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kmmando
Nov-01-2007, 12:44pm
If you're wanting to hear some of Alec Finn's excellent bouzouki & guitar playing, then here is a list of recordings he has been on. Many may not be available, of course, but there's always ebay.

It's probably an incomplete list, so do help if you know of others, or can add missing titles.

ALEC FINN
Blue Shamrock
Innisfree

With DE DANNAN
De Danann (1975)
Selected Jigs Reels and Songs (1977)
The Mist Covered Mountain (1980)
Star-Spangled Molly (1981)
Best of De Dannan (1981)
Song For Ireland (1983)
The Irish RM (1984)
Anthem (1985)
Ballroom (1987)
A Jacket of Batteries (1988)
Half Set in Harlem (1991)
Hibernian Rhapsody (1995)
How the West Was Won (1999)
Welcome to the Hotel Connemara (2000)

World live tour cd, not generally released
De Dannan - Irish Folk Festival series LPs
De Dannan - Bringing it all back home series

With FRANKIE GAVIN
Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn (1977)
Frankie Goes To Town (1989)
Fierce Traditional (2001)

With ELEANOR SHANLEY
Eleanor Shanley and Friends (Celtic Note) produced by Alec Finn

With DOLORES KEANE
Night Owl (1998)
Best of Dolores Keane (2007)

With COLM MURPHY
An Bodhran

With JOHN CARTY
At it again (2003)
I will if I can (2005)

With KATHLEEN LOUGHNANE
Harp to Heart
Affairs of the Harp
Harping On

With THE WATERBOYS
Fishermans Blues

With KEVIN MACLEOD
Springwell (1999)
Polbain to Oranmore (2003)
Dorney Rock (2006)

With BRIAN ROONEY
The Godfather

With TOMMY KEANE & JACQUELINE MCCARTHY
The wind among the reeds
others?

With JAMES CARTY
Upon my soul (2006)

With BRENDAN O’REGAN
unknown/others?

With MARY STAUNTON
Bright Early mornings

With TOMMY PEOPLES
Waiting for a call

With SEAN RYAN
Minstrel's fancy
Take the air

With NOEL HILL
The Irish concertina II
Noel Hill & Tony Linnane - The Irish concertina I

With JOHNNY O'HALLORAN
unknown/others?

Steve L
Nov-01-2007, 2:02pm
He recorded one or two with whistle player Mary Bergin (Feadog Stain...I can't check the spelling right now) if I'm not mistaken. #I remember that stuff as being rather good. One of the most consistently good musicians ever...a wonderful player. Kevin, you and he are a great pairing!

kmmando
Nov-02-2007, 5:12am
of course, they slipped off the list, seminal recording the first one is, awesome music.

thanks for that, Steve.

Any more, anyone?

KM