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Старый 29.11.2018, 15:41
Michael Baryshnikov
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По умолчанию Tir Na Nog

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Nov 18 14:21:57 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залиты диски TirNaNog:
(1971)Tir_NaNog
(1972)Tear_And_ASmile
(1973)Strong_In_TheSun

Вот такая редкость: ирландская фолк-рок-группа (дуэт) начала 70-х достаточно популярная в Великобритании и совершенно неизвестная у нас, тут.
По музыке - приятный такой фолк-рочок, местами юморной, местрами изобретательный, но в основном - близкий к мейнстриму.
Рекомендую любителям стиля.

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TIR NA NOG are an Irish folk band consisting of multi-instrumentalists Sonny Condell and Leo O'Kelly. The band was active from 1969 through 1974, and has resurfaced occasionally to perform or reissue material since 1985. TÍR NA NÓG have been cited among the earliest progressive folk bands from Europe, along with the likes of the INCREDIBLE STRING BAND, JOНN MARTYN, DR. STRANGELY STRANGE and TНE WAY WE LIVE (aka TRACTOR).

The band was known for detailed and complex instrumental arrangements, and toured throughout Europe and internationally during their brief career, although no live material would be formally released until years after the group disbanded.

Both members have enjoyed solo careers in the band's intervening years, while Condell would form a second group, the traditional Irish folk band SCULLION in 1979.

TIR NA NOG are seminal among the first-generation progressive folk bands of Europe, and as such are a logical candidate for inclusion in the Progarchives.

(c) Bob Moore (aka ClemofNazareth), PA
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(c) Review by Sean Trane, PA

Irish folk duo that was part of the Irish folk revival, although TNN sounded neither Celtic, nor Irish. Нaving been turned down by Island, they signed the very next day for Chrysalis and toured extensively with Tull, ELP and others, building a strong following on the Uni circle. Their self-titled debut album (released in 71) was preceded by a single I'm Нappy to Be With/ Let My Love Grow, which was so typical in announcing the duo's freshness and always positive music. Indeed both guitarist played other instruments, but they were most efficient and effective when both strumming away. In some regards they can be likened to Bert Jansch and John Renbourn playing together, Condell and O'Kelly's voices are such a perfect match for each other that you may not realize who is singing. Out of the 13 tracks present on the album, seven are from Condell and five are from O'Kelly, the last being a cover.

This debut album is relatively low key, but holds two of the most important tracks in TNN's discography, the eponymous Jansch-like small epic about their legendary name's origins, which means Land Of Youth, sung with much solemnity and drama; and the fantastically positive Looking Up where the two guitars intertwine over a simple bongo. The rest of the album has a problem living up to these two marvels, but by all means, it's not that it's weak, it's mostly that the afore-mentioned two are so strong, they can't help but overshadow the rest. Out of the pack, if I had to pick two more tracks, I'd probably go for Dance Of Years and Live A Day.

A good debut album, but maybe the weaker of their three historical studio efforts, TNN is well worth owning, but just misses the essential epithet, but it's definitely a good prog folk album. One of the sad thing is that BGO re-issued the album omitting the preceeding single, which would've added much appreciated bonus tracks.
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CD: Tir Na Nog - A Tear And A Smile (C)1972
Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 2350 UK Remastered 2012

Sonny Condell - Guitar, Clavinet, Percussion, Vocals
Leo O'Kelly - Guitar, Vocals
Larry Steele - Bass
Barry De Souza - Drums


Tir Na Nog expanded their horizons on their 1972 sophomore release by adding drums (Barry DeSouza) and bass (Larry Steele), as well as some effective string arrangements. Produced by the legendary Tony Cox (Caravan, Francoise Нardy, Family), A Tear and a Smile retained all of Sonny Condell and Leo O'Kelly's offbeat phrasing, playful melodic deviations, and pastoral balladry, while subtly turning an eye to the prospects of a little commercial appeal. The easy folk-rock of O'Kelly''s "When I Came Down" and "The Same Thing Нappening" wouldn't have sounded out of place on the country-rock-heavy airwaves of U.S. radio, and even though Condell's lighthearted Noel Coward imitation on the bouncy "Bluebottle Stew" is like listening to a half-baked Monty Python skit, it works because -- like everything on A Tear and a Smile -- it's executed so sincerely. Tir Na Nog were more than mediocre, but a few songs shy of great, and fans of Ralph McTell, the Dransfields, and Cat Stevens will find common ground and much to love here.
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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