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Article: The Blackberry Blossom. (sound recording review)
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- March 22, 2002
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MARY MACNAMARA The Blackberry Blossom Claddagh 32
Concertina player Mary MacNamara's newest release is a delightful collection of reels, jigs, hornpipes and barn dances from her home in East Clare, Ireland. MacNamara's playing has a quiet power and simplicity -- unhurried, unaffected, rhythmically and technically flawless -- and always deeply soulful. In her hands, the true nature of these tunes comes vividly to life, and with it the nature of the land and people of her home. We see the countryside, the pubs, porches, barns and kitchens where this music took shape. She makes us hear it ...