Brendan Mulvihill
Brendan Mulvihill and Billy McComiskey
Jig: Brendan Mulvihill
Brendan, Born in 1954, comes from one of the most musical families in America. His father, Martin
his brother, Brian, and his sisters Dawn and Gail are all fine musicians. Brendan himself is one of the
finest fiddlers on the East coast. He has been exposed to a wide range of music in Ireland, England and
America and, as a result, has built up a prodigious repertoire of tunes
from the original liner notes of the late 1970's
Billy McComiskey
Billy is a brilliant young accordian player, who learned to play Irish music in New York City
where he was born in 1951. A major influence on his playing was Sean McGlynn,
a Galway accordian player living in Long Island. For the past few years,
Billy has been based in Washington D.C. where he plays professionally with
Brendan Mulvihill and Andy O'Brien. The trio are known as "The Irish Tradition"
from the original liner notes of the late 1970's
The Recording
This recording presents the music of Ed Reavy, one of the most important composers
of Irish music in this century. Since he started composing in Philadelphia in the 1930's,
his music has spread far and wide, both to other parts of America and to Ireland,
where many of his tunes have become part of the staple repertoire of most traditional musicians.
from the liner notes..
From the recording : The Music of Ed Reavy
available from
ROUNDER RECORDS
This recording is made available here with permission of Rounder Records