3.CD POITÍN: Hot Days
CD bylo natočeno v březnu až červenci 2006 ve studiu Accent.
Obsahuje celkem 13 skladeb z Irska a Anglie.

Kliknutím na název skladby stáhnete krátkou ukázku!
1)Step It Out (04:01)
(Step It Out/Gan Ainm-trad. song & reel, arr. Poitín)
2)Saxy Jigsies (05:26)
(The Monaghan Jig/ Pull the Knife and Stick it in Again- trad. jigs, arr. Poitín)
3)Who Are You? (04:30)
(trad. arr. Poitín)
4)Springtime Frolics (04:11)
(Lucy Campbell/ Springtime Frolics/ The Flowers of Redhill- trad. reel/ reel by Jan Brabec/trad. reel- arr. Poitín)
5)Crazy Man Michael (03:33)
(words and music by D. Swarbrick & R. Thompson)
6)Hot Days (07:16)
(Ciúnas gan Uaigneas/Hot Days/The Kinegad Slashers- slow air by Jakub Siegl/ jig by Jan Brabec/ trad. jig-arr. Poitín)
7)Midsomer (03:49)
(Island Memories/ Julia Delaney- hornpipe by M. Lennon & trad. reel, arr. Poitín)
8) A Bucket Full of Mountain Dew (02:27 )
(trad. arr. Poitín)
9)March Flowers (03:41)
(slow reel by Jan Brabec, arr. Poitín)
10)For To Free (05:04)
(Banish Misfortune/ Coleraine/ An Irishman's Heart to the Ladies- trad. jigs, arr. Poitín)
11)I Was a Young Man 03:39)
(trad. arr. Poitín)
12)Saxet (05:36)
(Master Crowley/ Eileen Curran/ Lilac Reel/ Glass of Beer- trad. reels, arr. Poitín)
13)Curragh of Kildare (03:24)
(trad. arr. Poitín)

Nahráno v sestavě:
Jeremy King - zpěv/vocals (1,3,5,8,11,13) bodhrán (1,2,4,6-8,10-12)
Jaroslav Macháček - housle/fiddle (1-4, 6-13) vokál/backing vocals (1,8)
Helena Marková - high whistle(7,10) low whistle (1,4,6,7,9,10,12) soprano sax (2,3,6,11-13) alto sax (12)
Jan Brabec - bouzouki (1-3,6-8,10-13) high whistle (4,6,9) vokál/ backing vocals (1,8,13) maraca (4,13)
Jakub Siegl - kytara/guitar (1-13) vokál/ backing vocals (1,8)
Tomáš Machalík (j.h./special guest) - didgeridoo (2,11)


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1.CD POITÍN: "Poitín"
The CD was recorded in ovember and December 2000 in Kdyne .
It contains 17 tracks from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, England, France and the Czech Republic.


On the CD:

Jaroslav O. Macháček…….fiddle
Jakub Siegl………..guitar,
Jan Brabec……….…….…mandolin, tin whistle
Kristýna Franková……..…recorders, vocals
Eva Šustrová………………flute and recorders
Ladislav Pohořelý………….accordion
Antonín Mužík……..……….bodhran, spoons
Jiří A. Vyšata………… …harp, fiddle
Neige Pruvoust…….…..…..vocals
Jeremy King………….……..vocals, rainstick

It was the first time in a studio for most of us, and we were a bit apprehensive, but it didn’t take long for us to get to like the experience. The recording took three weekends, and the mixing a further two. Most of the instrumental tunes we recorded in one take, so if somebody messed up, we had to start again from the beginning- not a pleasant task! We recorded the songs by first laying down a basic rhythm track on the guitar and then individual instruments and lastly vocals, all except for Laird of Cockpen. Some tracks went easier than others. For example, Vladar we got in one take and Laird of Cockpen in two. But on the other hand, Gloomy Winter’s Noo Awa’ must have taken about twenty attempts. Tyna had to drink gallons of some horrible throat gargle, but in the end I hope you’ll agree it was worth it!

