The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #119096   Message #2580561
Posted By: john f weldon
03-Mar-09 - 04:43 PM
Thread Name: breakneck speed and Irish Music
Subject: RE: breakneck speed and Irish Music
Watching Derek Bell rip through O'Carolan's Concerto, it seemed to lose its melody in the flurry of notes. The most stately version I've heard is (gasp) by an American Old-timey group, the Delaware Water String band, which brings out the beauty in a slow and gentle fashion.