Turning the Tune - Charlie Lennon

Dlúthdhiosca dúbailte de cheol fidle ó Charlie Lennon, dlúthdhiosca amháin de cheol nuachumtha san áireamh. 

"Tá dlúthdhiosca amháin ag breathnú siar, tá an ceann eile ag breathnú chun cinn."  Is é sin an cur síos a rinne Charlie Lennon ar an dlúthdhiosca dúbailte Turning the Tune.  Is iad na seanphoirt atá le cloisteáil ar an gcéad dlúthdhiosca a chaitheann súil siar ar fhréamhacha an traidisiúin agus ar iarmháistrí an cheoil, Morrison, Killoran, Coleman agus Reavy san áireamh.  Tá cóiriú nua curtha ag Charlie ar chuid de na foinn seo laistigh den traidisiún, rud a thugann le fios na féidearthachtaí atá ann.  Caitheann an dlúthdhiosca eile súil chun cinn agus is ceol nuachumtha ina iomlán atá le cloisteáil air.  Deir Charlie faoi na píosaí nuachumtha seo: "Bíonn sé ina chabhair domsa agus mé ag cumadh ceoil daoine agus áiteanna a thabhairt chun cuimhne agus iarracht a dhéanamh ar iad a athchruthú i gceol.  Is ceol traidisiúnta is mó atá anseo ach in amanna ghluais mé i dtreo seánraí eile leis an scéal a insint go soiléir."  Tá cur síos sa leabhrán ar an spreagadh a bhain le gach píosa ceoil, rud a fhágann blas fíorphearsanta ar an albam.

Ar na ceoltóirí eile atá le cloisteáil ar an albam tá: Brian McGrath, Frank Kilkelly, Éilís Lennon, Brian Lennon, Johnny agus Johnny Óg Connolly, Steve Simmons agus Emmet Gill.

Turning the Tune is a double-CD of fiddle music from Charlie Lennon which includes one CD of his own compositions. 

"One CD looks back, the other looks forward."  That is how Charlie Lennon summed up his new double-CD Turning the Tune.  The first CD looks back to the roots of the tradition and past masters and features trusted old tunes with the notes in the booklet referring to many sources including McKenna, Morrison, Coleman and Killoran.  Charlie Lennon presents many of these tunes in a new way while staying within the tradition, demonstrating the possibilities which the tradition offers.  The second CD looks forward, and contains all new music composed by Charlie. He says of the compositions: "I find it helpful in writing to recall good memories of people and places and seek to capture these in music.  While the genre is primarily Irish traditional, I have moved into other genres at times in order to best paint the picture."  The booklet details the inspiration for each piece, adding a particularly personal touch to the album. 

Other musicians featuring on the album include: Brian McGrath, Frank Kilkelly, Éilís Lennon, Brian Lennon, Johnny and Johnny Óg Connolly, Steve Simmons and Emmet Gill.