Produced by: Whisht! (assisted by Scallta Media)
Media: CD
#Tracks: 14
Genre: Traditional Irish Singing
Other: NEW - Mint Condition

The Cuckoo’s Note was recorded in 2007, at Liam Clancy Studios, An Rinn, County Waterford. Engineered and mastered by Kevin Evans, the album was partly funded by the Arts Council.

The Songs:
Edward on Lough Erne’s Shore - performed by Darina Gleeson (5:08)
The Maid from Ballygow - performed by Paddy Berry (3:26)
The Irish Peasant Girl - performed by Helen Kirwan (4:08)
The Waterford Boys - performed by Paul O'Reilly (3:16)
A Spailpín, a Rúin - performed by Elaine Gleeson (4:18)
The Plains of Waterloo - performed by Niall Wall (5:47)
The Auld Grey Man - performed by Darina Gleeson (2:26)
The Nigglers from Ballyvaloo - performed by Paddy Berry (2:54)
Carroll Bán - performed by Helen Kirwan (6:11)
The Blooming Flower of Grange - performed by Paul O'Reilly (5:14)
Sliabh na mBan - performed by Elaine Gleeson (3:21)
Come With Me Over The Mountain - performed by Paddy Berry (3:26)
Little Jimmy Murphy - performed by Niall Wall & chorus (3:19)
The Cold Hand of Greed - composed and performed by Helen Kirwan (4:32)

Whisht! is a group of traditional singers who live in County Wexford, Ireland. United by a love of songs and singing they are driven by a desire to share their passion with a wider audience.

These are all traditional singers of the highest calibre with a freshness and infectious joy that will provoke a reaction in any audience. The group features a mixture of young and old, male and female, townies and country folk with a variety of songs as rich as the patchwork design of the Wexford countryside. Songs of love and war; of heartbreak and triumph; of sport and politics; of emigration and re-union; serious songs; stupid songs; fast songs; rebel songs; songs of the Wexford Coast; songs about Napoleon; they're all a part of the vast repertoire of this talented and energetic ensemble. The group features holders of many All-Ireland titles, and many have their own albums to their name.

Traditional singing in Wexford is probably best summarised and described by traditional commentator Seamas Beag Ó Murchu;

"Wexford Singing differs significantly from that of other regions in that it owes its development less from isolation and more from the influences that have washed through the area over the centuries. Typically inclusive, Wexford singing will have always also featured people not even from the area but who have, through their contribution and the natural openness of Wexford people, become as integral a part of the landscape as the Blackstairs themselves.. Singing in Wexford in not a commentary or a narrative but is a link to the very spirit and soul of the remarkable and unique people who inhabit this part of South-Eastern Ireland."

For further information contact Niall on +353 87 2607010 or whisht@eircom.net