Irish Music Magazine, May 2004, John
O’Regan
“… It is this delightfully
oblique angle at which the Neff Bros view traditional music as
well as the speed and alacrity with which they attack their
craft that renders them among the most imaginative young
players of their generation. The individual solo tracks
‘Clockworx’ sees Eoghan using six fiddles in a
gloriously inventive take on a familiar reel while
Flaithrí’s epic 11 minute ‘Leitrim 1798
Suite’ is a solo piping piece par excellence. They rock
and roll through tunes twisting them inside out and upside down
yet replenishing their melodic hearts each time.
Elements of Jazz, Rock, Hip-Hop, Classical
and World music cruise through the mix yet the result is a
uniquely Irish sound each time. ‘Ar Scáth a
Chéile’ is a blatantly experimental and different
look at traditional music seen through the eyes of young yet
quickly maturing visionaries.”
Soundpost and Bridle
Ar Scåth a Chéile
Performance