Miche�l � hAlmhain - Tuile Is Tr�/The Flowing Tide

A rich seam of tunes played by consummate flute player Miche�l � hAlmhain. Growing up in Dublin at a time when the city teemed with pipers and pipers' clubs, sessions and musical characters, as a teenager, Miche�l joined Comhaltas Ceolt�ir� �ireann and became a key architect in shaping its future.On this album, from the elegant Murtach Mac Cana and Lady Maxwell composed by Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) to Eibhl�n Gheal Chi�in, an exquisite air collected by Edward Bunting, Miche�l shows the extent of his research on rare historical sources. His choice of music for the album is a delight and runs the full gamut of Irish dance tunes, from hop, slip and double jigs, to slides, polkas, reels and hornpipes.'A master flute player and piper, � hAlmhain has been at the epicentre of Irish traditional music for half a century. The music on this CD is a musical jewel from a true master of his art.' - Prof Gear�id � hAlmhur�in.At Fleadh Cheoil na h�ireann 2016 in Ennis, Co. Clare, Comhaltas Ceolt�ir� �ireann awarded Micheal � hAlmhain its highest honour, that of Ard-Ollamh.