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BEOGA Mischief Beoga Music ****

Beoga follow up their blistering 2004 debut, A Lovely Madness, with an even more high-spirited collection. Duelling accordions still define the band's identity, but they're augmented by newcomer Niamh Dunne's fiddle and vocals, and by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, no less. A swathe of their own tunes pepper the set list, and Cú Chullain's Despair captures the effervescence of the band in full, unadulterated swing. The orchestral touches lend more novelty than creative impetus to the band's sound, though. Beoga's bold forays into Americana (Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone) and 1970s jazz/rock (Steely Dan's Dirty Work) whisper at a quintet who relish wide vistas. Less flamboyance in the arrangements might serve them well in the long run, but such kite-flying celebration is a rare thing of beauty. www.beogamusic.com  Siobhán Long