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| Record Label: |
Valley Entertainment (USA) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
British Folk Rock |
| Release Date: |
October 27, 1998 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. April the 3rd - Donal Lunny & Friends
2. Nothing But the Same Old Story - Paul Brady
3. Sonny - Emmylou Harris/Dolores Keane/Mary Black
4. Rose Connolly - The Everly Brothers
5. Kevin Griffins - Sharon Shannon/Mary Custy/Eoin O'Neill
6. When First Into This Country - Lee Valley String Band
7. No Frontiers - Mary Black
8. Idir Eatarthu - Micheal O Suilleabhain & The Irish Chamber Orchestra :: Between Worlds - Micheal O Suilleabhain & The Irish Chamber Orchestra
9. Lakes of Ponchartrain - Hothouse Flowers
10. Humours of Galway - De Danann
11. Dimming of the Day, The - Richard Thompson/Mary Black/Dolores Keane
12. Shoals of Herring, The - Clancy Brothers
13. Kilkelly - Mick Moloney/Jimmy Keane/Robbie O'Connell
14. Western Highway - Maura O'Connell
15. Parting Glass, The - The Voice Squad |
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This collection plucked from Philip King's five-part documentary series on the influence of Irish music is a rare find. While some Celtic folk collections can often be peculiarly monochromatic or mawkish affairs, this selection paves the way for others by looking beyond the horizon and eavesdropping on the long conversation Ireland has held with North America. Emigration is as Irish as the potato, and over the last century the musical resonances have been deafening. The Lee Valley String Band's "When First Into This Country" kicks up a storm of Appalachian hay, while in "Rose Connolly" the Everly Brothers weave their trademark harmonies around Uillean pipes, and Mary Black, Emmylou Harris, and Dolores Keane come together like old friends on "Sonny." However, this retrospective succeeds in giving us heart and soul where others might have opted for Irish mist. Paul Brady's tale of London rejection ("Nothing But the Same Old Story") packs a mighty punch in a new acoustic version, and in "Kilkelly," Mick Mal... |
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