My Dad had this album and as a kid I heard it many times without knowing what it was, only knowing it was called "The east Coast". I think I assumed it was music from Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford and thereabouts. Years later I come to find out these are folks who were out and about in the same neck of the woods as I, in many cases still are! I'd say this album infected me with the ITM virus while I was still too young and impressionable to fight back.
On an Internet radio station I heard the recording of Maureen Fitzpatrick (where is she now?) ripping out "The Oak Tree," and I bought the album immediately. The track with Mulvihill and McComisky playing The Coal Miner's is second to none. It's a brilliant collection. Buy it now!
My almost-two-year-old son requests this CD every night, as soon as we get in the door, by pointing at the stereo and yelling, "CD, CD, CD!" If he doesn't hear this particular CD when I hit play, he whines until I change the disc. Then his very original form of step-dancing ensues, until he realizes that he wants to eat Cheerios more than express himself artistically.
Not only do I know where she is now, I played with her only two weeks ago. She is not playing like she used to (much pain in her hands, probably from being a national champ in Irish Fiddling by the age of 15) - but when she does, she rips it up royally!
Oh - she lives in Westchester County, just north of NYC.
The East Coast
My Dad had this album and as a kid I heard it many times without knowing what it was, only knowing it was called "The east Coast". I think I assumed it was music from Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford and thereabouts. Years later I come to find out these are folks who were out and about in the same neck of the woods as I, in many cases still are! I'd say this album infected me with the ITM virus while I was still too young and impressionable to fight back.
# Posted on October 25th 2005 by patrick cavanagh
Up the East Coast!
On an Internet radio station I heard the recording of Maureen Fitzpatrick (where is she now?) ripping out "The Oak Tree," and I bought the album immediately. The track with Mulvihill and McComisky playing The Coal Miner's is second to none. It's a brilliant collection. Buy it now!
My almost-two-year-old son requests this CD every night, as soon as we get in the door, by pointing at the stereo and yelling, "CD, CD, CD!" If he doesn't hear this particular CD when I hit play, he whines until I change the disc. Then his very original form of step-dancing ensues, until he realizes that he wants to eat Cheerios more than express himself artistically.
Up the East Coast!
# Posted on October 26th 2005 by grymater
Maureen Fitzpatrick
Not only do I know where she is now, I played with her only two weeks ago. She is not playing like she used to (much pain in her hands, probably from being a national champ in Irish Fiddling by the age of 15) - but when she does, she rips it up royally!
Oh - she lives in Westchester County, just north of NYC.
# Posted on January 2nd 2008 by Beth Bode