The term 'Master Fiddler' raises the image of venerable old age, in Seán Keane's case this isn't so. Certainly he is a master fiddler, at the same time he is still a young man.
Seán acquired his art in the best possible circumstances, in other words he was reared to the music. Both his parents were fiddlers, his father from Clare, with all its instrumental richness, and his mother from Longford. The musical tradition of the northern Midlands of Ireland, more or less centred on Longford, has been accorded less than due recognition. Yet it is an area where traditional music was always strong, and where it continues to thrive today. His mother's family got a lot of their music from a well known harmonica player called Mike Eivers. Seán reckons that his own style is influenced by the pipes, the proof of which lies in the music he has chosen for this record.
An important aspect of Seán's musicianship is his ability as a teacher. Often fine exponents find it difficult to transmit their art, however in the Dublin area many members of a growing generation of young fiddlers have been launched on their careers under the tutelage of Seán Keane.
This album will be especially welcomed to serve as a reminder that a great individual musician retains that individuality even if now more generally associated with music made ensemble, for Seán Keane is a full time professional musician with the world famous traditional group The Chieftains. His playing is deadly accurate, but spirited, inventive and terribly graceful.
And so to the music.
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