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{{Infobox album
| Name = The Given Note
| name = The Given Note
| Type = Studio Album
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Liam O'Flynn]]
| artist = [[Liam O'Flynn]]
| Cover = given_note.jpg
| cover = given_note.jpg
| Released = 1995
| alt =
| Recorded = [[Windmill Lane Studios]] [[Dublin]]
| released = 1995
| recorded = [[Windmill Lane Studios]] [[Dublin]]
| Genre = Celtic
| venue =
| Length =
| studio =
| genre = [[Celtic music|Celtic]], [[Folk music of Ireland|Traditional Irish]]
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| Label = [[Tara Music label]]
| Producer = [[Shaun Davey]]
| length = {{Duration|m=62|s=46}}
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| label = [[Tara Music label]]
| Reviews = "It's no surprise that former [[Planxty]] member Liam O'Flynn is quite adventurous on this solo album -- after all, Planxty offered their own brand of adventure in making traditional Irish music relevant for a new generation in the '70s. A master uillean pipe and whistle player, O'Flynn's magic is apparent right from the first notes of "O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick," which daringly also includes some growling bass and didgeridu. But it's not all instrumental -- singer Andy Irvine performs beautifully on "Come With Me Over the Mountain," (and also on the jig "A Smile in the Dark," which he composed, and where he contributes mandolin). The album covers the Celtic spectrum -- there's a Scottish piece from Phil Cunningham ("Farewell to Gavan"), which, while tasteful, veers perilously close to Clannad-style new age Celtic, and even a taste of Galicia on "Foliada De Elviña." But it's obvious that the Irish selections lie closest to O'Flynn's heart, especially "The Green Island/Spellan the Fiddler," which he learned from his parents. Equally adept on both his instruments, O'Flynn is a virtuoso who can dazzle on the whistle with "The Rambler/The Aherlow Jig" and move with some wonderfully lyrical phrasing on the slow air "The Girl of Brown Hair." Call this an object lesson in the way this music should be played in the 1990s." -- Chris Nickson - [[Allmusic]]
| Last album = [[Out To An Other Side]]
| producer = [[Shaun Davey]]
| prev_title = [[Out to an Other Side]]
| This album = The Given Note
| prev_year = 1993
| Next album = [[The Piper's Call]]<br />
| next_title = [[The Piper's Call]]
| next_year = 1999
}}
}}
'''''The Given Note''''' is an album released by [[Liam O'Flynn]] in 1995. The title was suggested by O'Flynn's good friend [[Seamus Heaney]], winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature. Heaney also wrote a tribute to O'Flynn which is on the sleeve notes of the album.


'''''The Given Note''''' is the fourth solo album by master [[Uilleann pipes|uilleann piper]] and prominent [[Folk music of Ireland|Irish traditional musician]] [[Liam O'Flynn]]. Produced by [[Shaun Davey]] and recorded at [[Windmill Lane Studios]] in Dublin, the album was released in 1995.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|title=The Given Note |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |date= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-given-note-mw0000083914 |accessdate=5 September 2013}}</ref> The title was suggested by O'Flynn's good friend [[Seamus Heaney]], winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature. Heaney also wrote a tribute to O'Flynn which is on the sleeve notes of the album.
==Tracks==
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#O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick
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#O'Rourke's, The Merry Sisters, Colonel Fraser
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#Come with me over the Mountain, A Smile in the Dark
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#Farewell To Govan
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#Joyce's Tune
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#The Green Island, Spellan The Fiddler
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#Foliada de Elviña
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#Ag Taisteal Na Blárnan (Travelling Through Blarney)
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#The Rambler, The Aherlow Jig
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#The Smith's a Gallant Fireman
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#Romeo's Exile
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#The Rocks of Bawn
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#Cailín na Gruaige Doinne (The Girl of the Brown Hair)
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#a) Teño un Amor Na Montaña b.) Alborada - Unha Noite no Santo Cristo


==Critical response==
==Musicians==
{{Album ratings
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* [[Liam O'Flynn]]: [[uilleann pipes]], whistle
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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* [[Arty McGlynn]]: guitar
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref name="nickson"/>
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* Steve Cooney: guitar, bass guitar, [[didgeridoo]]
| noprose=yes}}
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* Rod McVey: synthesizers, Hammond organ, harmonium
In his review for AllMusic, Chris Nickson called the album "an object lesson in the way [Celtic] music should be played in the 1990s". Nickson observes that despite O'Flynn covering the full Celtic music spectrum, it is the Irish songs that "lie closest to O'Flynn's heart".<ref name="nickson">{{cite web |last=Nickson |first=Chris |title=The Given Note |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |url=http://allmusic.com/album/given-note-r297835/review |accessdate=14 May 2012}}</ref> Nickson concludes:
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* Noel Eccles: percussion
{{blockquote|A master uillean pipe and whistle player, O'Flynn's magic is apparent right from the first notes of "O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick," which daringly also includes some growling bass and didgeridu. ... Equally adept on both his instruments, O'Flynn is a virtuoso who can dazzle on the whistle with "The Rambler, the Aherlow Jig" and move with some wonderfully lyrical phrasing on the slow air "The Girl of Brown Hair."<ref name="nickson"/>}}
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* Sean Keane: fiddle

