By Sean Smith, Contributor to BostonIrish
April 28, 2021
‘A clatter more’ from Andy Irvine
Andy Irvine, “Old Dog, Long Road, Vol. 2” • When Irvine released “Old Dog, Long Road, Vol. 1” two years ago, he suggested the possibility of a follow-up: “If this album is well received,” he wrote in the liner notes, “there will be a clatter more!” Irvine fans have apparently done their part, because here’s another double-CD helping of rare or previously unreleased recordings from 1961 to 2015 of Irvine, solo and in various collaborations, made in studios, concert halls, clubs, and pubs, and even at home. It’s one more welcome opportunity to appreciate the talents, skills, inventiveness, and imagination of this most influential singer, songwriter, and musician, a cornerstone of the modern Irish music revival.