Celtic Compass

Track Listings
1. Meitheamh: Fleur de Mandragore/Ash Plant/Siobhán O'Donnell    
2. Costa de Galicia - Sharon Shannon    
3. Arthur McBride and the Sergeant - Paul Brady    
4. O'Rourke's/The Spike Island Lassies/Lord McDonald's - Paddy Keenan, , Tommy O'Sullivan    
5. Big Man/Waiting for Janet - John McCusker    
6. Another Train - Poozies    
7. Mazurka & Jigs - Eamonn Coyne    
8. Malfunction Junction: Molly from Longford/Argyll Lassies/Jenny Dang the - Cillian Vallely, Niall Vallely    
9. There's the Day - Cathal McConnell    
10. Lady Ann Montgomery's Reel/Eilish Brogan/Paddy Fahey's - Tony McManus    
11. Loving Hannah - Bill Jones    
12. One That Was Lost/The Hag's Purse/The Black Rogue - Alan Kelly, John Kelly    
13. Rolling Waves - Michael McGoldrick, John McSherry    
14. I Wish - Kate Rusby    

Celtic Compass, Music, Various Artists, British Folk, Celtic, Celtic Folk, Celtic/Irish, Contemporary Celtic, Ethnic Fusion, Int'l & World Music, Pop, Traditional Celtic, World Music
El Agua De La Vida
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A fine fusion
  • And now for something completely different
  • Makes Me Wish I Played Bagpipes
  • Not bad at all
  • How can a Scottish band play latin music this well?
 El Agua De La Vida
Salsa Celtica
Manufacturer: Compass Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009IB1N
Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

  1. Cumbia Celtica
  2. El Sol De La Noche
  3. Guajira Sin Sol
  4. Elagua De La Vida
  5. Whisky Con Ron
  6. Ave Maria De Escocia Medley
  7. Maestro
  8. Adios Adios
  9. Auld Lang Syne

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A fine fusion.......2007-07-09

I saw this band perform in the film Driving Lessons. I was so much in love with their music that I went directly home to order the CD from Amazon. I'm not disappointed. What a great idea - to somehow fuse Celtic instrumentation into Latin music. It's an original and natural fit. It's not gimmicky like Paul Simon's African forays, wherein it sounds like he took the vocals off an indigenous recording and added his own. There's a real synthesis here, and it works perfectly.

Salsa Celtica has got the horns, great lead singing and unison background choruses of Latin, as well as the violin and flute of Celtic music. For me that's heaven.

5 out of 5 stars And now for something completely different.......2007-01-04

I heard Salsa Celtica's Auld Lang Syne on December 30th on NPR's Folkways in the car and immediately as it started my wife and I remarked that we had to find the CD. This group is really hard to believe, as they all seem to be white Scots making amazing Latin music. There are parts of it that remind me on Manu Chao, with snippets of Spanish language radio playing in the background. In parts or as a whole this album is happy music, and as one reviewer mentions above, you simply can't help but start to dance. This is a great album and deserving of your ears and there isn't a weak track amongst them. Shop with confidence, I am sure you won't be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars Makes Me Wish I Played Bagpipes.......2005-05-04

I sought out this album after hearing "Sol de la Noche" as the opening track on Putumayo's compilation album, SALSA AROUND THE WORLD. And there's always a danger when one buys an album based on a single song, but there's nothing disappointing about this album.

This Scottish group is an amazingly talented ensemble, taking salsa traditions and rhythms and infusing them with celtic instruments and traditions. The performances are tight, inventive, and I defy you to listen to this album and not want to dance, even if it's just in your chair.

Their closing rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" is not to be missed. I WILL buy their future albums.

4 out of 5 stars Not bad at all.......2005-05-04

This is one very good cd, for those who like a more Cuban-feel to their salsa. The slow, deliberate pace of most of the tracks is so refreshing, compared to some of the mind-bogglingly quick "salsa" being mass-marketed today. "Sol de la Noche" (which can be found on Putumayo CD "Salsa Around The World") is a great track, which features a nice hint of Scottish sounds, driving a great Cuban beat.

