Duchas 24 is a CD I worked on for Kerry Comhaltas. It a very nicely put together collection of all sorts of tunes and songs performed with great skill and style. Many great young musicians are recorded here for the first time and I think several of them will proceed to make their mark on Irish traditional music in the coming years.
kerrycce.bandcamp.com/album/duchas-24
I’m really proud of my work on it. We recorded most of it at the Duchas building in Tralee over a day and a bit. The musicians and singers showed great competence, confidence and you could really sense the work that had been put in to their arrangements. As usual I tried my best to make the recording sound as natural as possible and I have to compliment the room at the Duchas Centre for being an amazing venue to record in. The only thing I could only say that I wish there was more Sliabh Luachra music on it. I’m duty bound to say things like that but you won’t even notice as it is a very entertaining album from start to finish.
The album is the brainchild of John Stack of Kerry CCE and it was envisioned as an homage, update and tribute to the original Duchas record that came out in 1978. That is a much treasured and rare to find record now but you might learn more about it here:
rushymountain.com/2021/04/11/duchas/
Well done to John for his dedication and foresight. I hope it inspires young and old.
Anyway I thought some of you might be interested in collecting the Duchas 24 album and if you do I hope you enjoy it.
I should be back soon with new release on the Sliabh Luachra label and another digital rerelease of a classic from a few years ago on the Scullys Fest page.
