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lumen
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response 209 of 226:
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Jan 24 01:59 UTC 2001 |
Waaaay back there: I listened to snippets of the new Enya album, and
the critique here is accurate-- same ol' stuff I like more or less. I
would have to get it and listen to it more to say anything further.
For the most part, Watermark and Shepherd Moon were my favorite
albums.. although there is material in other ones I like.
Forgot to get "Paint The Sky With Stars" when it was available as a
single CD-- I didn't want a "Best Of"-- just that particular title
track.
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dbratman
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response 210 of 226:
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Jan 26 07:44 UTC 2001 |
There were two new tracks on "Paint the Sky", and that was enough for
me: I bought the album.
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micklpkl
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response 211 of 226:
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Jan 31 16:21 UTC 2001 |
There's a nice review of last night's Chieftains concert in Austin here:
http://thebards.net/tales/articles/journal20010130.shtml
Written by Marc Gunn, a member of the local band The Brobdingnagian Bards.
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ashke
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response 212 of 226:
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Jan 31 17:36 UTC 2001 |
Ooohhhhh....okay, I'm jealous...
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krj
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response 213 of 226:
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Feb 26 04:38 UTC 2001 |
Patrick Street, the Ark, 2/25/2001:
I've been in a cranky mood so this won't be the best review.
Instrumentally the Irish supergroup was very tight; the songs
in the first set were mostly dreary emigration songs which
didn't appeal to me at all. Second set picked up quite a bit,
with Ged Foley singing the Australian song "The Diamantina Drover,"
a favorite of mine, and Andy Irvine singing "Stewball."
Irvine joined Foley on acoustic guitar for a fine version of
"Music for a Found Harmonium," originally by the Penguin Cafe
Orchestra, which has become a folk standard in Ireland and Britain.
Foley played guitar throughout, and he's a great anchor as a
rhythm guitarist; Andy Irvine mostly played bouzouki, which
instrument was his contribution to Irish music. (Mike had some
comment last time I mentioned that, and I didn't understand it.)
So I was glad to get to see Irvine, who's a bit of a legend
for all the work he's done over the last 30 years.
Lots of kids in the audience; I had the impression they were there
in large groups as part of a cultural outing.
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dbratman
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response 214 of 226:
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Feb 26 05:00 UTC 2001 |
Isn't "Music for a Found Harmonium" on one of the Patrick Street
albums? I hadn't known that when I first heard it played by (some
other) Irish folk group: I was quite startled to find it in such an
unexpected (to me) setting.
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krj
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response 215 of 226:
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Feb 26 05:13 UTC 2001 |
It's on the "Live" album from 1999 which I bought at this show, and the
band said they recorded it a long time ago. <krj grubs around on
allmusic.com> Says here "Harmonium" is on the "3 Irish Times 3"
album from 1989. I can't even remember which of their albums I have
after the first one.
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krj
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response 216 of 226:
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Mar 17 22:49 UTC 2001 |
St Patrick's Day, 2001. I was going to skip the ridiculous ritual
purchase of Irish music CDs this year, but then Thursday's NPR/BBC
show "The World" concluded with a review of the new album from
singer Karan Casey, and I liked the snippets a lot. So, off to
Elderly, and shake out the wallet thoroughly.
Only two Irish discs in the pigout. This one's WATER FROM THE WELL
by the Chieftains, which I'd been meaning to pick up for about
half a year. Every Chieftains album has to have a gimmick, I
suppose, and the gimmick this time is that the album was recorded
in various locations all over the country. Almost all the tunes
are traditional this time, and the most pop of the guest players
are Ashley MacIsaac and Altan. Good to have this band, who
more or less invented band-style Irish folk music, playing a
traditional sound again. It's not that I hate the collaboration
albums, but except for the CHINA and Van Morrison ones, I never
seem to play them, and the album with women singers from two years
ago was dreadful.
