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New Album Release - 'Kind Providence'
Posted on June 8, 2016 at 8:30 0 Comments 1 Like
Reviews: Bold brush strokes distinguish this latest recording from Dublin singer Niamh Parsons and regular guitar accompanist Graham Dunne. Her earthy vocals are shot through with a smoky undertow that captures the darker corners of her songbook. And that songbook has a few treasures lurking within.
Parsons' reading of Willie O crystallises the fact that she’s the conduit, not…
Continue.........Niamh Parsons would be a full blooded Spanish Rioja, a deep rich wine, full of character, with a hint of iron behind a complex blend of experience and flavours......Sean Laffey Irish Music Magazine.
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Singing Niamh, with my twiddlybits, or whatever the word was you used to describe ornamentation that weekend!
Bean Phaidin today....
If I might toss in an opinion on the Sean Nós discussion, "Sean Nós" is singing Irish language songs in the sean nos style. "Sean nos style," applicable for other languages, means lots of improvised ornamentation, and a nearly complete disregard for rhythm. Wherever the singer and the song are taking each other is just fine - speed up or slow down, hold a note or chop it off, as the spirit moves. I don't have an exact source for this, just accumulated listening to Irish trad and a few conversations with Sean Nós singers over the years.
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