It's just over a year ago that the idea of An Fheadóg Mhór Chill Lasarach was born. In 2017, Jerry O’Sullivan, the acclaimed uilleann piper from Yonkers, New York, was at a house session with family and friends in Dunmaynor, Killasser, Co. Mayo, the home place of his grandparents, when, out of nowhere, the Killasser-based flutemaker Michael Cronnolly gave him one of his fully keyed flutes in the key of D and later in the key of F. To repay these acts of kindness, Jerry O’Sullivan pledged to record an album using his new instruments. This brought about “The Killasser Flute,” which celebrates the music of the area, with a particular focus on the memory of the Killasser Flute and Drum Band, of which Michael Cronnolly’s father was a member.
"The Killasser Flute" is an impressive 23 Track CD containing a variety of marches, polkas, reels and slow airs. The album can be purchased in Co. Mayo at the post offices in Swinford, Foxford, and Geesala; at the Gateway Hotel, O’Connell’s Chemist, Moore’s Supermarket, and Mellett’s Newsagents, all in Swinford; and at The Turf Shed in Killasser. It is available from Jerry O’Sullivan directly by emailing him at jerry@jerryosullivan.com.
