CreadurMawnOrganig’s six thousand, two hundred and ninety-four comments

"i thought it was a tony dixon , was fully black anyway" more…

What? I was expecting utterly seamless shelves. more…

"it is better to know 50 tunes really well rathen than 200 badly" more…

Arrangements? Just try a few tunes from your repertoire and play about with them until you find something that sounds good. I'm sure that's what Cathal McConnell does. more…

"Did anyone notice that Mick is playing his unique version of Colonel Fraser, not the Swallowtail?" more…

"My other feeling is that they don’t sound particularly Welsh. It’s all rather generic. Considering the origins of the band, that’s a pity." more…

Good to hear he's still playing regularly. more…

Lovely clip. Mick Moriarty played with Paddy and John Keenan when he was younger, but I don't know if he ever recorded with them (no doubt unofficial recordings exist somewhere). more…

I saw them play at the Pontardawe Folk Festival a few years ago (with a slightly different lineup, I think). My overall impression was a very high standard of musicianship, very smooth and slick, but without a great deal of lift or life. It is as if the... more…

There is a village in Wales called Kerry (Ceri) - not exactly a city, but it was an important place in times past and has a motte-and-bailey castle. And there's an 'open mic' session there, I believe. But I'm guessing that's neither the Kerry nor the ty... more…