Ná Keen Affair

Paddy Keenan played in Providence a couple of years ago, after his set we talked & he gave me a copy of this album. Maybe it’s just me - but this album has a sad twinge to it. Sure it’s got bright singles & reels - but the Airs are very sad. On the inside tray cover there is a very enigmatic “I’m sorry” as well as “Puff Porch” written amongst the picture of the snow covered trees. I imagine the porch is where he’d go to puff, but the “I’m sorry” part has a bit of a sad feel, that same feel that makes it’s way into the airs & too a lesser extent the airs. It’s great album nonetheless with killer tunes to boot.

This is a gorgeous album!

Just picked this one up and noticed a couple of these link to the wrong tunes.

Here’s the links for Track 5, ‘Tripping Up the Stairs (Paddy Taylor’s)’:

https://thesession.org/tunes/578

and Track 7, ‘Dinny O’Brien (Annie’s Favourite / The Broadway)’:

https://thesession.org/tunes/3175.

Elric, where’s my CD?! OK, you can keep it: I know, it’s too good.

I think this tune should link here:
https://thesession.org/tunes/406

“Lad O’Bierne’s Reel” it is, as reelsweet has it =
https://thesession.org/tunes/406

Paddy Keenan - uilleann pipes & low whistle …with;
Arty McGlynn - guitar
Tommy Peoples - fiddle
Seamus Creagh - fiddle
Niall Vallely - concertina
Tommy O’Sullivan - guitar
Gerry Strong - whistle
Don Walsh - keyboards, bass, guitar
Jim Fidler - percussion
Sandy Morris - guitar
Fergus O’Byrne - bodhrán