LOS PADDYS

There is still a significant Irish colony in this country and it was during an internship in Argentina that Ennis' guitarist and singer Paddy Mulcahy discovered that Irish music had spread to Latin America.

Back in the Co. Clare, Paddy founded Los Paddys in 2012. More a project than a band in its own right, since many musicians, Irish, Argentinians and Britons, are involved. And in 2013 a cultural and musical exchange is set up between traditional musicians and dancers from Clare and Buenos Aires.

A first album in 2013 and a second a few months ago, Fly To Las Tampas, which sealed the already strong ties between the two cultures of Argentina and Ireland. An album that sees the fusion between rumba and salsa on one side and reels and jigs on the other. P. Mulcahy says that "this album is a child of love that brings together the best of both musics, while succeeding in being truly unique".

As a matter of course the songs sound in English and Spanish. On this album we hear the six main members of the band, including P. Mulcahy, flutist Kirsten Allstaff, fiddler Adam Shapiro, drummer Angelo Heart and bass player Liam O'Boyle. To which are added a few guests such as charango player Tommy Nelson or Breton bodhrán player Eddy Guilloteau.

The moods in the twelve tracks are quite different, alternating Irish rhythms and Latin grooves. Apparently Argentines and Irish alike are fans of celebration but also of melancholy. The result is a nice album that has the unfortunate tendency to give you ants in your feet.

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