Simply Whistle

“Pat is a serious musician and composer with a beautiful traditional flow to her music and I am so delighted that the legacy of her music will live on through this beautiful and long overdue album”. Marian Flannery Egan - Kilkelly, Co Mayo

Musicians:

Pat Walsh – Plays John Sindt Whistles on all tracks.

John Doyle – Guitar tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 11,17. Bouzouki tracks 7, 9, 11, 13 and Mandola tracks 10 and 12.

Mike McGoldrick – C flute track 6. Low whistle track 10. D whistle track 11. Mandola and tenor guitar tracks 5, 6 and 14. Bodhran tracks 4,5,6,9,11,16,17,18 and 19. Percussion track 1.

Marian Egan – Whistle track 8.

Pat O’Reilly – Bouzouki track 3.

Stephen Doherty – Piano track 8.

Tim Edey – Guitar tracks 15 and 18.

All tunes composed by Pat Walsh and traditional tunes arranged by Pat Walsh and Mike McGoldrick except: -

Emmets Hedgehog composed by Niall Vallely

The Pondering Jig composed by Enda Scahill

Diplodocus and The Boxman composed by Liz Carroll

Old Rafferty’s Apple and Heart Shaped Wood composed by Mike McGoldrick

Larry’s Favourite composed by Paddy O’Brien

The Love of Lucia composed by Angela Usher

Caoineadh An Spailpin melody composed by Sean O’Riada

John Griffins Fancy composed by Fr John Griffin

The Music Room composed by Paddy O’Donoghue

Marian’s Trip to Collooney composed by Tony Sullivan

All tracks recorded at Boxroom Studio, Manchester except for track 8 which was recorded at Currinara Studios, Foxford, Co Mayo.

Produced and engineered by Mike McGoldrick.

Mixed and mastered Andy Seward and Mike McGoldrick

John Doyle appears courtesy of Compass Records