The "Guajira Sin Sol" track is amazing, my personal favorite. This song could play at all the best Latin lounges, it is so smooth and chilling, yet makes you want to jump up and shake your booty.

"Ave María de Escocia Medley" was the third best track, a fun song with great lyrics. Great salsa track, the hardest salsa track on the CD. Great stuff, and you WILL want to dance to this!

The other songs are good, just not as good as those above. The "Cumbia Celtica" track is very innovative, and they actually manage to pull off an authentic Colombian/Scottish feel. These gentlemen are great musicians, and we should be watching them in the future. With just a little more tweaking, they might just be the next top band in Salsa.

5 out of 5 stars How can a Scottish band play latin music this well?.......2003-12-08

Sailing on the west coast of Scotland this summer, we walked into an isolated pub and were blown away to hear the best Latin music this side of Miami! Don't know where these guys came from, but if you can listen to this stuff without getting up and dancing,check to make sure you're still breathing. Fantastic Latin beat!
Reunion: A Decade of Solas
Average customer rating: 0 out of 5 stars
  • The Best of All the Solas'
  • Solas Reunion - A Great Find
  • Incredible musicians and what a price for a DVD/CD
  • awesome
  • Bravo!
 Reunion: A Decade of Solas
Solas
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ASIN: B000F1HG9M
Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

  1. Pastures Of Plenty
  2. Coconut Dog/Morning Dew
  3. Silver Dagger
  4. Timmy Clifford's
  5. Newry Highwayman
  6. Reasonland
  7. Highlands Of Holland
  8. Le Poules Huppees (The Crested Hens)
  9. Rain And Snow
  10. Black Annis
  11. Who's In The What Now
  12. On A Sea Of Fleur De Lis
  13. Lowground
  14. Beauty Spot
  15. Nil Na La
  16. The Flowing Bowl
  17. Lament For Frankie

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Best of All the Solas'.......2007-02-17

This CD/DVD is a joyful reunion of the current Solas members with all (?) of the past members, like Karen Casey. They sound (and look, on the DVD) like they are really having fun, playing together once more. If you know Solas, this is a memento to listen to over and over. If you don't know them, it's a fine way to start!

5 out of 5 stars Solas Reunion - A Great Find.......2007-01-10

The musicianship on this album is great and the DVD is a real bonus!

5 out of 5 stars Incredible musicians and what a price for a DVD/CD.......2006-09-25

You get more than 2 hours of DVD concert footage--one great tune or song after another. Wow. I'm not kidding. Wow. Driving duo guitars on one tune, then Karan Casey singing a song then the whole band rocking out on some incredible set arranged the Solas way. You really have to hear this to believe it. This is Irish music stretched into a Solas groove. There are too many highlights to name them all: 4 part female harmony on Reasonland; John Doyle rocking out; Seamus Egan playing banjo, flute, guitar; Winnifred Horan showing fiddle virtuosity on ripping jigs and reels, then making you weep on some slow tune. And the vocals of one breathtaking vocalist after another. Solas isn't just straight ahead Irish music played at breathtaking speed . . .they hit a groove and explore the territory; they cover all sorts of stuff besides Irish: Darkness Darkness by Jessie Colin Young (remember the Youngbloods?); Cold Rain and Snow (the Grateful Dead covered this trad tune on their first studio album in 1967 or something) and everything gets the Solas treatment and it works beautifully. So watch the incredible concert DVD, then pop the CD in your car or stereo or whatever it is you listen to and you will be amazed. And to think I wasn't much of a Solas fan before I saw/heard this reunion set.

