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Altan - Altan Collection 1986-95
CD: $13.42
Tape: $9.18
| 01. Pretty Peg 02. Andy De Jarlis 03. Ceol a'phiobaire 04. The Wedding Jig 05. Donal agus morag 06. Tommy Bhetty's Waltz 07. Fermanagh Highland 08. An feochan |
09. Mazurka 10. The Cat That Ate The Candle 11. Brid og ni mhaille 12. Harvest Storm 13. Citi na gcumann 14. Tommy Peoples' 15. Dobbin's Flowery Vale |
4 Stars - Excellent - "...Their playing skills are legendary, but what makes them tick is the balance between the flailing fiddles and the sorrowful, stately ballads..."- New Musical Express (7/15/95, p.49) - 8 (out of 10)
"...Altan never tried hard to be cool, no new agey synths
or gimmicks, but still turned heads. If you like blazing trad.,
then hear THE FIRST TEN YEARS....[a] breathtaking summation of
their first five albums....artistically and emotionally
sharp..."
-Q Magazine 8/95, p.136
CD: $14.49
Tape: $10.49
| 01. Rann Na Mona 02. Waiting For The Wheel To Turn 03. Aodann Srath Bhain 04. Cape Breton Song 05. You Will Rise Again 06. Kenny MacDonald's Jigs 07. Dean Saor An Spiorad |
08. Coisich, a Ruin 09. Dr. MacPhail's Reel 10. Heart Of The Highland 11. Breisleach 12. Islay Ranter's Reels 13. Servant To The Slave |
"Capercaillie is a good place for rock fans to begin diving into neo-trad-Celtic. The production is "heavy," the performances "electric," but not without a good bit of Emerald Isle charm."
-Green Linet
The Black Family - The Black Family
CD: $12.99
Tape: $9.49
| 01. The Broom And The Cowdenknows 02. Colcannon 03. The Motorway Song 04. Tomorrow Is A Long Time 05. Donkey Riding 06. Will Ye Gang, Love |
07. The Bramble And
The Rose 08. The Ploughboy Lads 09. The Warlike Lads Of Russia 10. Dark And Roving Eye 11. James Connolly 12. Wheel Of The Perambulator |
"Mary (formerly of De Dannan and now a solo AC artist), Frances (also of Arcady), Shay, Martin and Michael Black sing with the harmonious gusto of a flock of angels."
-Dara
CD: $11.49
| 01. Hard Love 02. Joseph Cross 03. Sudden Waves 04. Rumours Of War 05. All Our Trades Are Gone 06. Happed In Mist |
07. The Doctor Calls 08. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme 09. All This Useless Beauty 10. 10,000 Miles 11. Blind Step Away 12. Elephant |
"Spare and classically-based arrangements grace this superbly sung collection, one that helped establish Tabor as one of the most artistically sophisticated of all contemporary Celtic music stars."
-Green Linet
Solas - Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers
CD: $14.49
Tape: $9.49
| 01. The Wind That Shakes The Barley (Song) 02. The Big Reel Of Ballynacally/The High Hill/Flash Away The Pressing Gang (Reels) 03. Aililiu Na Gamhna (Song) 04. Tom Busby's/James O'Byrne's/The Four Posts Of The Bed (Jigs) 05. Paddy Taylors/McFadden's Handsome Daughter/The Narrowback/Franks Reel/Esther's Reel (Reels) 06. The Unquiet Grave (Song) 07. The Maid On The Shore (Song) |
08. Song Of The
Kelpie (Air) 09. Mom's Jig/Bill Nicholson's 67th (Jigs) 10. The Primrose Lass/Molly From Longford/The Four Kisses (Reels) 11. Vanished Like The Snow (Song) 12. The Kilnamona Barndance/Give The Girl Her Fourpence/My Maryanne (Barndance, Reels) 13. Adieu Lovely Nancy (Song) |
"Brilliant instrumentalist Seamus Egan leads a super group of Irish talent that also includes sweet-voiced singer Karan Casey and fleet-fingered guitarist John Doyle in a musical tour de force of Erin's sparkling green hills."
