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I’d Understand You if I Knew What You Meant (2014) Own Label “…they are still a force to reckon with and back in business with a splendid new album.” FOLKWORLD “Craobh Rua have a sure touch with tunes, sensitivity with songs and a way with words that is legendary.” IRISH MUSIC MAGAZINE Purchase CD £12…

If Ida Been Here, Ida Been There (2000) KRL CDLDL 1296 “…the power comes from great playing, tight as a mouse’s ear and a sound balance that is absolutely superb.” IRISH MUSIC MAGAZINE “First their sound is impeccably tight. Whether playing a complex set of jigs, a bouncy selection of hornpipes or a slow ballad,…

SOh It Is (1997) KRL CDLDL 1259 “Opening with a lively set of reels the standard is set for the rest of the album. Craobh Rua play with a tightness that some other bands only aspire to.” THE LIVING TRADITION “…the mighty Northern style of Irish Traditional Music cruises through their veins.” FOLK ROOTS Purchase…

No Matter How Cold and Wet You Are As Long As You’re Warm and Dry (1996) KRL CDLDL 1237 “Practically everywhere you go on this disc there is a treasure waiting to be uncovered.” IRISH MUSIC MAGAZINE “This is a brilliant record, thirteen tracks strong, with performances and arrangements that epitomise taste and polish.” DIRTY…

The More That’s Said the Less the Better (1992) KRL CDLDL 1215 “Its a veritable feast of riches from start to finish and there’s not a weak track anywhere.” ROCK ‘N’ REEL Track Listing The Humours of Ballyconnell, Come West Along the Road, Kitty Got a Clinking Coming from the Races, The Five Mile Chase…

Not a Word About It 1990 BTB Records 0010 Track Listing The Green Gates, The Humours of Scariff, The Mountain Road (Reels) (Arr: B Connolly) 4.48 Bríd Óg Ní Mháille (Song) (Arr: J Byrne) 3.40 The King of the Pipers, Tommy Peoples’ Jig, The Monaghan Jig (Double Jigs) (Arr: M Cassidy) 4.56 The Quarrelsome Piper, Alexander’s…