The Chieftains album reminds me that somewhere on the web I saw
a 2-CD set of Greatest Bodhran Hits, or something like that, and
now I can't find it.
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krj
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response 217 of 226:
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Mar 17 23:01 UTC 2001 |
(Ah, there it is. The title is "Pure Bodhran.")
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orinoco
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response 218 of 226:
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Mar 18 02:10 UTC 2001 |
Tell me this is a joke.
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dbratman
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response 219 of 226:
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Mar 18 07:34 UTC 2001 |
Oh, why shouldn't it be real? "The Most Bodhran Music You'll Ever
Hear", that sounds good. Someone once put out a record
called "Pachelbel's Greatest Hit" (singular), consisting of half a
dozen increasingly inane arrangements of the infamous Canon.
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eeyore
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response 220 of 226:
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Mar 18 07:34 UTC 2001 |
I actually rather liked the one with the chic's. :)
I thought about buying a Karan Casey cd a couple of years ago, but then
realized that her voice really irritated me. I ;ike having that Diedre chick
singing in Solas now.
And Seamus Egan got played today. :)
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krj
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response 221 of 226:
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Mar 18 07:55 UTC 2001 |
Dan in resp:218 :: For a review of "Pure Bodhran," see:
http://www.muse.ie/180800/reviews/revu_pure.html
or just run a google search on "pure bodhran ie". The album is
listed as a special order through US Amazon and a stock item at
musikfolk.com. Definitely not a joke. I'd order it tonight if I hadn't
already blown the month's music budget.
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micklpkl
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response 222 of 226:
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Mar 18 19:47 UTC 2001 |
I haven't heard much from WATER FROM THE WELL, but I remember liking what I
heard. I appreciate the reminder. One sorta-Chieftains record from recent
years that gets a lot of play in my house is the FIRE IN THE KITCHEN album
from 3 or 4 years ago. Unlike Ken, I enjoyed the TEARS OF STONE release, too.
I thought Joni Mitchell's track excelled in the Irish interpretation, and that
was worth the price of the CD for me. Akiko Yano's "Sake in the Jar" was just
a bonus. ;-)
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eeyore
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response 223 of 226:
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Mar 19 05:53 UTC 2001 |
I really liked Tears of Stone. The Joni Mitchell piece was wonderful, and
Raglan Road just reminded me again why I really liked Joan Osborne. Since
I'm a big Loreena McKennit fan, that was really cool, too. :) And Cherish
the Ladies was a boatload of fun. And it was because of this cd that I got
hooked on Diana Krall's voice.
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krj
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response 224 of 226:
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Aug 6 01:28 UTC 2001 |
"Thistle and Shamrock" played a song from the new Peatbog Faeries,
Scottish traditional in a rock setting. I don't remember caring enough
about the first Peatbog album to replace it when it was pilfered from
my car in '97, but this new track was nice. And then the Tartan
Amoebas were doing an interesting track, "New Pipe Order" or something
like that...
Back to resp:221 :: I did get the "Pure Bodhran" compilation, and so
far it's been perfectly, um, adquate.
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otaking
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response 225 of 226:
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Aug 8 18:54 UTC 2001 |
Re a bunch of responses:
I admittedly haven't eard much Irish music. My meager collection consists of
all the Enya CDs (which the last CD is more of the same), MISTY EYED
ADVENTURES by Maire Brennan, a couple of Altas CDs and the Green Linnet 20th
Anniversary 2-CD set. I've enjoyed all that I've heard so far, but know it's
just the tip of the iceberg.
Thanks for the discussion above. Reading the last 20 responses give me some
good ideas what to buy next.
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micklpkl
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response 226 of 226:
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Aug 16 15:52 UTC 2001 |
Speaking of Green Linnet, they are currently offering an "apology sale" (to
compensate for multiple-mailings of their e-mail newsletter) of $7 per CD,
free shipping. There seems to be no limit to how many can be ordered.
http://www.greenlinnet.com/apology.htm
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