5 out of 5 stars awesome.......2006-08-19

I went to Ireland and was looking for some typical Irish music when I walked by Celtic Note in Dublin and heard this playing over the sound system. I immediately went in and bought myself a copy and have not been able to stop listening to it since then

5 out of 5 stars Bravo!.......2006-08-05

This CD/DVD set are reflections of exactly what fans of Solas love about the group. If you like high energy Irish music you will not be disapointed!
Daybreak: Fáinne an Lae
Average customer rating: 0 out of 5 stars
  • Muireann is wonderful
  • wonderful voice
  • In the steps of Sandy Denny
  • FANTASTIC
  • Beautiful!
Daybreak: Fáinne an Lae
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
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ASIN: B000ELJAL0
Release Date: 2006-03-14

Tracks:

  1. Western Highway
  2. Free and Easy to Jog Along
  3. SeoithSeoth
  4. Cnocan Teampaill (slip jigs & jig)
  5. Persuasion
  6. Slle Mh
  7. Isle of Malachy
  8. An Spealad
  9. The Emigrant's Farewell
  10. The Humours of Whiskey (highland, reels)
  11. The Banks of the Nile
  12. The Parting Glass

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Nic Amhlaoibh first came to many people's attention when she joined Danu, one of the finest Irish traditional bands to emerge over the past decade (two of her band-mates sit in on this album.) Her flawless alto, with its wide range and elegant phrasing, made a strong impression then and judging by the present release, her contradictory yet seamless blend of the earthy and angelic, the sacred and profane, has continued to deepen, mature and evolve. Whether essaying Gaelic-language tunes from the Celtic canon or the type of crowd-pleasing folk-pop typical of the versatile Black sisters, she exudes the sure-footed, relaxed command of a singer approaching her prime, an engaging mixture of charisma and sensitivity. Ranging from Richard Thompson's loss-haunted "Persuasion" to the heartbreaking "Immigrant's Farewell" to "Free And Easy," a road tune about blithe irresponsibility, her interpretations hit the mark every time without drawing too much attention to themselves. When such a degree of taste and generosity are combined with a glorious vocal instrument, it's a pleasure to just fall back and let the lady do what she does so well. --Christina Roden

Album Description

Star quality is a rare phenomenon - a bewitching magnetism impossible to define, yet when present, we recognize it instantly. Singer and traditional musician Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh possesses that level of magic, mesmerizing audiences world-wide since she joined forces with scintillating Irish music ambassadors Danú in 2003. Daybreak: fáinne an lae" is an exciting and eclectic 12-track collection which showcases Muireann's sparkling vocal talent, along with her consummate artistry on both flute and whistle. Most of all, it casts light on her intuitive ability to research and tastefully select from both the traditional and contemporary music repertory, re-interpreting and delivering her chosen songs and tunes with heart-warming eloquence.

Contemporary compositions from Richard Thompson ("Persuasion") and Gerry O'Beirne ("Western Highway") flow seamlessly into traditional songs such as "Free and Easy" (learned from the singing of Róisín White), "Slán le Máigh", "Banks of the Nile," and a heartfelt rendition of "The Parting Glass."

Musicians making guest appearances on Daybreak include Danú colleagues Oisín McAuley and Eamon Doorley; guitarists Gerry O'Beirne, John Doyle, Tony Byrne, and Shane McGowan; Scottish singer Julie Fowlis; and percussionist Billy Mag Flohinn.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Muireann is wonderful.......2007-05-13

This CD is wonderful. From new music to traditional, Muireann (pronounced Mwi-ren) puts her own touch on it. I have listened to the entire CD perhaps 20 times and never tire of her delightful voice. The tunes go through my head all day long some days. Her tin whistle is amazing as well.

5 out of 5 stars wonderful voice.......2007-04-05

Muireann has one of those amazing Celtic voices. Her songs seem a bit more energetic with Danu, rather than solo, but this CD has a wonderful mix of songs. If you like her, also consider music by Deante.

