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Product Description Lúnasafounders Michael McGoldrickand John McSherryâsdebut duo release is a delirious, intoxicating celebration of Irish wind instruments: flutes, tin and low whistles, and uilleann pipes. Glorious and enchanting.  "Listen more than once and youâll ford rivers in search of the live equivalent!" Â- Irish Times Amazon.com Two of today's top Celtic musicians join forces for an album that's both delightful and inventive. Mixing traditional and contemporary material with glorious ease, piper and whistler John McSherry and whistle and flute master Michael McGoldrick soar with the kind of breezy freshness that's all too often missing from Irish music these days. That's perhaps to be expected from people whose pedigrees include the likes of Lúnasa, Donal Lunny, and Afro Celt Sound System, but the pairing proves to be even more natural and joyful than anticipated, as the two push each other further on "Ornette's Trip to Belfast," for example, and caress the melody of "The Bloom of Youth." With some sprightly, sympathetic backing that never becomes overpowering, the two are left in the spotlight--and they shine perfectly. --Chris Nickson
After obtaining several albums from early Lúnasa, I wanted more, and the dual of Michael McGoldrick, their flute, whistle, and uillean pipe man, with John McSherry, another piper, backed by other musicians on guitar, fiddle, bass, keyboards, and bouzouki, provide us a jaunty journey to Ireland. The happy spirit, the uplifting lilts, a popular style in arrangements, and professionalism throughout, give this album great joy. I am a sucker for the uilleann pipes anyway. Thus, if you delighted in the instrumentals and spunk of Lúnasa in its Green Linnet days, then you will certainly appreciate this recording. Nay, you will get up to dance and skip to it!