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Shadow Hunter is a glorious album of uilleann piping from Davy Spillane, weaving a spell from his obvious folk roots into more courageous jazz areas. As an instrumentalist, Davy's touch knows few boundaries, but it is here, in a band context that he really shines with the help of a cast of similarly gifted Irish musicians including, Anthony Drennan (guitars / mandolin), James Delaney (keyboards / piano), Tony Molloy (bass), Paul Moran (drums / percussion), Martin O' Connor (accordion), Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Christy Moore (bodhran), and Sean Tyrrell (vocals / mandocello).
Shadow Hunter continues the fusion of Irish and American music pioneered on his much acclaimed 'Atlantic Bridge' album and constitutes a significant experiment in an area fraught with musical perils.
"Street Music" is how uilleann piper Davy Spillane describes his music. Davy and his band certainly cover a lot of musical ground in their fusion of Irish traditional music, jazz, rock, funk and blues. "People seem to think that blues and soul music are the preserve of black America" says Davy "But there are many parallels between Afro/American culture and the Irish experience."
Track List:-
1) Introduction - Lucy's Tune / Indiana Drones
2) Carron Streams
3) Watching The Clock
4) Walker Of The Snow
5) Hidden Ground
6) The White Crow
7) Moyasta Junction
8) Journeys Of A Dreamer
9) One Day In June
10) Equinox
11) The Host Of The Air
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