4 out of 5 stars In the steps of Sandy Denny.......2007-01-29

After two records with Danú, and songs on a record in which each band member made separate contributions, this is the logical next step. Compared to Sandy Denny, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh also entered a young ensemble of talented musicians and steered it in a more accessible, if less daring, direction. Like Denny, Nic Amhlaoibh possesses a clear, pleasant, and steady voice suited to both traditional and MOR soft rock tunes. Also, she favors interpretations of efforts by contemporary songwriters along with a selection of traditional and traditionally- inspired tracks. Fairport Convention moved under Denny first into folk-rock and then continued with it even as Denny grew restless and left to craft a folk-pop blend suiting her gentle delivery. Suitably, this album includes the traditional song "The Banks of the Nile," first made famous when Denny covered it with her post-Fairport mates in Fotheringay. Nic Amhlaoibh has shifted Danú from a fiery, all-male traditional group into a band whose songs increasingly resembled Denny's own more intimate solo work. Gerry O'Beirne plays guitar on the two tracks he wrote, "Western Highway," which as sung by Maura O'Connell had appeared on the RTÉ "Bringing It All Back Home" series and album, and "The Isle of Malachy." "Persuasion," written by Richard Thompson and Tim Finn, likewise continues the association of Fairport and contemporary singer-songwriter folk-rockers with her own intentions to make an album still rooted in mostly traditional songs, both in English and Irish, but with enough popular tunes to appeal to a wider audience.

Nic Amhlaoibh's versions recall O'Connell in her wistful, almost casual approach. The songs on Daybreak avoid drama, and Nic Amhlaoibh is content to create more of a lingering sense of calm. Despite the presence of Shane McGowan's guitar on five tracks, little intensity emerges. This is a consistent and polished album, but designed for those listeners seeking less concentration on only traditional Irish tunes, while not as dramatic a shift into MOR as earlier singers as Denny and O'Connell themselves made in earlier decades. But Nic Amhlaoibh's next album, if judging from the sheen applied to this self-produced collection, may reveal such a transition from trad to folk to pop. (Review appeared on rootsworld.com)

5 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC.......2006-06-29

It is wonderful, beautiful and full of energy. I could listen to her sing all day long!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful! .......2006-04-16

What a great CD! I particularly loved "Seoith?n Seoth?" and "An Spealad?ir." My husband got me this CD (along with the also wonderful "Somewhere Along the Road" by Cathie Ryan) and I've been playing it constantly. Normally he prefers male singers (like Christy Moore, whom I also love) but he has also been playing this CD.
Ten
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fantastic
  • Unlike any other CD
  • beautiful
  • no adjectives work for me
  • Gorgeous on all levels
 Ten
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ASIN: B00007G77E
Release Date: 2003-01-07

Tracks:

  1. The Recruited Collier
  2. I Wish
  3. Over You Now
  4. The Sleepless Sailor
  5. The Fairest of All Yarrow
  6. I Wonder What is Keeping My True Love
  7. Sweet Bride
  8. The Maid of Llanwellyn
  9. The Wild Goose
  10. Sir Eglamore
  11. Night Visiting Song
  12. Cowsong
  13. Botany Bay
  14. Drowned Lovers
  15. Bold Riley

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On 10, a celebration of Kate Rusby's first decade as a recording artist, she reminds us once again that it's possible to sing ancient ballads about brave knights, fair maidens, rustic villagers, and all the other denizens of Folk Song Land with an immediacy and emotional intensity that are completely modern. Four of the 15 songs here were culled from her earlier CDs; two new songs, "I Wish" and "Over You Now," were composed by Rusby; and two are live recordings. The remaining seven tracks are new versions of previously recorded songs, including "The Recruited Collier," the first song her mother taught her, and "The Wild Goose," a raucous sea shanty reinvented as a gentle meditation on longing. Rusby has been performing these selections for years now, and her new takes on them reveal a restless artist searching for a different path to the heart of familiar songs. She is accompanied by an excellent group of musicians, including fiddler John McCusker, guitarist Ian Carr, and accordionist Andy Cutting. Their playing is spare but each note is perfectly placed. 10 beautifully sums up Kate Rusby's first decade as a professional musician, while suggesting that the best is yet to come. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic.......2007-03-30

I have now three of Kate cds and love them. 10 is lovely because it honors her ten years of singing professionally. There are songs for her last cds and some have new versions. All I have to say is that once you listen to Kate Rusby you cannot get enough.

