Duo flute and fiddle album with New York fiddler Rose Flanagan. Accompaniment by Eamon O'Leary, guitar and bouzouki, and Brendan Dolan, piano. "A powerful album of traditional Irish music made by two brilliant players who Read more
Duo flute and fiddle album with New York fiddler Rose Flanagan. Accompaniment by Eamon O'Leary, guitar and bouzouki, and Brendan Dolan, piano. "A powerful album of traditional Irish music made by two brilliant players who are active in cultivating, refining & (in a sense) defining what Irish music in America is and can be." Irish Echo Review by Daniel Neely July 16-22, 2014
"One of the most unobtrusively beautiful and beguiling albums of fiddle and flute music you'll hear this year or any year." The Wall Street Journal, Earle Hitchner
Featuring Laura Byrne, flute and vocals; Billy McComiskey, button accordion; Rhys Jones, fiddle; Donna Long, piano; Pat Egan, guitar; Sean Earnest, guitar; Myron Bretholz, bones; Josh Dukes, bodhran; Jonathon Srour, feet
Read moreFeaturing Laura Byrne, flute and vocals; Billy McComiskey, button accordion; Rhys Jones, fiddle; Donna Long, piano; Pat Egan, guitar; Sean Earnest, guitar; Myron Bretholz, bones; Josh Dukes, bodhran; Jonathon Srour, feet
The title track of this album was named for the realization that every day we end up home, safe, sound and loved by friends and family is a lucky day.
"Among the choice releases of 2010" Earle Hitchner, The Irish Echo
Laura's first solo recording featuring guest musicians: Billy McComiskey, Jim Eagan, Sean McComiskey, Peter Fitzgerald, Donna Long, Pat Egan and Myron Bretholz.
"Her versatility and sympathetic rendering of the reels, Read more
Laura's first solo recording featuring guest musicians: Billy McComiskey, Jim Eagan, Sean McComiskey, Peter Fitzgerald, Donna Long, Pat Egan and Myron Bretholz.
"Her versatility and sympathetic rendering of the reels, jigs, hornpipes and some lovely airs and a waltz make this a compelling recording to students of Irish music as well as the devotees who love to stock the larder with the good stuff." Paul Keating, Irish Voice