His musical talents started on the bodhran and progressed quickly on to the
whistle, fiddle and a variety of other instruments. "The Jolly Tinker" is his first Album and it brings together an array of his musical Talents which features him playing Flute, Fiddle, Lilting and Guitar. Kane also is a composer Tunes, four of his compostions are featured on this Album - Tyra Ava, Mucka’s, The Killkenny and Mick O’Rourke’s. The music on this Album brings together the new and the old, it also highlights the various talents this young Man has to offer, and no doubt you will hear more from him in the future.
hope you enjoy my blend of dance/dub/rap and trad fusion.kanes notesi like to keep close to the tradition of irish dance music, playing the old tunes-writing tunes that sound like old tune, i.e dont sound like finger excercises. and then fuse it modern beats and bass.
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Kane O'Rourke "The Jolly Tinker"
Label: Own Label; 14 tracks; 79 min
An extraordinary album this, in many ways. Kane is a multi-instrumentalist - fiddles, flutes and other stuff - and he's good. As far as I can tell, he doesn't sing: the four songs are each credited to a different vocalist. He does throw in a nice bit of lilting on Mucka's, and he enlists the help of a few friends including Nigel Davey on the box, but the ten instrumental tracks are fronted by Mr O'Rourke in styles ranging from pure drop to Paddy-A-Gogo. There's quite a bit of synthesised keyboards and drums, and some revival of folk-rock ideas, but this CD stretches comfortably from well-played straight trad on The Nightingale Set and the title track, through modern arrangements on Dogs Pollon Jigs and Johnny Cope, all the way to weird post-contemporary pieces. See what you make of May Morning Dew for starters.
Kane O'Rourke's flutes and fiddle are handy enough, but it's the arrangements which make this such a compelling listen. There's always something going on, from double-tracked low whistle to laptop loops. The vocal tracks are raw and heartfelt, whether it's Eamon McDonagh on May Morning Dew, Alan Burke on Conamara or Peter Coughlan on Make and Break Harbour. Kane has musician friends too: there's a lovely bit of piping from Eanna Cronin on The Old Bush. Sean Ryan's shows off Kane's bodhrán ability with evocative African-style percussion behind the reels. The Kilkenny builds to an impressive climax. Then we get Mamo, almost as an afterthought: eat you heart out, Paul Mounsey. The Jolly Tinker is well worth seeking out, maybe at Kane's myspace page. I'm intrigued to see what direction this man takes now.
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Alex Monaghan
