Nuala Kennedy: The New Shoes

'"A Dazzling debut. She is not only an exceptional interpreter of the tradition: her own tunes glisten with freshness." -- The Irish Times

"What is it about new shoes when they are right? They are absolutely comfortable, they fill you with a sense of adventure, new roads to be traveled? and they bring a smile to your face. Nuala Kennedy’s New Shoes CD is much like that. It is solidly in the tradition. No tricks or sleight of hand here. Just exquisite playing, great tunes that will not leave you alone, classy and imaginative arrangements and singing that will melt your heart. It is not often you hear an album that feels so beautifully at ease with itself, and at the same time so fresh and exciting. And it can be daunting to add something worth saying to a tradition as rich as Celtic music, but Kennedy and crew have pulled it off in style. New Shoes is an album that rings unerringly true and passionate from the heart, the head and the feet."  -- Oliver Schroer

Track Listing & Sound Clips:

01. The Pink Flamingo
02. Cáit i nGarráin a Bhile
03. Hop Jigs
04. Dolphin School
05. The Groves of Donaghmore with ‘Bluenote’
06. Over to Brittany
07. Erin on the Rhine with ‘Through The Back Yard’ [MP3]
08. Slippy [MP3]
09. Highlands and Islands
10. A Bhean Úd Thíos [MP3]
11. The New Shoes [MP3]

Musicians:

Nuala Kennedy (flute/vocals)
Claire Mann (flute/fiddle/vocals)
Julian Sutton (melodeons)
Marc Clement (guitar/vocals)
Mhairi Hall (piano)
Donald Hay (percussion)
Mario Caribe (double bass)
Daniel Lapp (trumpet)
Cathal Connell (vocals)