Home is where the hearth is

It is also the music the Mac Namaras grew up with in Tulla, and concentrates on the tunes and approach to playing they heard firsthand from Magherabawn flute and tin whistle master Joe Bane and Glendree fiddler Bill O’Malley. As a tribute to these two local instrumentalists, “Open Hearth” conveys the lyricism and soulful sweep of East Clare music at a beautifully unfrenetic pace.
The credentials each Mac Namara brings to this recording are substantial. Andrew is a former member of the Tulla C