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First Through the Gate
Brian Conway
First Through the Gate
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop
 
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In his long-awaited, stunning solo debut, premier Irish-American fiddler Brian Conway performs with a skill, grace, and force that are steeped in tradition but distinctively his own. Well known in the New York Irish/Celtic...  more »

     
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All Artists: Brian Conway
Title: First Through the Gate
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Original Release Date: 1/1/2002
Re-Release Date: 7/23/2002
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop
Styles: British & Celtic Folk, Celtic, Europe, Britain & Ireland
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 093074048122

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In his long-awaited, stunning solo debut, premier Irish-American fiddler Brian Conway performs with a skill, grace, and force that are steeped in tradition but distinctively his own. Well known in the New York Irish/Celtic community, Conway has won numerous fiddling competitions, and has been called one of the best fiddlers of his generation. Nothing is missed in Brian Conway's Sligo style of fiddling. From hop jigs to hornpipes, and highlands to slow airs, Conway preserves and passes along the best of the past while melding it with the talent and imagination of the present.

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CD Reviews

A music lover's delight
c jordan | New York, NY USA | 08/09/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"When I go home after a busy day and I want to feel happy, I put on Brian Conway's "First Through the Gate." It is simply beautiful. What wonderful music to enjoy in the peaceful surroundings of home, away from the frenetic pace of our modern world. And my kids love it, too; they dance to it, they twirl to it. Thank you, Brian Conway, for such a delightful CD."
Like Tullamore Dew
Anthony McLaughlin | Philadelphia, PA United States | 11/16/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been collecting Irish Traditional CDs since the beginning of the Summer and I just got this based on Earle Kitchner's review in the Irish Echo. It really doesn't get any better than this. The clarity, the tempos, the swing, the pure naturalness--pour me another. I also greatly appreciated the inclusion of Mick Maloney's informative essay on Sligo Fiddling."