NOTIFY

And this time they've gone one step further, inviting not one, but two orchestras: the Irish Concertina Orchestra, with its forty-odd musicians, and the MGCE Concert Orchestra, a little smaller in number, with “only” twenty musicians.

Notify is the sextet I've already told you about. It's made up of concertina virtuoso Pádraig Rynne, who has had many musical adventures with Guidewires, Triad, Irish Concertina and others. Also on board are fiddler Tara Breen, Davie Ryan on percussion, Adam Taylor and Hugh Dillon on electric guitars and Rory McCarthy on keyboards, as well as guitarist Jim Murray.
Barely a year after their album Airneán, they return with their fourth opus, Worlds Collide. Nine tracks, each more beautiful than the last.
Notify's astonishing fusion of knowledge and deep respect for tradition with innovative, not to say avant-garde, arrangements. Playing both traditional Irish music and jazz, this band has managed to strike the right balance between these seemingly different musical styles.

This band, playing both traditional Irish music and jazz, has managed to strike the right balance between these seemingly different musical styles.
Worlds Collide is the result of a concert recorded in Ennis, in the west of Ireland, in May 2024. One track follows another, all composed by that little genius Pádraig Rynne, joined on two tracks by R. McCarthy and H. Dillon. That's how talented he is.
The concert opens with May's Smile and Amber Spring, which immediately introduce keyboards before the concertinas take over. On Arty's Words, Pádraig pays tribute to the talented guitarist Arty McGlynn, who persuaded him to turn professional in 1990. And let's not forget the delicate pastoral beauty of Idir.  And on La Grene, jazz merges melodiously with tradition. The album closes with The Strangest Thing, the longest track on the album, which, along with four other tracks on their previous CD, is a real highlight.
This magnificent album is truly stunning, and makes you wish you'd been in the audience at this One Shot concert.

Liosbeg - www.notify.com