Tribute
is the latest CD of fiddle music from master fiddle/violin player
Jim McKillop This
latest album is actually a double CD as it contains
(23) tracks (containing 30 tunes) of a variety of fiddle
styles including Irish & Scottish traditional tunes, beautiful
Waltzes and Irish slow Airs, American and Hungarian music etc. Accompanied
by the extremely talented guitarist Pat Conroy (long time accompanist
to the late great Sean Maguire) and James Quinn on Piano/Bass, this
CD demonstrates once again why so many people consider Jim McKillop
to be a world class player with a unique talent for expressive and
emotional playing as well as technical expertise.
Last of the VHS Tape videos
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The
Floating Bowhand DVD.
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A
professionally produced superb musical documentary on Jim McKillop (duration:
105 minutes), containing 58 tunes covering a variety of musical
styles and filmed in eleven different locations within Ireland,
which includes a full concert in Garter Lane Theatre in Waterford City,
Ireland: Recording Studio sessions, Irish Pub sessions, All Ireland Fleadh
street sessions, workshop sessions and fiddle making.
Accompanying Jim are top class musicians such as Bobby Gardiner
on accordion, Gary O'Briain on piano and mandocello, Gerry (Banjo)
O'Connor, Zoe (RiverDance) Conway on violin, James Blennerhassett
on double bass, John Cunningham and Dick Farelly on guitar,
Matt McGranaghan and other top musicians. Duration: 1 hour and
three quarters.
This DVD is available in both PAL and NTSC TV formats to suit most countries.
Click on DVD for more details including
the list of 58 Tunes and mp3 samples. For video samples, click on the
Video Samples button to the right.
An
ideal gift for Birthdays, Xmas,
St. Patrick's Day, Thanksgiving
or any occasion.
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Fiddle/Violin Making
Another
aspect of Jim McKillop is his high international reputation as a violin
maker. (Achieving excellence both in violin making and playing is very
rare!) Below is an example of his work as a fiddle maker. Please click
Instruments for further
details.
The
art of violin making together with a display of rare violins are
two of the non-musical features included in The Floating BowHand video.
Click
on the hands to watch
violin making from the Floating BowHand Video.
