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| | Sliotar |
 | | However, as GAA followers will well know sliotar is the name for a hurling ball and the band so ascribed is a trio consisting of Dubliner Ray MacCormac (whistles, pipes and vocals) now relocated to Clare, percussionist Des Gorevan from County Sligo, and the Finnish guitarist, bouzouki player and singer J.P. Kallio. |
 | | Sliotar’s line-up provides an interesting variation on the standard group format and is reflected by the lightness of tracks such as the opening Dan O’Keeffe’s/Sweet Marie/The Yellow Wattle, with McCormac’s whistles to the fore. |
 | | Sliotar can certainly spot a good tune and there are plenty of examples here, including the rarely played Australian Waters, associated with the Teelin fiddler Jimmy Lyons, and the excellent hornpipe Johnny Cope, while Ray McCormac’s own composition, the slow air Eileen’s Life, displays the breadth of his piping skills. |
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