From Pana To Louisana

From its title (From Pana To Louisiana slips a sly tongue-in-cheek reference to Two Time Polka’s origins, Patrick St., Cork) to its sheer joie de vivre, this is a CD for the downhearted and the party animal alike.

To suggest that Two Time Polka have eclectic taste would be to render their palates a disservice.

From the leisurely confidence of ‘J’ai Passe Devant Ta Porte’ to the measured knowing glances of Senan Quinlan’s original ‘Dust Bowl Blues’, Two Time Polka give it heaps, with washboards, accordions and fiddles thrown into the melting pot.

From Pana To Louisiana is part cajun, part country and part zydeco, all wrapped into one. From Tomas Dunne’s effortlessly high-pitched vocals on ‘Diggy Diggy Lo’ to the dancehall frenzy of ‘’Tit Galop Pour Mamou’, they transport the listener right into the heart of Lafayette or Baton Rouge.

This is a magnificent achievement. It’s seeped out of the Cork swamps. God only knows what other fabulous creatures lurk in her murky depths, though there can hardly be too many gems like this one.