The Celtic Viol II / Savall, Lawrence-King, McGuire

This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.

Also available: The Celtic Viol
"Savall's sensitivity to these 29 Celtic tunes is acute and obviously deeply felt." -- ClassicsToday.com

The Celtic Viol II. Treble Viol & Lyra Viol
An Homage to the Irish and Scottish Musical Traditions

Jordi Savall - Treble and Lyra Viols
Andrew Lawrence-King - Read more Irish Harp & Psalterium
Frank McGuire - Traditional tunable Bodhran

This second volume follows the critically acclaimed and best-selling Volume I, but is far from being only a continuation.

Thanks to different types of viol (treble and lyra) and particularly inspired rhythms coming from Frank McGuire on bodhran (an Irish frame drum), Jordi Savall has enriched his vision of this fascinating repertoire. Andrew Lawrence-King offers a perfect counterpoint on Irish harp and psaltery. This album is organised in seven sets and enables us to discover many sides of a repertoire Jordi Savall explores with the steadiest and most respectful hand.

"Savall and Lawrence- King play these lovely airs and dances with great elegance and respect…there’s no doubting [the performances’] sincerity or the beauty of their execution." -- BBC Music Magazine, reviewing Vol. 1

I. The Galway Set (D-minor, 440)

1. The Galway Bay Hornpipe - Traditional Irish
2. The Rover Reformed - John Playford (1718)
3. Lord Frog Dance - John Walsh (1713) & Buckingham House - Traditional Irish

II. The Gold Ring Set (D major, 440)

4. The Hills of Lorne - Charlie Hunter of Oban
5. Miss Sally Hunter of Thurston Jig - Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831)
6. Mrs. Scott Skinner - James Scott Skinner (1843-1927)
7. Alexander’s Hornspipe & Harvest Home - Traditional Irish
8. The Gold Ring Jig - Traditional Irish

III. The Abergeldie Castle Set (E-minor, 415)

9. Abergeldie Castle Strathspey - Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976)
10. Caribou Barren - Dan R. MacDonald
11. Regents Rant - Traditional Scottish
12. Crabs in the skillet Slow Jig - Ryan’s Collection (Boston, 1883)
13. Lord Moira’s Hornpipe - Ryan’s Collection (Boston, 1883) Jordi Savall Lyra Viol

IV. The Nathaniel Gow Set (A-minor, 440)

14. The Braes o’ Bushbie Slow march - P. John Bowie, 1789
15. Nathaniel Gow’s Lament for the Death of his Brother - Nathaniel Gow
16. Abigail Judge - O’Carolan (1670-1738)
(O’Neill The Music of Ireland, Chicago, 1903)
17. Planxty O’Daly - O’Carolan (O’Neill, Chicago, 1903)

V. The Lancashire Pipes Set (E Major / minor)

18. The Lancashire Pipes (E-major) - Manchester Gamba Book
19. Pigges of Rumsey / Kate of Bardie (E-major) - Manchester Gamba Book
20. The Cup of Tea (E-minor) - Traditional Irish
21. A Toye (E-major) - Manchester Gamba Book

VI. The Archibald MacDonald Set (D minor / major)

22. Planxty Sir Ulick Burke (D-minor) - O’Carolan (O’Neill, Chicago, 1903)
23. The Sword Dance-New Stepny Slip Jig (D-minor) - Traditional Irish
24. Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch (D-minor) - Traditional Irish
25. Jimmy Holme’s Favorite – Reel (D-major) - Ryan’s Collection (Boston, 1883)

VII. The Liverpool Set (D-major, 440)

26. Planxty Irwin - O’Carolan (O’Neill, Chicago, 1903)
27. The Liverpool Hornpipe - James Stewart Robertson
28. Peter’s Peerie Boat Jig - Tom Anderson (1910-1991)

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1. Galway Bay Hornpipe by Traditional