This 70s Irish folk group comprised Geraldine MacGowan (b. Dublin, Eire; vocals, bodhran) and, joining in the early 80s, Anne Conroy (accordion). Oisín’s 1987Winds Of Change, on Tara Records, was largely credited to MacGowan and Conroy but were supplemented by Davy Spillane (uillean pipes, low whistle), Tom McDonagh (bouzouki), Brian O’Connor (flute, whistle), Maire Bhreathnach (fiddle), Gerry O’Connor (fiddle), Steve Cooney (bass, synthesizer), Noel Bridgeman (percussion), and Shay MacGowan (vocals, guitar).
In the 80s MacGowan, with her husband Shay, opened an Irish pub and music venue in Hannover, Germany. She continues to peform and record into the new millennium. In 1990 Conroy married the respected accordianist, Joe Burke (b. 1939), and togther they perform as a duo.
01 - A1 - Doherty's Jig / Donnybrook Fair
02 - A2 - Geordie
03 - A3 - The Old Grey Goose
04 - A4 - I Was A Young Man
05 - A5 - Oh Ro My Johnny / Terry's Travels
06 - B1 - Farewell To Nova Scotia
07 - B2 - The Maple Leaf / Man Of Arran
08 - B3 - The Peeler And The Goat / The Humours Of Whiskey (Guitar – Paul Brady)
09 - B4 - The Walk Of The Fiddlers Bride
10 - B5 - Love Is Teasing
11 - B6 - Cherish The Ladies
Bouzouki – Tom McDonagh
Fiddle, Vocals – Mick Davis
Guitar, Vocals – Seamus McGowan
Mandolin – Brian McDonagh
Producer – Paul Brady
Recorded By – Paul Waldron
Recorder, Vocals, Bodhrán – Geraldine McGowan