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Artist: Rattle the Boards
Album: The Parish Platform
Benny McCarthy: Accordion
Pat Egan: Fiddle & Banjo
John T. Egan: Vocals
John Nugent: Guitar/Vocals
Featured guests:
Jon Kenny: vocals track 1
Decky O'Dwyer: Trumpet
Donnchadh Gough: Bodrhan
Des Dillon: Harmonica
Albie Grace: Bass
Paul Ryan: accordion track 6
Bruno Staehelin: Percussion track 8
Track Listing: click on underscored tracks to hear samples from Copperplate
- POLKA'S: Cuz Teehan's/Gan Ainm/Johnny Leary's
- SONG: St Patrick Was A Gentleman
- HORNPIPES: The Galway/ The Peacock's Feather.
- REELS: McKillop's/ Love At The Endings/ The High Reel.
- QUICKSTEP: Whistling Rufus.
- JIGs: Jimmy's Jig/ Jig Gan Ainm.
- AIR: The Autumn Sky.
- HORNPIPE: Off To California
- REEL: The Mason's Apron
- SONG: The Nightingale
- JIGs: The Irish Washerwoman/ The Maid in The Meadow/ The Humours of Drinagh
- REELS: Farrell O'Gara/ Ril Gan Ainm/ The Flying Irishman.
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Rattle the Boards second album 'The Parish Platform is a collection of some great traditional Irish dance tunes and songs. Ireland's patron St Patrick was a gentleman according to Henry Bennett and Mr Toleken in 1815 when they penned this quirky song for a stage show in Cork. Irelands most famous jig "The Irish Washerwoman" is revived here along with 'Off to California', a great hornpipe for stepping it out. The Show band and ceili band join together in a classic quckstep called "Whistling Rufus". There is also a few new compositions such as 'The Autumn Sky ' an air written by Quebac fiddle maestro, Andre Brunet and another tune 'Jimmy's Jig' written by Pat in memory to his brother. There are plenty of reels to enjoy including the great party piece, "The Mason's Apron, the Nightingale Song, High Reel, Cuz'z polka and many others are here also.
This album is intended for the dancer in us all, so please rattle those boards.
BIOG:
Playing together since 1992,Rattle the Boards have been praised as one of the best traditional acts in Irelands music scene. Pat,John and Benny were all members of the Knocknagow Ceili Band who were based in Clonmel,Co.Tipperary and spend many years playing for dancers throughout Ireland.Benny is also leader of the International supergroup"Danu"and has toured all over the world. In 1999 Rattle the boards released their debut album to much acclaim. With many performances in Ireland and Europe over the past years Rattle the boards have grown into an act very much sought after.In 2002 Rattle the Boards provided the musical inspiration for a major Irish theatre show called Teac A Bloc by famous visual artist Des Dillon.Rattle the boards arranged and performed with Teac A Bloc to sold-out venues throughout Ireland and also performed two sketches from the show on Irelands premier tv show"The Late Late Show"This is only one of many TV appearances by Rattle The Boards todate.In March 2008 Rattle the boards released their long awaited second album "The Parish Platform"nearly a decade after the debut release.Their scense of fun and lift in the music of Rattle the boards makes them unique among their contempories.As their name suggests this is a group that will have its audience on their feet and rattling the floorboards.
You can but the album through our friends Copperplate at: http://www.copperplatemailorder.com/order.html
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