Best Celtic Folk
Brian toured as one of the Three Irish Tenors) , Martin Furey (son of the renowned Irish piper/singer, Finbar Furey) and Darren Holden( he toured with Riverdance and he played the lead role in the Billy Joel musical 'Movin' Out').
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I had seen the youtube of Gen. Martin Dempsey sing the "Parting Glass" at his retirement and I fell in 'crazy' for the song. I stumbled on a youtube video of the High Kings performing it in Dublin and then I fell all the way in love with their sound. Now rather than playing the video on my laptop every morning so I can hear their wonderfully combined voices, I'll put this CD on, and their Grace & Glory CD."
"If I could give it more stars, I would."
"My family enjoyed this CD."
"Great cd and fast delivery."
"I love the variety of this album, from the bittersweet softness of "Will Ye Go Lassie, Go?"
"The version of Parting Glass on this, my goodness."
"Excellent by any and every standard!"
"My favorite of all the Irish music I've heard up till now."
Includes The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Skyline Jig; O the Holly She Bears a Berry; The Boar's Head , and more with special guests Elvis Costello, Rickie Lee Jones, Burgess Meredith and many others.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I have been very disenchanted lately with some of my CD purchases, where the copies are made from older masters."
"A real treat after listening to all the schlocky Christmas stuff for almost two months."
"Love this album, Christmas classic in our house."
"I constantly look for my favorite written in the 1500s, "The Boar's Head Carol.""
"purchased as a Christmas gift, want to introduce someone to GREAT Irish performers."
"typical chieftains; there are none of their work that should not be included in a complete collection of Celtic music."
"I love the Chieftans and Celtic music."
Dónal Lunny (pronounced "Loony") is a guitar and bouzouki virtuoso, composer, bandleader, producer, and promoter who has founded, sat in with, recorded, and presented more than 30 years' worth of epoch-making Irish acts.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"His plethora of occupations include guitar, bouzouki & bodhrán player, composer, arranger, band leader, producer and musical director. His production work is very diverse as he has the likes of Altan, Elvis Costello, country artist Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopler. Also presents performances with Christy Moore, Sharon Shannon, Brian Kennedy, Ireland's fiddle master Natalie MacMaster and Andy Irvine. With everything like this that lays the foundation of excellent Irish contemporary sound has made it's place in the modern music industry."
"Although this cd set includes tunes from the phemonmenal Bothy Band from 20 years ago, as well as Moving Hearts, and some other assembled musicians, this all sounds fresh and new."
"This compilation is absolutely phenomenal."
Best British Folk
Though critically well received at the time, commercial success did not arrive till nearly 30 years later, when 30 seconds of 'Pink Moon' was used in a Volkswagen commercial.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The Songs cut deep, The album has an almost trans meditation effect and can cause deep introspection at times....So much talent so much potential and so much loss... but I guess that is part of what makes Nick Drake so special....If he was living the high life, living in a mansion raking in the bucks; Vacationing in the Bahamas and just living a really good life......You might think hummm does this guy really know what he's talking about ?"
"for whatever reason i didnt really listen to nick himself. until 2007 when i was working at night by myself. listening to a playlist of hundreds of songs made by other coworkers, and this record came on the speakers."
"Nick Drake's soothing guitar and simple lyrics make life in a hectic world seem a little bit more clear."
"Modern folk singers aspire to this..."
"Woah baby, take it easy."
"Pink Moon, Road and Parasite are terrific songs, but I really enjoyed the whole album."
"I find it very interesting, a lot of details that would bug me about another artist's work (the insubstantial voice, the inconsistency of the lyrics, the limited dynamic range), absolutely don't cross my mind when I listen to this album."
Best Irish Folk
FLOGGING MOLLY - DRUNKEN LULLABIES (WITH DOWNLOAD/GATEFOLD) - VINYL.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm really too old to be listening to this and enjoying it but I can't help it."
"Liked it a lot more than I expected."
"Even if you've never heard a single thing from Flogging Molly, I'm quite confident you will become very fond of this album and all of the band's music."
"Irish punk, legendary band, phenomenal country."
"good album with mostly great songs."
"You have to move if you can dance ornot."
"Great packaging, exactly as expected!"
Best Scottish Folk
Fiddle virtuoso Bonnie Rideout celebratesChristmas with this enthusiastic holiday performance that she takes on the road each year, playing at performing arts centers and large theaters nationwide in November and December. Rideout performs along with the Scottish Christmas Ensemble - a group of internationally renowned musicians including the City of Washington Pipe Band and dancers from the Scottish Highlands!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Beautiful, calming, seasonal music that is not overly familiar."
"excellent solid instrumental."
"I'm married to a Scotsman."
"It's a nice break from the same Christmas songs you hear every year."
"A truly amazing album."
"awesome,, Scotland and Christmas, what more could a person ask for, well maybe to be there."
"I love this one."
"The CD was fine, as was the packaging, but the CD case was cracked."