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The Good Mixer - Traditional Irish Music recorded live in London - 1989

by The Good Mixer - Noel O'Grady, Henry Benagh, John Carty & Marcus Hernon

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    "This is one of the best albums of traditional Irish you’re likely to come across. The music is raw and driving with a spirit that tells a story about Irish music in London at a particular moment in time. The recording will surely bring back memories for those who were lucky enough to experience the Good Mixer in the 1980s, but it also gives the rest of us a beguiling taste of what it was like to be there. Definitely one for the collection." - Daniel Neely, Irish Echo

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Noel, Henry, John & Marcus played regularly together at a session on Saturday nights at a pub called 'The Good Mixer' in Camden town, London during the late 1980s. By 1989 conditions in Ireland had improved considerably and everyone had their sights firmly set on moving, so The Good Mixer sessions finally drew to a close.

Just before the exodus began the band got together for the last time at John Carty's house and recorded as much as would fit into an afternoon (with Bernadette McCarthy providing piano on some tracks). The recording has lain more or less forgotten since that time, but John was recently asked about it and was surprised at how fresh it still sounded.

The sound is lively and tight and is simply the product of a group of musicians who played regularly one night a week for the love of it. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed playing it.

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released September 2, 2020

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Racket Records is an independent family run record label based in the north west of Ireland established in 1997 specialising in Irish traditional music.

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