
Various
A Collection Of Slow Airs By Some Very Fine Fiddlers
This second instalment in the Irish label's 'Trad Series' is a collection of traditional fiddle tunes called Slow Airs. Slow Airs differ from other Irish trad tunes as Airs are more contemplative, melancholy and the style is based more on the singing style of sean-nos. Other traditional tunes like jigs, reels, hornpipes and marches are meant for dancing. Much like the sean-nos singing, slow airs are for listening and are prone to evoke many emotions, either reflective or sad and give the listener a chance to sit quietly listening, almost in a meditative state.