The Irish trad duo Lilt from the Washington DC area has been quite convincing in the studio[48] and on the concert stage.[50][51] German flutist and whistler Tina Eck and bouzouki, mandolin and banjo player Keith Carr form a tight outfit; Keith hosts the regular sessions at the Limerick Pub in Wheaton, MD, and many session mates were employed as support. The tunes and sets of their already third album "Little Falls" have been selected from the traditional pool as well as taken from luminaries such as concertina player Padraig Rynne, fiddler Gerry Harrington, box player Chris Leahy and harpist Michael Rooney. Moreover, the jig "Tigger's Jokes" has been composed by Tina. "An tSeanchailleach Gallda" (Old Hag from a Foreign Land) and "Dermot Byrne's Jig" are two Altan tunes, played in memory of the late flutist Frankie Kennedy. The album features Josh Dukes on bodhrán and guitar, Graham DeZarn on the fiddle and Conor Hearn on guitar. Sean-nós stepdancer Shannon Dunne steps it out on "The Messenger" (written by harmonica player Joel Bernstein) and the "Roscommon Reel". Cellist Kristen Jones is featured on the air "Planxty Dermot Grogan" (by harpist and concertina player Holly Geraghty).
Last but not least, there is Jackie Daly's version of "An Paistin Fionn," a slow air turned into a bouncing hornpipe, and a novelty after all - a song! The duo has chosen old-time/cajun artist Dirk Powell's "Waterbound," which has been recorded at least twice in recent times. "Little Falls" is an Irish music collection full of verve, continuing the duo's Œuvre into the future.
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