-Shanachie
Boys of the Lough - Midwinter Night's Dream
CD: $12.99
Tape: $9.49
| 01. Da Cold Nights O' Winter/Da Blue Yow/Da Spirit
O'Whiskey 02. That Night In Bethlehem 03. A Midwinter Waltz 04. The Greenland Man's Tune/Da Forfit O'Da Ship/Green Grow Da Rashes 05. The Christ Child's Lullaby 06. Wren Polka No 1/Wren Polka No 2/The Wren Chase/The Wren's Escape 07. The Wexford Carol |
08. Da Field
O'Foula/Garster's Dream/Da Brig 09. Da Trowie Burn 10. The Hare's Lament 11. Da Day Dawn/The Papa Stour Sword Dance/The Cross Reel 12. Sankt Staffan Han Rider/Christmas Day In The Morning/Trettondagsmarschen 13. The Mummer's Jig/Christmas Eve 14. The Dying Year |
With members from England, Ireland and Scotland, this folk revival group led by Shetland fiddler Aly Bain is integral to any new Celtic collection.
-Blix Street
Connie Dover - The Wishing Well
CD: $11.99
Tape: $8.49
| 01. In Aimsir An Fheir (At Hay Cutting Time) 02. Laddie, Lie Near Me 03. Hugh The Graeme 04. Siuil A Ruin 05. Weston 06. Where Shall I Go? (A Cowboy's Hard Times) |
07. Ubi Caritas 08. Willie Of Winsbury 09. The Colorado Trail 10. The Wishing Well 11. Summer Before The War |
"Not quite Irish, not quite traditional, Dover's voice flickers through these lovely ballads like the delicate flames of a mellow fire. Astonishingly pretty, even if a few of these songs do have deep roots in American folk."
-Taylor Park Music
Iarla O'Lionaird - Seven Steps to Mercy
CD: $14.95
| 01. Seacht (Seven) 02. Aililiu Na Gamhna (Calling Home The Calves) 03. Caoineadh Na dTri Mhuire (Lament At Calvary) 04. Abha (River) 05. Aoibhinn Cronan (The Humming Of The Bees) |
06. Loch Lein 07. Cuir A Choladh An Seanduine (The Old Man Rocking The Cradle) 08. An Buachaill Caol Dubh (The Dark Slender Boy) 09. Bean Dubh An Ghleanna (The Dark Woman Of The Glen) 10. Aisling Gheal (Bright Vision) |
"In stunning, slightly wavering Gaelic, Lionáird sings solitary, sparsely arranged drones that sound like they're directed at the heavens, beckoning the spirits. Produced by Michael Brook."
-RealWorld/Caroline
Cherish the Ladies - The Backdoor
CD: $14.49
Tape: $10.49
| 01. Character's Polka/The Warlock/The Volunteer/The
Donegal Traveler 02. The Back Door 03. Redican's/Sean Ryan's/Take The Bull By The Horns 04. The Dance: Galway Hornpipe/Dessie O'Connor's/The Moher Reel 05. Coal Quay Market/Happy Days/Rabbit In The Field 06. Maire Mhor 07. If Ever You Were Mine |
08. Paddy
O'Brien's/Toss The Feathers/Jenny Dang The Weaver 09. My Own Native Land 10. Pepin Arsenault/The Shepherd's Daughter/A Punch In The Dark 11. Three Weeks We Were Wed 12. Jessica's Polka/Tear The Calico/I Have No Money 13. Carrigdhoun 14. Redican's Mother/Humours Of Westport/The Morning Dew/The Glass Of Beer/Youghal Harbor |
"...a broad sample of Irish
music....radiant..."
Option 11-12/92, p.105
The Tannahill Weavers - Capernaum
CD: $14.49
"...Gullane's rich and craggy voice is
improving with age....the Tannahill Weavers' best album in
years..."
-Dirty Linen 12/94-1/95, p.62
Martain Hayes and Dennis Cahill - Lonesome Touch
CD: $14.49
Tape: $10.49
| 01. Paddy Fahy's Reel 02. The Kerfunken Jig 03. Paul Ha'penny/The Garden Of Butterflies/The... 04. John Naughton's Reel/Another Paddy Fahy Reel 05. The Cat In The Corner/John Naughton's Jig 06. The Old Bush/The Reel With The Burl |
07. The Lament For
Limerick 08. My Love Is In America 09. Tell Her I Am/Gallagher's Frolics 10. Rolling In The Barrel/The Morning Dew 11. The Bucks Of Oranmore/Eileen Curran/Jimmy On... 12. Peggy's Waltz |
"A light, lively, unusually eloquent fiddler, one of Ireland¹s best, who plays with an uncharacteristically deft and delicate style, accompanied by the equally talented Cahill on guitar."
