February 15, 2011
By Staff Reporter
OCTOBER SONG
The House Band
This album of 10 tracks from Green Linnet Records features traditional and folk numbers from the vibrant, lively House Band. The tracks includes jigs, folk songs, hornpipes, and a Romanian dance tune. For information, call 1 (800) 468-6644 or (203) 730-0333, or write to Green Linnet at 43 Beaver Brook Rd., Danbury, CT 06810. Log onto the web at http://www.greenlinnet.com
FOXGLOVE
Moving Cloud
Very few bands in Ireland play traditional dance music with the fervor and finesse of Moving Cloud, the band named after a classic Irish reel. “Foxglove” is Moving Cloud’s second release. “Our music is acoustic and deeply rooted in the traditional,” button accordion and melodeon player Paul Brock said. Other band members are M’ve Donnelly and Manus McGuire on fiddles, Kevin Crawford on flute, whistle and bodhr_n, and Carl Hession on piano. Among them, they possess more than 20 All-Ireland titles. For information, call 1 (800) 468-6644 or (203) 730-0333, or write to Green Linnet at 43 Beaver Brook Rd., Danbury, CT 06810. Log onto the web at http://www.greenlinnet.com
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THE IRISH WOLFHOUND:
Symbol of Celtic Splendor
Mary McBryde
This 335-page hardback, from Howell Book House, Macmillan Publishing USA, is, quite simply, a treat for breeders of the Irish wolfhound, and indeed for canine lovers in general. It’s packed with information, color photographs and diagrams with everything there is to know about this dog breed: the early history of the dog, how to choose a puppy, training, feeding, showing, breeding, and health care. Cost $49.95. For information, log onto http://www.mcp.com/mgr/howell
JOHN STANISLAUS JOYCE:
The Voluminous Life and
Genius of James Joyce’s Father
John Wyse Jackson and Peter Costello
Plenty has been written and said about James Joyce. Now comes this $35, 512-page publication from St. Martin’s Press on Joyce’s father. It’s a portrait of a father-and-son relationship set against the backdrop of Dublin’s great renaissance, which immensely affected the life and works of James Joyce. For information, call St. Martin’s Press at (212) 674-5151.