Multi-instrumentalist Anxo Pintos from the Galician group Berrogüetto composed the first tune. Galicians are the Spanish Celts, and you can clearly hear the Iberian influence in the intricate rhythms. We follow it with two favorite Irish reels.
The Ivy Leaf was the emblem of the followers of Charles Stewart Parnell, the revered founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, who fought tirelessly for Home Rule. Karen learned this piece at Noel Rice’s weekly Irish session in Chicago.
The Skylark was composed by legendary fiddler James Morrison and was recorded by him along with Maud Miller in 1935.