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* Rodrigo Romani ([[Milladoiro]]): harp
==Track listing==
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* Xose V. Ferreirós (Milladoiro): [[Galician gaita]], tambourine, oboe
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# "O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick" – 4:07
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* Nando Casal (Milladoiro): Galician gaita, clarinet
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# "O'Rourke's, the Merry Sisters, Colonel Fraser" – 3:36
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* Ciaran Mordaunt: side drums (track 10)
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# "Come With Me over the Mountain, a Smile in the Dark" – 4:34
Guests<br />
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# "Farewell to Govan" – 4:00
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* [[Andy Irvine (musician)|Andy Irvine]]: vocals, mandolin
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# "Joyce's Tune" – 4:41
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* [[Paul Brady]]: vocals, mandolin, piano
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# "The Green Island, Spellan the Fiddler" – 3:50
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# "Foliada de Elviña" – 4:06
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# "Ag Taisteal Na Blárnan (Travelling Through Blarney)" – 4:10
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# "The Rambler, the Aherlow Jig" – 3:26
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# "The Smith's a Gallant Fireman" – 3:02
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# "Romeo's Exile" – 3:52
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# "[[The Rocks of Bawn]]" – 6:07
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# "Cailín na Gruaige Doinne (The Girl of the Brown Hair)" – 3:53
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# "Teño un Amor Na Montaña, Alborada - Unha Noite no Santo Cristo" – 9:22

==Personnel==
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* [[Liam O'Flynn]] – [[uilleann pipes]], whistle
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* [[Arty McGlynn]] – guitar
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* [[Steve Cooney]] – guitar, bass guitar, [[didgeridoo]]
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* Rod McVey – synthesizers, Hammond organ, harmonium
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* Noel Eccles – percussion
⚫
* Sean Keane – fiddle
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* Rodrigo Romani ([[Milladoiro]]) – harp
⚫
* Xose V. Ferreirós (Milladoiro) – [[Galician gaita]], tambourine, oboe
⚫
* Nando Casal (Milladoiro) – Galician gaita, clarinet
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* Ciaran Mordaunt – side drums (track 10)
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* [[Andy Irvine (musician)|Andy Irvine]] – vocals, mandolin
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* [[Paul Brady]] – vocals, mandolin, piano


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.taramusic.com/photos/taracatalog09.pdf Record Label Catalogue 2009]
* [http://www.taramusic.com/photos/taracatalog09.pdf Record Label Catalogue 2009]
* [http://www.taramusic.com/sleevenotes/cd3034.htm Album Sleevenotes]
* [http://www.taramusic.com/sleevenotes/cd3034.htm Album Sleevenotes]
{{Liam O'Flynn}}
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 10 October 2024

The Given Note
Studio album by
Liam O'Flynn
Released1995
RecordedWindmill Lane Studios Dublin
GenreCeltic, Traditional Irish
Length62:46
LabelTara Music label
ProducerShaun Davey
Liam O'Flynn chronology
Out to an Other Side
(1993) 		The Given Note
(1995) 		The Piper's Call
(1999)

The Given Note is the fourth solo album by master uilleann piper and prominent Irish traditional musician Liam O'Flynn. Produced by Shaun Davey and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, the album was released in 1995.[1] The title was suggested by O'Flynn's good friend Seamus Heaney, winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature. Heaney also wrote a tribute to O'Flynn which is on the sleeve notes of the album.

Critical response

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

In his review for AllMusic, Chris Nickson called the album "an object lesson in the way [Celtic] music should be played in the 1990s". Nickson observes that despite O'Flynn covering the full Celtic music spectrum, it is the Irish songs that "lie closest to O'Flynn's heart".[2] Nickson concludes:

A master uillean pipe and whistle player, O'Flynn's magic is apparent right from the first notes of "O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick," which daringly also includes some growling bass and didgeridu. ... Equally adept on both his instruments, O'Flynn is a virtuoso who can dazzle on the whistle with "The Rambler, the Aherlow Jig" and move with some wonderfully lyrical phrasing on the slow air "The Girl of Brown Hair."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick" – 4:07
  2. "O'Rourke's, the Merry Sisters, Colonel Fraser" – 3:36
  3. "Come With Me over the Mountain, a Smile in the Dark" – 4:34
  4. "Farewell to Govan" – 4:00
  5. "Joyce's Tune" – 4:41
  6. "The Green Island, Spellan the Fiddler" – 3:50
  7. "Foliada de Elviña" – 4:06
  8. "Ag Taisteal Na Blárnan (Travelling Through Blarney)" – 4:10
  9. "The Rambler, the Aherlow Jig" – 3:26
  10. "The Smith's a Gallant Fireman" – 3:02
  11. "Romeo's Exile" – 3:52
  12. "The Rocks of Bawn" – 6:07
  13. "Cailín na Gruaige Doinne (The Girl of the Brown Hair)" – 3:53
  14. "Teño un Amor Na Montaña, Alborada - Unha Noite no Santo Cristo" – 9:22

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "The Given Note". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Nickson, Chris. "The Given Note". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
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