Aughavinna, by JB Samzun & Charles Monod

Aughavinna

by JB Samzun & Charles Monod

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1.	The Morning Lark / Whelan's Jig (Jigs) 03:40	info
2.	The Collier's / The Limestone Rock / The Road to Lisdoonvarna (Reels) 03:22	info
3.	The Hills of Coore / Miss Galvin's (Hornpipes) 02:54	info
4.	The Little Black Pig / The Horseshoe / The Shoemaker's Fancy (Jigs) 03:35	info
5.	The Chattering Magpie / The Laccaroe / Jack Rowe's (Reels) 03:34	info
6.	Lucy Farr's / The Kilnamona (Barndances) 02:49	info
7.	Paddy Fahey's (Jigs) 03:06	info
8.	The Daisy Field / The Boys on the Hilltop / Tommy Peoples' (Reels) 03:44	info
9.	The Wicklow Hornpipe / Joe Ryan's (Hornpipe / Setdance) 03:54	info
10.	The First House in Connaught / Pigeon on the Gate (Reels) 04:05	info
11.	Down the Back Lane / The Meelick Team / Scatter the Mud (Jigs) 03:26	info
12.	Tomeen O'Dea's / The Ballykett Courthouse / Ormond Sound (Reels) 03:34	info

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"Aughavinna - Irish Traditional Music from Doolin, Co. Clare"

Jean-Baptiste "JB" Samzun comes from a musical family in Brittany and has been visiting Co. Clare since he was a young child. He lived in Clare in 2017-2018, during which period he focused on his fiddle playing, joining local sessions and attending traditional music festivals.

Charles Monod hails from Switzerland originally but first came to Doolin in 2006 for a summer job and after a number of return visits moved permanently in 2010. He started playing the tin whistle during his first summer in Ireland and then picked up the concertina in 2007 and never looked back, now playing regularly in Doolin and North Clare in general.

JB and Charles first met in the summer of 2017 at a session in Doolin, during which they instantly connected on a musical level. They met regularly for tunes after that, realizing that they enjoyed the same tunes, looked up to the same musicians and simply shared the same love for Irish Traditional Music, and the music from County Clare and East Galway in particular.
They shared a house for a full year in 2018, in Aughavinna, Doolin during which they played, listened and discussed music on a daily basis. As JB's return to Brittany was fast approaching, they decided to make a recording together as a souvenir of their musical friendship. Jack Talty guided them throughout the process and he suggested that the recording should be made live at their house in order to capture the essence of their music, which suited both as they didn't have any recording experience and enjoyed the nature of live recordings.

"Aughavinna" is the result of JB and Charles sharing music together daily for a year, condensed in two days of live recording at their home in Doolin. They were accompanied by their friends Vincent Fogarty (bouzouki) and Alan Wallace (guitar) on these two days, during which they wanted to pay tribute to the many musicians who have inspired and helped them on their musical journeys. JB & Charles play in a style they developed by immersing themselves in the local sessions and the tunes were carefully selected and also represent their connection with Doolin, Co. Clare and East Galway.

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released October 10, 2020

JB Samzun : Fiddle
Charles Monod : Concertina
Vincent Fogarty : Bouzouki
Alan Wallace : Guitar

Recorded, Mixed & Masterey by Jack Talty
Photography by Mrs Redhead
Design by Niamh O'Meara-Daly | NOMAD

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Charles Monod Doolin, Ireland

Charles (concertina) and JB (fiddle) met in 2017 and shared a house for a year in Doolin. They recorded this duet album at the end of that year.

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