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29 Sept 2025

Tom Delaney - The Lark's Call CD - Bouzouki: Alan Murray

I met Tom this summer several times in Dingle where he played together with his wife Caroline Keane in various pubs. Of course I bought this album from him on vinyl. The bouzouki player on the album is Alan Murray who at the time of recording was member of Fourwinds together with Tom, Caroline and Robbie Walsh.

On the album you'll find a variety of tunes (jigs, reels, slow air) played so beautifully and with drive.

You can get the album on bandcamp

Here's the website of Fourwinds

Here's a long comment on the album by Graham Brown

And isn't the cover beautiful? On the back you can see the "3 sisters" of Dingle. (Picture stolen from Custy's Music in Ennis where you can buy the album too)

Here are some clips of the album:

The Lark's Call - The Job of Journeywork, Dinny O'Brien's, The Pigeon On the Gate

Jim O'Connor's / My Former Wife / Kilglass Lake · Tom Delany

Aoibhneas Eillis Ni Chealaigh / Nora Crionna / Moss Martin's

Caroline Keane & Tom Delaney

Tom Delany is a highly regarded uilleann piper, bouzouki player, and singer from Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland. Born in France to an Irish father, he was immersed in Irish traditional music from an early age.

He has released his solo debut album The Lark’s Call in February 2022, which has been praised for its blend of fluent piping, expressive whistle playing, and imaginative arrangements. He is also one half of the duo Caroline & Tom (with concertina player Caroline Keane), and a member of the band FourWinds. Tom regularly tours internationally and is noted for the emotional depth of his slow airs, as well as the vitality he brings to jigs, reels, hornpipes and other dance tunes.

Here are some videos in which you can see Tom playing his bouzouki.