Triúr Sa DraigheanNo label ****

Bequests are rarely made by the living, but

Triúr Sa Draighean

is a bountiful offering to the tradition. It's a sparkling collection of 19 newly composed tunes by Peadar Ó Riada, brought to life by Ó Riada himself, Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. From the fireside intimacy of the opening reel,

Jearóid

, to the cavernous depths of the sole song,

Tráthann an Taoide

, this sees three musicians in sublime communion with the music.

Peadar's concertina, tin whistle and Indian tambura, Martin's fiddle, and Caoimhín's Hardanger fiddle and viola trace beautiful shapes with the music, with the sheer, stark simplicity of the jig,

Waiting For Connie

, epitomising the trio's insistence on letting the music speak for itself. Ó Riada insists he's grown up in the sunshine rather than the shadow of his father, Seán, and

Triúr Sa Draighean

certainly celebrates that.

A joyful, magnificent collection.

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