New Puck Fair album

Brian Dunning’s band Puck Fair has released a new album called “Forgotten Carnival”.

Forgotten Carnival

Review from Pitchfork Magazine:

Back with their first album in 19 years, Brian Dunning’s Puck Fair makes a comeback with “Forgotten Carnival.” The band is acoustic and the music is inspired equally by the driving rhythms of Celtic music with the freedom and spontaneity of jazz. Founded in New York in 1984 and reformed in Dublin, Puck Fair mainly plays original music by Brian Dunning as well as music by such artists as Van Morrison and John Coltrane.
Dunning has a breathtaking command of the flute, coupled with a most personal approach to jazz improvisation and traditional music. He returns here to the repertoire of one of his most successful projects, bringing him together with the versatile guitar of Sean Whelan, the infectious grooves of percussionist Robbie Harris, and two very special guests from Slovakia, violinist Stano Paluch and cellist Joef Luptak, for an evening of cross cultural tradition and innovation. The haunting, melodic atmospheres of this group are long overdue for discovery by fans of Enya and Clannad.

It’s available for purchase and download at the following:

MP3 format (no DRM)

Or if you prefer DRM :

You can listen to most of their first album “Fair Play” (a classic now out of print), on their MySpace page

Thanks to LFGM and A-Train for the links.

Catalan singer Lidia Pujol

This album features Lidia Pujol, a very interesting Catalan singer whose background ranges from rock to opera. She has been working with Puck Fair for some years now, having appeared with them in concert in Dublin in 2006.

Posted Jul 15, 06:10 pm
John Rynne