02:53	info	buy track
11.	March and Ridée - Son Ar Soner, An Damez Kozh 04:59	info	buy track
12.	Air - Úr Chnoic Chéin Mhic Cáinte 03:25	info	buy track

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GERRY O'CONNOR & GILLES LE BIGOT
Live in Oriel

This album was recorded in front of a live audience at the
The Patrick Kavanagh Centre, Inniskeen, April 2022.
www.patrickkavanaghcentre.com

Review by Philippe Cousin

.....the result of this small-scale concert is a dozen tracks and twenty-four instrumental pieces that showcase the virtuosity of these two talented musicians. More than half of the album is built around previously unreleased tracks by the duo, and a majority of Irish tunes. And from far and wide, five Breton tunes brought by Gilles. We can recognize here Anna Cloarec composed by Herri Léon in the 50s, Jesaïg Nevez written by Gilles in 1978 or An Den Yaouank borrowed from the Gwerz repertoire.
And then there are a few songs already present on previous recordings by Gerry or Lá Lugh: The Rose in the Gap (Lá Lugh 96), Úr Chnoc Chéin Mhic Cáinte (Journeyman 2004), The Cottage Set (Trio 2011).
In almost 50 minutes, everything is spidery lightness, sensitivity, and majesty, in a word a real musical lace woven by two of the best fiddle and guitar virtuosos. A musical bridge between Ireland and Brittany that delivers a message of happiness.

credits

released December 15, 2022

Produced by Dónal O’Connor.

Recorded on location by Dónal O'Connor.

Mixed & mastered by Dónal O’Connor at Redbox Studios, Belfast, www.redboxrecording.com.

Assistant Engineering Jack Brown

Photography by Hugh McCloskey

Cover Photography by Daniel Puniewski

Graphic Design by Kasia Uszczynska

All tracks Traditional Arranged by Gerry O’Connor and Gilles Le Bigot except:

Anna Cloarec - Herri Léon
Jésaïg Nevez - Gilles Le Bigot
The Corratistune Rose - John McManus
The Quiet House - Noreen O’Sullivan
Son Ar Soner, An Damez Kozh - Gilles Le Bigot

Gilles plays a LPR Guitar OD28

Thanks to:

Féile Patrick Byrne Committee
Patrick Kavanagh Centre, Inniskeen
Moya Hodgers, Create Louth
Declan O’Mahony, Artistic Director
Síle Boylan, Sleeve notes editing
Anne Le Gaff, Translations
Hugh McCluskey, Videography
Michel Sikiotakis, SQC Studios Paris
Mandy Byrnes, AllMedia
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our most patient and generous crowd funders

Táimid thar a bheith buíoch, Trugarez vraz d’an holl

Gerry & Gilles

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Gerry O'Connor Dundalk, Ireland

A product of 4 generations of fiddle players, Gerry's recordings, focus on local music. He is a founder member of Lá Lugh, Skylark and Oirialla, recording 14 CDs. His first solo album "Journeyman" was hailed as one of the significant albums of Irish fiddle music. Gerry is a member of the legends of The Irish Rovers and recently published a collection of local dance music "The Rose in the Gap" ... more

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