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Beoga
The Incident
Genres: Blues, Folk, International Music, Pop

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Lamped
2. Antics
3. Mary Danced with Soldiers
4. Mister Molly's
5. The Flying Golf Club
6. Strange Things
7. The Incident
8. The Bellevue Waltz
9. On the Way
10. Fly Fishing
11. The Best is Yet to Come

CD Details

All Artists: Beoga
Title: The Incident
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Compass Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 1/27/2009
Genres: Blues, Folk, International Music, Pop
Styles: British & Celtic Folk, Contemporary Folk, Celtic
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 766397449920

Synopsis

Product Description

The unique sound of Beoga, the five-piece traditional band based in County Antrim, features the twin dueling accordions of Seán Óg Graham and Damian McKee, along with four-time All-Ireland bodhrán champion Eamon Murray and pianist Liam Bradley along with the vocals of one of Ireland s premier young singers, Niamh Dunne.

Beoga's 2007 release, Mischief, made The Boston Globe s Best of 2007 list with their signature mix of Irish traditional music with nuances of bluesy riffs, Astor Piazzola-style jazz and a raunchy New Orleans jamboree vibe.

Beoga's third album The Incident delivers more fresh and lively compositions from the Irish quintet. An explosive and quirky collection of melodies and songs with the Beoga stamp present from the start, The Incident is set to capitalize on the group s popularity as they captivate audiences on a global scale with their blend of passion, energy and vitality.

CD Reviews

Mellow modern Irish folk music

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 01/28/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Beoga "The Incident"

(Compass Records, 2009)

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Although they describe themselves as "a trad band on steroids," this youthful Irish folk fivesome are pretty mellow-sounding, mixing Celtic trad with sweet pop and a bit of a classical-chamber music vibe at times. There's also an eclectic jam-band sensibility as well, a modern embrace of different approaches and styles that gels together well. Fiddler Niahm Dunne also contributes sweet vocals on a tune or two, adding that well-known mournful tone that so many Irish women excel at... Guess I'm gonna have to go back and check their old records out as well! (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To World Music)"

A very sold Irish band with virtuoso performers

Robert P. Weissburg | 04/14/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A very solid album with some really good playing, particularly on the accordians. Well, to be fair they are all very skilled musicians with lot of feel for the music. I'd have given it 5 stars, but some of the vocals songs were a bit too early 20th century pop music like for my taste. But that's only my taste. They were done very well, but that's not a variety of music I'm very fond of, or what I wanted from an Irish trad album."