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"Those who are entrenched on either side in the long-established, ongoing and rancorous debate within Irish Traditional Music circles as to the "relevance", "importance" or "appropriateness" of original compositions might just find common ground in Chris Corbett's (flutes, whistles, mandolin, mandola) debut CD - "Out Of Thin Air". Of the 29 tunes on the CD (30 if we count the two different settings of "Out For A Dander" which Corbett plays first as a hornpipe and then as a jig), only one ("The Green Fields Of Canada") is a traditional tune. The rest are original compositions, informed by Corbett's absolute mastery of and immersion in the music and inspired by characters, places and events in his musical and personal life...."

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"The first time I heard these tunes I felt they were old friends, then when I saw all the titles that Chris has given them I knew exactly who each tune was, now they've become new friends, after a first listening I sat down and spent some time getting to know each one more intimately and soon I was beginning to hum the odd one as I took a gander down the streets of Paris. These characters, stories and anecdotes will soon be popping up at sessions here, there and everywhere, they feel like old standards but when I listen closer they've all got a little bit of my good friend Chris Corbett and although we're many miles apart these are beautiful little snapshots to carry with me in my backpack as I jog along!"

Michael McDonnell Dec 2008