Brian Finnegan - When the Party's Over (1993)

A barnstorming performance on both flute and whistle from one of the front runners in the new folk revival. An early release which highlights all of the promise and potential that is now apparent on all the albums he now features on - and that's a few.

1. Hammy Hamilton's - Kitty's Got A Clinking Coming to the Fair - Old As the Hills
2. Father Roche - Liam Murphy's Delight
3. Take A Message To Julie - Egan's - The Extremity
4. The Last Chance
5. The Slgo Reel
6. Purfy - You May Be Certain of It
7. The Laurel Tree - In the Promised Land - When the Party's Over
8. Skating While the Ice Melts - Madame Vanoni
9. Sweet Rain - Son Ar Rost
10. The Parting
11. The Highland Fiddle - Hogties
12. Sergeant Murray - Hanley's Tweed - Boys of Balisadeer
13. The Donegal Lass

Brian Finnegan: Flutes & Whistles
Paul McSherry: Guitars
Shane Power:  Keyboards & Percussion
Peter Houlahan: Bodhran
Eoghan O'Brien: Harp & Guitar
Ian Carr: Guitars
Bruce Arthur: Percussion
Eammon McElhom: Piano & Guitar

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Flook- Flatfish (1999)

“The first studio album from this dazzling young Anglo/Irish four-piece, two years on from their live debut CD, is also their first recording since Mike McGoldrick, one of the band's original flute and whistle players, was replaced by bodhran sensation John Joe Kelly.

McGoldrick's departure was widley seen as a blow; if so, Flook have triumphed over adversity. Sarah Allen and Brian Finnegan continue to conjure a breathtaking array of wind blown timbres and textures, each playing several variations on the band's signature instrument. Kelly and guitarist Ed Boyd make a dream team rhythm section, their precision honed yet gossamer-fine interplay meshing mesmerically with the melodies, Boyd occasionally picking out the tune, with Finnegan and Allen hit a sparky percussive groove.

No guest players, no electronic embellishments, just a craking set of tunes, from tender waltzes to fiery Balkan dances, and a cornucopia of sublime musicianship.”

Rating *****  Sue Wilson, The Scotsman, Saturday, October 2, 1999

1. Calico
2. Eb Reels
3. The Gentle Giant
4. Sligo Reel
5. Flatfish
6. Happy Jigs
7. Bruno
8. Waltzes
9. Flutopia

Sarah Allen: Flute, alto flute, Whistler and accordion.

Ed Boyd: Guitars, bouzouki and mandolina.

Brian Finnegan: Flutes, whistles and bansuri.

John Joe Kelly: Bodhràn.

Flook- Flatfish

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Flook-Flook! Live! (1996)

Flook has always been celebrated for their organic, fluid and brilliantly innovative all-acoustic fusion of Irish folklore with modern and trans-national rhythms. What really makes them extraordinary, however, is the way their sound emerges from a sixth sense, allowing band members to communicate on a subliminal level. There is an uncanny interplay between the players; each seems to respond not only to what is presently being heard but also to as-yet-unvoiced impulses. Even when performing sets they have interpreted many times before, inspiration leaps between them like multi-hued tongues of flame and long-familiar tunes become utterly transformed, fresh and new.

Sarah Allen: Flute, Accordion.
Ed Boyd: Guitar, Bouzouki.
Brian Finnegan: Flute, Whistle.
Michael McGoldrick: Flute, Whistle.

Flook Live!

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