Andrew Finn Magill

“Its nice to see fresh, young musicians carrying on the traditions of Brazilian music. Finn Magill displays a love and authenticity that can fool you into thinking he is from Brazil. His style is playful and light, yet soulful and passionate. Congratulations!” - Airto Moreira

"Andrew Finn Magill encounters the tradition in a manner reminiscent of Keith Jarrett on The Melody At Night With You." - Siobhan Long (The Irish Times)

"Andrew Finn Magill is proud of his Irish roots, obviously, and does them full justice here in a sparkling selection of mainly old tunes with a handful of more recent compositions, all by acknowledged Irish masters. There's no doubting the excitement and drive here." -Alex Monaghan The Living Tradition

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“Its nice to see fresh, young musicians carrying on the traditions of Brazilian music. Finn Magill displays a love and authenticity that can fool you into thinking he is from Brazil. His style is playful and light, yet soulful and passionate. Congratulations!” - Airto Moreira

"Andrew Finn Magill encounters the tradition in a manner reminiscent of Keith Jarrett on The Melody At Night With You." - Siobhan Long (The Irish Times)

"Andrew Finn Magill is proud of his Irish roots, obviously, and does them full justice here in a sparkling selection of mainly old tunes with a handful of more recent compositions, all by acknowledged Irish masters. There's no doubting the excitement and drive here." -Alex Monaghan The Living Tradition

"Listen out for quiet reflection on Horizons, funk grooves on December, and high energy flight that goes along with what the title evokes in Shooting Stars." -Kerry Dexter, Perceptive Travel

"On Roots, the dominant accent is that of Counties Clare and Sligo, in fiddle playing that is fresh, vital, and fleet." -Michael Quinn, ​Songlines

​"It is truly wonderful to hear Finn so well landed in the heart of the tradition on this beautiful recording. He is an excellent fiddle player who has mastered the finest details of Irish fiddle music. This is a fully authentic representation of the tradition that could as easily have come from Co. Clare or Sligo except that it’s all the way from Asheville North Carolina. This bodes well for the future of Irish music." -Martin Hayes

"​Finn Magill's new album shows a great depth and understanding of traditional Irish music. He has made a timeless album of Irish fiddle music that will keep giving joy in years to come." -Mairéad Ní Mhoanaigh (Altan)

"Very few albums these days command my attention for more than a track or two but this exciting and riveting release from Andrew Finn Magill had me under its spell from the first tune to the last." -Kevin Crawford (Lúnasa)

"Magill takes the jigs, reels and hornpipes at nice brisk tempi, never sacrificing precision (truly gorgeous rolls!) and perfect intonation. If you like fiddle music, don’t pass this up. Add it to your iPod favourites right now!" -Irish Music Magazine ​ "A lovely album of “pure drop” Irish music that leaves listeners with a strong impression of a fantastic young musician’s abilities. The arrangements are strong, the tune selection exemplary, and the guest musicians spectacular – definitely one to check out." -Daniel Neely, The Irish Echo

"Virtuoso." -New York Irish Arts

"Young Finn has a beautiful sound and touch on the Irish fiddle. He has learned from and now plays with the best in the genre. Both of his new CD's will reward the listener, but on "Branches" you can hear a new musical voice emerging. I'm gonna keep listening for Finn Magill." -Tim O'Brien

"About the time I got to the middle of Track 4, I decided I could not listen to "Branches" on my little car's simple radio anymore... I had to get home to listen to it on the stereo. And why? because "Branches" is wonderful. The tunes Finn's written are melodic and heartfelt, and the arrangements are gorgeous. Every note, chord, and beat captivates and delights. There's a globe of influences whittled down here to one fiddler's vision, and the result is a wonderful perfection of an album." -Liz Carroll

"The African American Blues artist Willie Dixon remarked that "Blues is the roots and everything else is the fruits". I believe that folk process is "the grand old tradition of perpetual transition". Within the canopy of "Branches", Finn Magill has embodied these ideas, with Irish music as the roots, into a beautiful bouquet of elegant and powerful compositions of multi-cultural celebration for the new millennium." -Joe Craven

"The tunes selected not only give an idea of Finn's roots, but they also provide an overview of what is fine and joyful in traditional Irish music. From the temptation to get up and dance a hornpipe to "The Castle Hornpipe and Fountain's Hornpipe" to the moving rendition of "Roisin Dubh," Roots not only reflects Finn's roots, but is a reminder to us of "ours." -Rick Kelly WADK's Irish Hour

"Sweet swinging fiddle playing with a deep understanding of the roots of this music, a very creative imagination and beautiful violin technique." -Mike Marshall

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