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- Artist: Davy Spillane
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- Release Date: 2001
- Genre: Celtic
Review
A combined effort with fiddle player Kevin Glackin, Forgotten Days is the first offering from Davy Spillane on Barrowstone Records. Glackin demonstrates that he has the tone and dexterity to keep up with Spillane on the explosive Celtic opener "Pigeon on the Gate Within a Mile of Dublin," with its lively pace reminiscent of bluegrass. Instrumental achievement is indeed the cornerstone of this 2001 release, as numbers like "Lucy Campbell Trim the Velvet the Abbey Reel" sizzle with instrumental magic. Fans of Spillane's rock-influenced recordings might be a little surprised by the minimal arrangements on Forgotten Days, a record with a title that more than implies a nod to a traditional Celtic feel courtesy of rapid-fire melodies and sparse arrangements. Musicians and Celtic aficionados seeking an instrumental clinic will certainly be thrilled by this collaboration. ~ Vincent Jeffries, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| The Pigeon on the Gate/Within a Mile of Dublin | (2:53) | ||
| Fermoy Lassies/Steam Packet | (2:50) | ||
| Lark in the Morning/Pipe in the Hob | (3:23) | ||
| Farewell to Connaught/Cornie Is Coming | (4:05) | ||
| Lucy Campbell/Trim the Velvet/The Abbey Reel | (4:33) | ||
| Cúl Fada Reel/Ravelled Hank of Yark | (2:53) | ||
| The Trip Over the Mountain | (3:47) | ||
| The Golden Eagle/The Rights of Man | (2:40) | ||
| The Lord Gordons Reel | (2:48) | ||
| Cailleach an Airgead/Ceannabhán Bán | (2:08) | ||
| The Green Fields of America/The Geese in the Bog | (3:06) | ||
| Táim in Arrears/Hardiman the Fiddler | (2:17) | ||
| Port Na Bpúcaú | (3:51) |
