01/02/07
Tripswitch selected
by BBC Radio Ulster as Traditional
Irish Music Album
of the year 2006. Click
here for more>>
27/01/07 "they infuse
their music with excitement through skillful playing rather
than breakneck pacing" Tripswitch
reviewed in Sing Out Magazine. Click
Here>>
21/01/07
Sean Maguire's is voted Instrumental Track of the year 2006 by
Liveireland.com."an
all-instrumental bit of brilliance"
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here >>
17/01/07 "modern
and energetic" Tripswitch
voted in top 10 Roots Releases of 2006
by Philidelphia City Paper. Click
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05/01/07 Tripswitch voted in top 10 Trad. Releases
of 2006 by RTE Radio. more>>
01/11/06 At First Light featured on the front
cover of Irish Music Magazine,
December Edition. "Eddie
Creaney talks to Belfast-based ensemble,
At First Light about exciting times and their recipe for success"
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17/10/06
"God, this is glorious music!".
Tripswitch reviewed in Canada's
leading folk
publication - Penguin Eggs. Click
here for more>>
16/10/06 Tripswitch
is reviewed on Belgian Folk Website folkroddels.be Click
here>>
14/10/06
"Tripswitch is an instant contender for Instrumental Album
of the Year".
LiveIreland.com.
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05/09/06 "from
radically riotous jigs and reels to heartbreaking laments and
contemplative
ballads Tripswitch is so fastidiously executed that it will
take your breath away." - The Toronto
Star. Click here >>
01/09/06 "An immensely
invigorating and intensely sparkling 40 minutes"
Tripswitch is reviewed on netrhythms.co.uk. Click
here for more>>
31/08/06 "At First
Light are a seductively-energetic act that can encourage the
shyest of music fans to take to the dance floor!"
We had a storming night
at Piping Live in Glasgow. Thanks to Findlay McDonald, Leslie
Shaw
and crew for putting together a brilliant festival. Click
for review >>
03/08/06 Tripswitch reviewed in Folker
Magazine- Click
Here >>
01/08/06 "There's
probably not been such an innovative album released on
the green island since Lunasa's The Merry Sisters of Fate
and Tripswitch
probably shatters more boundaries." Folk
Roots reckon Tripswitch
will be Album of the Year. Click
here for more>>
29/07/06 "very thoughtful
and deeply satisfying music".
Alex Monaghan reviews Tripswitch
for the Irish Music Magazine. Click
here for more>>
12/07/06 "Surement
l'un des meilleurs Albums de l'anne".
Review of Tripswitch in Le
Peuple breton by Phillipe Cousin.
21/06/06 "an album
of sparkling musical interplay" 5
Star review of Tripswitch by Geoff
Wallis in Songlines Magazine Click
here>>
14/06/06 "
the way the pair unpack a melody together is spellbinding"
Review by Earl Hitchner
in the IRISH ECHO newspaper, New York City. Click
here>>
09/06/06 "Medicine
for the soul" Article
in Irish Music Magazine. Click
here>>
22/05/06 "A band
designed for excitement" *****
5 Star
review of At First
Light/Chris Stout Quintet gig in The Scottish Herald.
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here >>
17/05/06 "The
music is top notch" Tripswitch
given 8/10 by Sarah McQuaid in Hot
Press
review. Click
here>>
16/05/06 "Album
of the Year contender "
Article by Rob Adams in The Scottish Herald.
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here>>
05/05/06 "a
thoughtful collection that focuses on expressiveness rather than
flashy pyrotechnics"
**** 4 Stars - The Scotsman
19/04/06 "Acoustic
Perfection" Living
Tradition Review of Tripswitch
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here>>
08/04/06 "A Firebreathing
Delight" The
Irish Times **** 4 Star
Review of Tripswitch
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here>>
02/04/06 "proof
that contemporary traditional music can keep it's heart"
Scotland on Sunday
Review of Tripswitch Click
here>>
01/04/06 "Cluinfidh
tú píosaí ar an albam nár chuala tú riamh roimhe, ach silfidh
tú go bhfuil
aithne agat orthu." Clic
anseo>>
02/02/06 Gearoid
McLochlann's forward to Tripswitch
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here>>
“Original compositions,
Castilian dance tunes, Irish music at its very best from two consummate
musicians. Pipes, flute, fiddle, keyboards plus strings from equally
talented guests.” - BBC Radio 2 Folk
& Acoustic Website
“The rhythmical power of At First Light
would cause the most reluctant of feet to tap”
- Scottish Herald
“When four of the busiest young maestros
on the traditional Irish music scene get together it’s sure to
have trad fans wetting their lips and queuing up for tickets.
So make a note now to hear this formidable foursome on their travels.”
- Belfast Telegraph
“This is a top quality collective that
combines technical brilliance with rhythm in bag loads”
- Open House Festival
“It’s a dream-team line-up”
- The Scotsman
"from radically riotous jigs and
reels to heartbreaking laments and contemplative ballads Tripswitch
is so fastidiously executed that it will take your breath away."
- The Toronto Star
