{"title":"The Haar Shop - By Price: Lowest to Highest","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-haar-cd-album-from-the-haar","title":"The Haar - CD Album from The Haar","description":"\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Haar introduces the fresh talent of traditional Irish singer Molly Donnery combined with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and traditional music circuit: Cormac Byrne (Instrumentalist of the Year 2019, FATEA Magazine Music Awards), Adam Summerhayes (‘a Paganini of the traditional violin’ fROOTS) and Murray Grainger (‘Gorgeous stuff’ BBC Radio 3). Like the eponymous sea-mist, which rolls in both east and west from the Irish and North Seas, the music in their debut record varies in denseness and viscosity. It is at once tangible and fleeting, headily thick one moment and thinly dispersed the next. Three masterful instrumentalists provide an improvised space from which Molly’s pure and unadulterated vocals can emerge. The Haar is a collection of traditional Irish songs tackling love, poverty and oppression – common subjects that link the peoples of these islands. This is music that is not afraid to transcend borders - whilst recognisably born of the traditional musics that all members have grown up with and absorbed, it is unapologetic in pushing at the edges in order to create the band’s own unique and compelling sound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE HAAR – THE ALBUM \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMolly Donnery – vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCormac Byrne – bodhrán and percussion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMurray Grainger – accordion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdam Summerhayes – fiddle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo musicians stand in a crowded pub on the Irish island of Inis Oírr; a flame-haired girl silences the room with a quiet unaccompanied song – Molly’s voice was worth the silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn impulsive decision follows, and at sunset the next day, Molly, Adam and Cormac meet at a timeless shipwreck on the wild Atlantic shoreline. They sit on a rock and a simple traditional song emerges – just voice, fiddle and bodhrán. No rehearsal, no arrangement – the song performed intuitively … the seed of an idea that grows into The Haar, the lineup completed when Molly and Murray (accordion) meet for the first time in the studio to record Irish traditional songs tackling love, poverty and oppression –subjects that link the peoples of these islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the studio, the music flows from the bands first notes together – reminiscent of the haar, a sea mist that rolls in from the Irish and North Seas: fleeting, intangible, headily thick, suddenly overwhelming and then unexpectedly clearing for a glimpse of precious sunlight. 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Instead of that the lads, Adam Summerhayes, Murray Grainger and Cormac Byrne found they could not even meet Dublin-based Molly Donnery without either her or them having to spend a month in quarantine - not a great time to be an Anglo-Irish band! In spite of this they were keen to release something new, and to find a way to make it just flow - improvised and unplanned - as with their previous tracks. True to form they came up with a mad plan: Molly would send Cormac a rough vocal track, he would find a groove that lit up the music and send her his bodhrán track - recorded in one take to video. Molly would then sing over it, leaving space for what she imagined Adam and Murray would do. This went to Murray to add his accordion improvisation. Finally it came to Adam, who listened through a couple of times and added the final layer. Murray lined up the audios and Adam pulled together the videos. Somehow the connection was as strong as ever and the improvisations meshed perfectly, despite the distance - it is a Haar track and could not be anything else. The track was chosen on a zoom call; Adam wanted do something really well known to see how it would come out, Murray and Cormac said “no”, Molly laughed … and then Cormac said “why not” and suggested The Parting Glass to general agreement. \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Single Music","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":40005826084952,"sku":"ad3bac81-290c-46f6-9b38-39673d06caaf","price":1.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1384\/4833\/products\/partingglass.jpg?v=1658868045"},{"product_id":"where-old-ghosts-meet-cd-album-from-the-haar","title":"Where Old Ghosts Meet - CD Album from The Haar","description":"\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInnovative Anglo-Irish quartet The Haar release their second album. Their debut, eponymous, album was described as “a splendid balance of swirling instrumental magic and beautifully sung narratives” by Folk Radio UK, and Where Old Ghosts Meet promises more magic across eight traditional Irish songs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatching the fresh talent of traditional Irish singer Molly Donnery with three of the most exciting instrumentalists on the folk and traditional music circuit: Cormac Byrne (Uiscedwr, Seth Lakeman), Adam Summerhayes and Murray Grainger (The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Words of a Fiddler’s Daughter), the band’s music is characterised by ‘live reactive composition’ – an improvised space from which Molly’s pure and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"peekaboo-text\" id=\"package_description_0\"\u003eunadulterated