Niamh Ní Charra

CUZ - A TRIBUTE TO TERRY "CUZ" TEAHAN

  1. The Lonesome Road To Dingle / Dave Kennedy’s Gift / Cuz Teahan’s Favourite / The Nuns’ Cuttings (Slides) 3:26
  2. Tadhg and Biddy’s / Denis Murphy’s #2 / Mary Shea’s Promise to her Dog / Dust on the Bible (Waltz / Slides) 4:07
  3. Johnny I do Miss You / The Galway Belle / Ballyhoura Mountains (Polkas) 2:59
  4. Frank Thornton’s / The Glountane Highland / The Road to Glountane (Highlands) 4:08
  5. Is Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé hÍ (Song) 4:22
  6. The Dolly Varden / Moll Roe (Barndance / Slip Jig) 2:32
  7. Anne Sheehy McAuliffe’s / Mickey Chewing Bubblegum / Newmarket (Polkas) 2:55
  8. The Peeler and the Goat / Paul’s Departure / The Chieftains Are Coming (Slide / Reels) 3:29
  9. Kerry Mills / Gaelic Park / Tumble The Tinker (Barndance / Jigs) 3:22
  10. The Man From Glountane / Tom Dayhill’s Fiddle (Hornpipes) 3:14
  11. I Made it to Winona / The Day I Spent with Mick / The Rogues’ Gallery (Polkas) 3:12
  12. Ann Heymann’s / Glountane School 1862 (Waltz / Reel) 4:00
  13. The Big Furze Bush / The Hair Fell Off My Coconut / Minnie Looney’s (Slides) 3:11
Released March 01, 2013
“Cuz”  from Kerry musician Niamh Ní Charra, and celebrates Sliabh Luachra’s rich history of music, in particular the compositions and repertoire of Glountane native Cuz Teahan. Cuz emigrated to Chicago in 1928 and spent the next six decades playing and passing on the music of Sliabh Luachra to generations of musicians. Shortly before his death, he made a tape full of rare tunes and his own compositions for a very young Niamh, now a multi-award-winning performer. Drawing on the tape for inspiration and material, this album is a tribute to Cuz and his music. Along with showcasing Niamh’s impressive talent and versatility on fiddle, concertina, and voice, it features top class guest artists from Ireland and America, all of whom had a connection to Cuz. These include Liz Carroll, Jimmy Keane, Donogh Hennessy, Mick Moloney, Donal Murphy and Tommy O Sullivan.
 
Reviews:
 
Niamh Ní Charra’s beautifully rough-hewn collection celebrates Sliabh Luachra’s bounties with chutzpah…A fine and firey collection.
Siobhán Long, The Irish Times (4 Stars) 03/2013
 
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2014
Chicago Irish American News 01/2014
 
“Cuz” and the recognition this brings to Mr. Teahan is long overdue. Thank goodness, the woman who pulled all this together is a stunningly gifted musician and archivist. This is one of the best. Ever. Good on Cuz, and good on Niamh!  
American Public Radio 03/2013
 
"It really is a lovely thing, and it's hard to keep an emotional tear from the eye whilst listening to it." 
Rod Stradling, Musical Traditions Magazine. 03/2013
 
“Everything about this album is heartfelt and well researched. It is impeccably presented, brilliantly performed and tells a compelling story about music and community… a masterful job – this album is an absolute stunner.”
Irish Echo, 04/2013