5 out of 5 stars Unlike any other CD.......2006-08-24

Kate Rusby's music at first sounded like it was missing something compared with music generally played on the radio, but the more I listen to the simple melodies and clear, sweet voice the more I like it. Sir Eglamore is my favorite song from the CD.

5 out of 5 stars beautiful.......2006-02-23

Kate's voice is just beautiful. I could listen to it over and over again

5 out of 5 stars no adjectives work for me.......2005-06-30

I can't really describe (or even understand) why this music moves me so much. But it does. I just "discovered" KR a few weeks ago. I'm going to spread the word on this one to friends and family, many of whom will probably enjoy as much as I do.

5 out of 5 stars Gorgeous on all levels.......2005-03-18

My writing cannot do justice to this work of art... sparse, translucent, bold and beautiful -- it's all there. A completely stunning CD with wonderful voices, melodies, and arrangements. Ms. Rusby has given us a very special gift.
Downriver
Average customer rating: 0 out of 5 stars
  • Supple yet vulnerable brilliance
  • DownRiver CD -- O Nach Eisdeadh
  • Down River
 Downriver
Karen Matheson
Manufacturer: Compass Records
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ASIN: B000E40PQ6
Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

  1. Chi Mi Bhuam
  2. Cronan Bleoghainn
  3. Gleann Baile Chaoil
  4. I Will Not Wear The Willow
  5. O Mhairi's Tu Mo Mhairi
  6. Laoidh Fhearchair Eoghainn
  7. O Nach Eisdeadh
  8. Singing In The Dark
  9. Puirt A Beul
  10. Luadh An Toraidh
  11. Crucan Na Bpaiste

Album Description

Karen Matheson has captivated audiences around the world and sold over a million records as the lead singer of the best-selling, internationally-renowned Celtic supergroup Capercaillie, recognized by Billboard magazine as "the most exciting and vibrant band in the field of Celtic music today."

Downriver, her third solo album, is a powerful collection of traditional and contemporary songs in English and Gaelic, delivered in a striking, paired-down acoustic setting. The album features special guests Donal Lunny, James MacIntosh (Shooglenifty), and Michael McGoldrick and is produced by Donald Shaw (Capercaillie, Karan Casey).

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Supple yet vulnerable brilliance.......2006-05-15

There has never been any doubt about the vocal skills of Karen Matheson. The superb lead singer of Scotland's Capercaillie has one of the finest voices in the entire folk or world music scene. On this her third solo album she has finally matched that voice to songs that fully illustrate its supple yet vulnerable brilliance.

The songs are a deft combination of traditional and contemporary. Many are in Gaelic, some harking back to Matheson's childhood (the achingly beautiful "Chi mi bhuam" and the delicate "Gleann baile chaoil"); others of more recent provenance (eg Brendan Graham's haunting "Crucan na bpaiste"). James Grant (fretted instruments and backing vocals) provides two of the English language songs. The touching "Singing in the dark" is unusually but effectively in waltz time.

Another outstanding feature is the musical input of Ireland's Donal Lunny. His characteristic bouzouki work and co-arrangements with Matheson and producer Donald Shaw give considerable rhythmic drive to a number of tracks. An exquisite Gaelic song "O nach eisdeadh" and a mesmerising "Puirt a beul" exemplify this. The result is to broaden the appeal of an album that was already full of heart and soul. And it tends to reinforce my view that it's in the marriage of Gaelic language and Celtic music that Karen Matheson's talents are most powerfully manifest. Without doubt this is her finest solo album so far.

4 out of 5 stars DownRiver CD -- O Nach Eisdeadh.......2006-04-26

Heard this song on my car radio and loved it so much i was compelled to pull over to make sure i got the title and artist. her voice and this music resonate on a cellular level.