-Green Linnet
CD: $14.49
Tape: $10.49
| 01. Two Days To Go 02. Willie And Mary 03. The Usual Suspects 04. Paddy And The Bandit 05. Lone Shanakyle 06. Waltz Of The White Lilies |
07. At The Crossroads
08. The Blacksmith 09. Cogair Ruin 10. The Druid's Mountain 11. Where Are You 12. Scarta Glen Road |
"Traditional and original material merge with traditional and original instrumentation to make this a beautiful Celtic experience and a promising debut."
-Green Linnet
CD: $14.49
Tape: $9.49
| 01. Noel Hill's 02. Donegal Reels 03. Captain Jack 04. Humours Of Lissadel & Jenny Picking Cockles 05. The Garden Valley 06. Lark On The Strand 07. Erin Ni Neosainn Ce Hi 08. Hibernian Rhapsody |
09. The Rose And The
Briar 10. George Ross Horn Pipes 11. The Mountains Of Pommeroy 12. Sean McGuire's 13. The Irish Girl 14. The Girl That Broke My Heart 15. Danny Boy |
"Alec Finn and Frankie Gavin head up this legendary ensemble, with a rotating cast of talent that has, since the mid-'70s, produced rousing and reverent traditional music, as well as a number of spin-off stars."
-Shanachie
CD: $14.49
| 01. Down By The Sally Gardens 02. Micky Finn's Air 03. The Mountains Of Pomeroy 04. The Lakes Of Coolfinn 05. Sean O Duibhir An Ghleanna |
06. The Water Is Wide
07. Eamon An Chnuic 08. The Dark Island 09. Slan Le Maighe 10. The Wests Awake |
"Lovely instrumental airs by Finn, one part traditional, three parts blissed-out New Age provide a much needed break from the frantic jigs and reels you'll likely hear on your Celtic audio journey."
-Celtic Heartbeat
Seamus Egan - When Juniper Sleeps
CD: $14.49
Tape: $9.49
| 01. The Winding Hills 02. Weep Not For The Memories 03. Masons Apron/My Love Is In America 04. The Lark 05. Mick O'Connor's 06. Along The Way 07. When Juniper Sleeps |
08. Faubert's Lilt 09. Farewell To Glasgow 10. To An Old Rose 11. When Last We Met 12. The Czar Of Munster 13. Lullaby |
4 Stars - Excellent - "...sure to...secure his name among
the new generation of Irish traditional musicians playing the
world stage....Egan's material has a beautiful, cinematic
quality..."
-Q Magazine 9/96, p.112
CD: $13.49
Tape: $9.49
| 01. B Minor 02. Cape Breton Medley 03. McBrides 04. The French 05. The Call To Dance |
06. Alabama 07. Don Messer Medley 08. Czardas 09. Colm Quigley 10. The Coulin |
"A blast of electric dance grooves from the Celtic scene's most galvanic and fastest rising performers."
-Narada
Andy M. Stewart - Donegal Rain
CD: $14.49
Tape: $10.49
| 01. Ramblin' Irishman 02. Matt Hyland 03. Gallant Murray (Gathering Of Athole) / The White Rose 04. Queen Amangst The Heather 05. Tibbie Fowler O' The Glen 06. Reckless Affection |
07. The Irish
Stranger 08. Mary And The Hielan' Sodger 09. The Banks Of Sweet Dundee 10. When You Took Your Love (From Me) 11. Donegal Rain |
"The inimitable, always reliable Stewart excels on this brand new collection of conventional, traditionally arranged Irish folk songs."
-Green Linnet
Battlefield Band - Across the Borders
CD: $13.49
| 01. Miss Sarah MacManus/The Appropriate
Dipstick/Cape Breton Fiddlers' Welcome To Shetland 02. Tramps & Hawkers 03. Snow On The Hills/Xesus & Felisa 04. The Concert Reel/The Green Mountain 05. The Arran Convict 06. My Home Town/Kalabakan 07. Tuireadh Iain Ruaidh 08. The Trimdon Grange Explosion |
09. Simon Thoumire's
Jig/Shake A Leg/Ril Gan Anim 10. Miss Kate Rusby 11. The Green And The Blue 12. Donnie MacGregor/The Clumsy Lover 13. Woe Be Gone/Bubba's Reel/Frank's Reel 14. Six Days On The Road 15. In And Out The Harbor/The Top Tier/Sleepy Maggie/Molly Rankin |
"Recorded in 1996 in Edinburgh, this features the traditional-minded BB at the folkish, heartwarming best."
-Temple Records
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