"It's no secret that's known to three," as the old saying has it. This collection teases out the musical secrets of three of Ireland's finest traditional musicians Seamus Creagh, Con 'Fada' O Drisceoil and Hammy Hamilton have been part of the tradition for many years.
Although they were born in different parts of Ireland — Hammy in the Far North, Seamus in the Midlands, Con in the Deep South - they share common elements. All three have settled away from their place of birth; all are well known as instrumentalists; each is also a singer.
On this album Seamus, Con and Hammy prove themselves as solo players, but they also interact as duets and trios. Just as each plays a different instrument, each takes a different approach to the singing of songs. Con writes his own songs, usually in a less than serious vein. Seamus has made something of a speciality of songs in praise of place, but also includes in his repertoire humorous songs such as The Miltown Cockroach (another of Con's compositions) and The Waterford Boys. Hammy focuses on the resonant songs of his native Ulster.
Although this is their first album together, there are countless connections. All three played in the legendary Phoenix Bar on Union Quay in Cork City during the remarkable traditional music renaissance of the 1970s, and were a central part of The Phoenix Ceili Band in the early 80s. Con and Hammy were both members of The Irish Parlour Trio, with Hammy and Paul McGrattan on flutes and Con on piano. Con's grey Paolo Soprani accordion is the instrument played by Jackie Daly on the landmark 1976 album with Seamus Creagh, so this recording marks something of a reunion for the box and fiddle.
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