4 out of 5 stars Down River.......2006-04-08

I enjoyed listening to Karen. She has a great voice which holds your attention through out the song.
Four on the Floor
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    		Four on the Floor
    Old Blind Dogs
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    ASIN: B000ROAM48
    Release Date: 2007-07-17

    Tracks:

    1. Terror Time
    2. Harris Dance
    3. Star O' The Bar
    4. Breton
    5. Gaelic Song
    6. Jigs
    7. Braw Sailin'
    8. Goats
    9. Cairn O' Mount
    10. Bedlam Boys
    11. Branle
    12. Bonnie Earl

    Album Description

    On Four On The Floor, (their tenth release and first as a quartet) their energetic mix of soaring fiddle playing and stirring pipes, punctuated with the pulse of djembe and conga, has audiences dancing in the aisles. The Dogs tour the globe from intimate clubs to international festivals, including a performance before England's Prince Charles, a confirmed fan. "Old Blind Dogs play with a compelling energy and intoxicating rhythm," says The Scotsman, "as players and audience seem to share a wild ecstasy of emotion."
    The Best of Aly & Phil
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      		The Best of Aly & Phil
      Aly Bain , and Phil Cunningham
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      ASIN: B0007QS4OQ
      Release Date: 2005-03-15

      Tracks:

      1. Donald MacLean's Farewell to Oban/The Sands of Burness/Miller's Reel
      2. Sarah's Song
      3. Waltz of the Little Girls
      4. Jig Runrig/The Swedish Jig
      5. Violet Tulloch Queen of Lerwick
      6. Humours of Tulla/Fox Hunter's Reel/St. Anne's Reel [Live]
      7. Sophie's Lullaby
      8. Michael Coleman's Jig/Gingerhog's No. 2/Give Me a Drink of Water/Jiggy
      9. My Lily/The Sweetness of Mary/Hughie Jim Paul's Reel
      10. Ronfleuse Gobel/La Grande Chaine/Gallope de Malbaie
      11. Pearl
      12. Megan's Wedding/Da Herra Boys/The Barrowburn Reel
      13. Spring the Summer Long
      14. Waiting for the Federals
      15. Colours of Cape Breton
      16. Charlie Hunter's Jig/The Mouse in the Cupboard/The Rosewood
      17. Flett from Flotta/Sabhal Iain ig Uisdean/The Drampire
      18. Man's a Man for A' That
      19. Auld Fiddler/Earl Mitten's Breakdown
      Underneath the Stars
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • Immersed in Stars
      • Kate Rusby- Underneath the Stars
      • Enjoyable but nothing stunning
      • Just discovered Kate
      • Kate Rusby is a blessing to my ears
      		 Underneath the Stars
      Kate Rusby
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      ASIN: B0000WMZXS
      Release Date: 2004-01-13

      Tracks:

      1. The Goodman
      2. The Daughter Of Megan
      3. Let Me Be
      4. Cruel
      5. The Blind Harper
      6. The White Cockade
      7. Young James
      8. Falling
      9. Bring Me A Boat
      10. Polly
      11. Sweet William's Ghost
      12. Underneath The Stars

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      Rusby's fifth solo recording, like previous efforts, boasts a well-crafted selection of original compositions and ancient ballads. While she has rightly been praised for the sheer beauty of her voice--which has never sounded better than on these dozen tracks--her greatest gift may be her ability to choose traditional songs and rework them in subtle and imaginative new ways. She's not afraid to add new words and compose her own melodies to melancholy odes to lost love like "Let Me Be" and "Cruel," which fairly trade emotional intensity for authenticity. Rusby is helped out musically by her husband, Scottish fiddler John McCusker, who produced the CD and helped ensure that every note played by the guitars, citterns, accordions, and flutes is perfectly placed to accent the vocals. Underneath the Stars is not a departure from Rusby's previous work; rather it is a refinement of what she has done before. --Michael John Simmons

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Immersed in Stars.......2007-01-12

      Kate is a wonderful singer. Her "Underneath the Stars" is as nice as "Little Lights" and "10". These recent albums of hers are really a showcase of talent. Production is wonderful. Nothing over-done. The music is simple and is presented in its purity and simplicity with a seemingly light touch at the board. Thank heavens!