vocals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"peekaboo-text\" id=\"package_description_0\"\u003e can emerge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey take familiar tunes and turn them into something fresh that mysteriously feels as if you have known it forever. As the band themselves say: “We let our imaginations run free with these old favourites.” The result is breathtaking beautiful, audaciously ambitious in its scope and, most importantly, a living document that proves the vitality of these ‘old favourites’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA product of free-thinking and intuitive musicians at the very height of their powers. The concept might seem oxymoronic, but if you’re looking for the cutting edge of traditional music, it is here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE HAAR – THE ALBUM \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMolly Donnery – vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCormac Byrne – bodhrán and percussion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMurray Grainger – accordion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdam Summerhayes – fiddle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo musicians stand in a crowded pub on the Irish island of Inis Oírr; a flame-haired girl silences the room with a quiet unaccompanied song – Molly’s voice was worth the silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn impulsive decision follows, and at sunset the next day, Molly, Adam and Cormac meet at a timeless shipwreck on the wild Atlantic shoreline. They sit on a rock and a simple traditional song emerges – just voice, fiddle and bodhrán. No rehearsal, no arrangement – the song performed intuitively … the seed of an idea that grows into The Haar, the lineup completed when Molly and Murray (accordion) meet for the first time in the studio to record Irish traditional songs tackling love, poverty and oppression –subjects that link the peoples of these islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the studio, the music flows from the bands first notes together – reminiscent of the haar, a sea mist that rolls in from the Irish and North Seas: fleeting, intangible, headily thick, suddenly overwhelming and then unexpectedly clearing for a glimpse of precious sunlight. The band make no plans, just letting the music create itself; the tracks on the album are the first and only versions, as unpredictable and ephemeral as the haar itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reed Lounge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40005829230680,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1384\/4833\/products\/WhereOldGhostsMeetFrontCover.jpg?v=1658868225"},{"product_id":"the-lost-day-cd-album-from-the-haar","title":"The Lost Day - CD Album from The Haar","description":"\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lost Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a coming-of-age album, bursting with the poetic storytelling, heartbreaking remorse and hopeful anticipation that has become synonymous with The Haar’s authentic musical expression. Their honest, tender, yet epic iteration of traditional songs on this new album provides an extraordinary insight into the suffering, sorrow, hope and happiness of being a human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCombining the staggering musicianship of Molly Donnery (vocals), Adam Summerhayes (fiddle), Murray Grainger (accordion) and Cormac Byrne (bodhrán), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Lost Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a remarkable album from a band that has gained a loyal grassroots following, and are becoming one of the most in-demand and unique live acts in the UK and Irish folk scenes today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe music centres on the cinematic expression of classic traditional folk songs. Molly’s voice effortlessly moves from delicate tenderness to powerful grittiness as she unfolds these familiar stories with a raw honesty that is rare. Molly’s voice is not alone in telling these stories, but rather one part of a quartet of highly refined musicians, interacting as an expressively nuanced chamber ensemble. Together, they create unique soundscapes through which the words are woven. Summerhayes’s fiddle playing explores a distinctive colour palette only made possible by his endless search for novel playing techniques to express his vast musical ideas. It is particularly notable that he plays on a violin by Stradivarius, a violin maker known for producing the world’s greatest and most expressive violins, usually the preserve of classical music soloists. It would be a challenge to find another folk album played on such a rare violin. Summerhayes’s expression is matched by the epic soundscapes produced by Murray Grainger’s piano accordion playing. Grainger provides weight and depth of sound that is nothing short of symphonic. His ability to play expressive melodic lines while unpinning the songs with rich and velvety harmonies is made possible with his self-designed instrument which has vastly expanded the accordion’s voice. Added to this, Cormac Byrne’s distinctive bodhrán playing seemingly defies what is possible with such a humble instrument. Byrne has long pioneered an expressive and melodic bodhrán playing style, and he has made further sonic breakthroughs on this album. By using experimental multi-microphone and speaker techniques, he unlocks the intimacy of his unique sound world. 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