Irlande: Héritage gaélique et traditions du Connemara

From the IRTRAD-L list, penned by Philippe Varlet:

"I assume you are talking about the CD subtitled “Heritage gaelique et traditions du Connemara Gaelic Heritage and traditions from Connemara” (Ocora C 580029).

"Just to set the record straight, so to speak, this is not one of the most glorious stories in the record industry. The producer Josyane Beriou pretty much pirated recordings provided by Radio na Gaeltacht or recorded people under false pretenses--saying it was for a radio show, and never mentioning a CD. Flute and whistle player Neansai Finnerty (Nancy Costello on the record), who now works for RG, discovered she was on the album when I played it for her years ago while she was visiting the DC area.

"Other performers identified are the Lewis family, who recorded the LP “Weeds in the Garden” (1978) for Tara: John (flute), Breda (mandolin), Patsy (concertina), and Liam (fiddle). Liam is an excellent fiddler whose playing was recently featured on the CD “The Bowhouse Quintet.” Singers
Martin O‘Soole, Mary Mullen, and A. Mac Donagh are also identified. But I haven’t been able to find out who the piper was. Perhaps it was Jackie Small, who at the time played pipes in the Galway-based band Aengus, with Tony Small, Garry O’Briain, and guest fiddler Maurice Lennon."