"Starting life as a book, it was inevitable that Dan Walsh would end up recording his dream project, O'Neill's Tunes. Walsh's background in tenor-banjo playing leading into five string gives him an advantage when playing these melodic tunes from the classic songbook of Irish traditional dance music. The music itself is as expertly played as you would expect from the renowned Walsh and he keeps it simple with just banjo accompanied by acoustic guitar. It's a wise decision to leave things minimally adorned, such is their melodic strength, and it gives the album a cohesion that keeps ultimate focus on the spirit of the music"