Brian McGrath (banjo) & Johnny Ringo McDonagh (bodhrán) - Spike Island Lasses set

Two reels from the De Danann concert at the 2012 Philadelphia Ceili Festival: Spike Island Lasses and Bill Hoar's Reel (thanks to comment below). Brian's banjo playing is awesome as usual. As a fellow bodhrán player one of the things I've always loved about Johnny Ringo's playing is the way he often adds a harmonic/bass element to the mix. You really need to listen with some decent headphones to hear it as clearly as it came across in concert. For example at the beginning of the B part of both tunes (0:12, 0:44, 1:16, 1:56, 2:28) he hones in on a low D and holds it for a few seconds providing an awesome & in-tune harmonic/percussive accompaniment for what Brian's doing on the banjo. Live in the hall you were looking around to see if another instrument (like guitar or bass) had suddenly joined them. It helps that the retro Christian Hedwitschak TrHed that Johnny's playing really honks out the low tones.

Видео Brian McGrath (banjo) & Johnny Ringo McDonagh (bodhrán) - Spike Island Lasses set канала Dave Hanson