Paddy O’Brien delights friends of Irish traditional music with two albums produced in quick succession. The US-based Irishman Paddy O’Brien is regarded as walking reservoir of more than 4000 instrumental pieces, and as a champion on the button accordion. On “Sailor’s Cravat” he is joined by fiddler Tom Schaefer, bouzouki player Paul Wehling, and Paddy’s wife Erin Hart, who sings three unaccompanied traditional songs. Jigs, reel, polkas and hornpipes played in traditional manner and perfect sync pearl into the listener’s ear. The connoisseur will appreciate the compilation of mostly unusual pieces, including many compositions by fiddle legends Paddy Fahey and Sean Ryan.