Cillian Vallely - The Yew & The Orchard '2023/2024

Tracks list

The Yew & The Orchard is the brand new release from acclaimed uilleann piper
Cillian Vallely and award winning fiddler David Doocey.

Through a classic instrumental pairing, the album reflects Vallely's musical
experience growing up in Co Armagh ("The Orchard") and Doocey's in Co Mayo ("The
Yew") in old traditional tunes as well as several new ones composed for this
collaboration. The result is a crisp, forward-thinking collection that will
charm and invigorate lovers of traditional music.

Cillian Vallely has established his name over the last two decades through his
work with the award-winning Irish supergroup Lunasa. The product of an important
and groundbreaking musical family steeped in the tradition, Vallely's mastery of
chanter, drones and regulators has earned him the reputation of being one of
Irish music's great pipers.

He has appeared on over 60 recordings, performed with acts as diverse as Bruce
Springsteen, Natalie Merchant, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Tim O'Brien, & Declan
O'Rourke, and has performed at venues the world over, including The Hollywood
Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Paris Bercy, and The Royal Albert Hall in London, among
many, many others. David Doocey stands at the forefront of a younger generation
of Irish musicians. Having won several awards for his outstanding fiddle playing
(including numerous All-Ireland titles on both fiddle and concertina, the first
ever World Fleadh fiddle championship in 2005, and the much coveted Feile Oriel
competition in 2009), he released Changing Time, his debut solo album, in 2013
to critical acclaim. He's been a member of several noted groups, including
Grada, Blas, and NxNW, recorded with Gram- my award winners Tim O'Brien and
Allison Brown, and has performed extensively with musicians such as Sean &
Dolores Keane, Finbar Furey, Michael McGoldrick, Martin Hayes, and Sharon
Shannon.

The album also features accompaniment by Patrick Doocey (guitar), Caoimhin
Vallely (piano), and Sean Og Graham (guitar) of the band Beoga, whose
performance and songwriting credits include Ed Sheeran's chart topping hit
"Galway Girl." "...sophisticated, well selected, and brilliantly executed." -
Irish Echo

Tracklist:
1.01 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - Billy Rush's (4:19) 
1.02 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - O'Reilly's Greyhound (5:17) 
1.03 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - The Jug of Punch (4:47) 
1.04 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - Bolt The Door (4:33) 
1.05 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - The Bullet Thrower (5:07) 
1.06 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - The Worcester Reel (4:55) 
1.07 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - Elk River (5:18) 
1.08 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - Up and Down Again (4:21) 
1.09 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - Heights of Dargai (4:30) 
1.10 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - Lark's March (4:22) 
1.11 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - Peacock's Feather (5:45) 
1.12 - Cillian Vallely/David Doocey - Scotch Mary (3:12) 

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