The result is a vary varied and motley collection of tunes, as is our live set. Each singer has two or three songs, there are slow,dreamy compositions on the harp by Turlough O’Carolan, and fast, rollicking Irish sets. From the very first few bars you are captivated by the massive, full sound and boundless energy and enthusiasm which is a trademark of our live shows. Irish musical puritanism is not overly loved by our two whistlers, but we all like a nice arrangement, the gutsy performance of our singer and his energy and joy which he contributes to our performances. To save pennies, Jeremy offered to make by hand each of the CD booklets, and so the first hundred or so copies we sold really were original. We don’t need to be quite so careful nowadays, and we print them like a normal band!

2.CD POITÍN: "De La Basse - Bretagne"

Recorded in the studio in Kdyňe, 2001 and 2003.
The CD contains 12 tracks from Brittany, France and one Czech folk song. Total running time 0:51:51



Performed by:

J.O.Macháček – violin, guitar, jembe, viola

J.A.Vyšata - harp, bombard, clarinet, Phillicorda

Jakub Siegl - guitar, vocals

Jan Brabec- bouzouki, tin whistle, jembe, vocals

Kristýna Franková- recorders, vocals

Antonín Mužík - bodhrán

Eva Šustrová – flute and recorders

Neige Pruvost - vocal

Dan Eberle j.h.- bass

We bid farewell to Neige in 2001 when she returned to Bordeaux, but before she left we went into the studio one spring weekend and recorded the basics of her Breton and french songs. Neige was ill at the time with a bad back which had an affect on her vocals which weren’t, perhaps, as strong as usual. We couldn’t re-record, however, as Neige was leaving, so we left the material in its rough state and returned to it about a year and a half later. We tried to give the CD a different sound from the first one, mainly to give it a more unified mood. We originally wanted to have lots of guest artistes, but in the end we made do with only one, the excellent Dan Eberle. In one afternoon he managed to lay down the bass tracks which give the album a depth which some of us thought was missing from the first CD. Evička recorded her flute parts in an expectant condition and perhaps this influenced her beautiful solo on La blanche biche…Next we recorded the two instrumentals, Gavotte des Montagnes and An Dro which we played at concerts long before De la Basse-Bretagne was dreamed up. We re-arranged it for two guitars and tin whistle. The sound, mood and arrangement is slightly different from the other pieces and perhaps because of this we chose it as the title piece. Tyna finished her flute parts with the solo at the end of the recording and also sang with Kuba the Czech folk song, Lída, Lidunka. We added it at the end as a bonus track because we like it, we sometimes play it at concerts…and just simply because it seemed like a good way to finish the CD. Jack-of-all-trades, Antonin, added clarinet and suddenly it was completely different from the live version. Apart from the harp and clarinet, Antonin also had a go at the bombard ( a traditional Breton reeded wind instrument) and the ancient Philicordia keyboard which added the darker atmosphere to the bleak Marv and Kan bale an A.R.B.
Despite having a few faster songs, the general feel of the album is slower, calmer tempoed, there are no classic ‘sets’ and it doesn’t even sound particularly traditional. It has a slightly more modern sound whilst staying firmly in the realm of the acoustic. The CD booklet was painted by the bodhran player, Tonda Mužík. It turned out really well.His dark blues perfectly suit the mood of the album and, if you look very carefully, you can see a tiny little figure on the landing stage of the departing Neige…(at least that’s what Tonda says, and he should know…)

What they said…
Rinceoirí –internet shop: The majority of songs on this album are traditional Breton but one Czech folk song can also be found. J.O. Macháček’s composition Le Loup would fit easily among the ranks of traditional gavottes. The group uses a native singer for the songs.The arrangements are fully under the control of Poitin who use quite a wide range of instruments in their interpretations. Why buy this CD: Ther is far too little Breton music on the market. Poitin are good to listen to and ,even though I know most of the songs from other sources, I still find myself reaching for this CD.