      Kate has the supreme good luck (and good sense) to know her strengths and to play to them -- and we ALL benefit. And while the music is simple, when Kate writes new music for a traditional lyric, often the harmonies are not so simple but the overall musical effect is always beautifully matched to the lyrics and the listener is left with an impression not of a big fancy production but of a simply beautiful production -- with real, live human musicians playing real instruments, not studio pros on drum machines and other electronic crap.

      Many of Kate's songs come from a long-ago tradition (even the new ones she writes) but what's important is that it is a tradition of beauty, a tradition of fine craft, and a tradition of respect.

      If you don't know Kate Rusby's music, Underneath the Stars would a fine place to start but any of the other albums mentioned here are equally fine. She is a treasure and the lads she brings along to play and sometimes sing along with her make a musical team that simply CANNOT be beat.

      4 out of 5 stars Kate Rusby- Underneath the Stars.......2006-11-04

      Kate Rusby has the traditional Celtic sound. Her songs vary from simple to complex arrangements in an uplifting tonality. The moods are happy and upbeat, but when they are slow and longing, they do not depress or wax melancholic. Much like the theme of "Danny Boy" they express the intensity of feeling for lover and country. Much of contemporary songwriting consists of stream-of-consciousness set to a monotonous chunka-chunka rhythm pattern, usually in some peculiar open tuning. It is encouraging to hear a return to well crafted composition.
      I purchased both this album and "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly" featuring her cover of "You Belong to Me" which in my estimation both edifies and challenges the original. If you enjoy a pure powerful voice, and crystal clear production values that honor tradition, these albums are worth it.

      3 out of 5 stars Enjoyable but nothing stunning.......2006-09-14

      This album is fine but there is no one song on it that really catches my attention. Whereas some of the songs on "10" I can listen to over and over again, there is nothing like this here. Maybe it will grow on me.

      5 out of 5 stars Just discovered Kate.......2006-03-19

      I'm a singer myself, and therefore very picky about voices. Kate's sultry voice easily transitions from lilting, playful sea shanties to haunting, soulful ballads. Her pitch and timing are flawless, and her sense of style is unique and winning. The title track is a standout (and her own composition). I would highly recommend her to anyone who enjoys a song well sung.

      4 out of 5 stars Kate Rusby is a blessing to my ears.......2006-02-07

      Kate Rusby is amazing. Her voice is new to me and I am so grateful to have found her. There is something so sweet and peaceful in her songs. Plus, I love the accent. If you would like to hear a refreshening beautiful sound, listen to Kate Rusby. This album isnt my favorite of hers, only because I have three right now and cant choose one over the other. They are all very good.
      The Girl Who Couldn't Fly
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      • Surprised by Joy
      • Sandy's Rightful Successor
      • Pleasant
      • Warm, ingratiating, affirming, reassuring English folk music
      • A Voice Of Angelic Purity - A Must Buy!
      		The Girl Who Couldn't Fly
      Kate Rusby
      Manufacturer: Compass Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000B6TR4I
      Release Date: 2005-10-11

      Tracks:

      1. Game Of All Fours
      2. The Lark
      3. No Names
      4. Mary Blaize
      5. A Ballad
      6. You Belong To Me
      7. Elfin Knight
      8. Bonnie House Of Airlie
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      11. Fare Thee Well
      12. Little Jack frost (Bonus Track)

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      A succession of plaudit-harvesting folk albums and subsequent international renown means that Yorkshire's Kate Rusby no longer needs to be nurtured with kind words of condescension along the lines of lass, babe, and starlet, and yet there remains something irredeemably youthful about The Girl Who Couldn't Fly. It's not just the butterfly flutter of Rusby's voice--which allows the nudge and wink of a smutty traditional favourite like "Game of All Fours" to retain its charade and the magic of innocent years to linger. Sometimes the songs are bare--guitar and vocals--but they're never spartan, pink as nature intended, a curiously roseate melancholia where even an ill-fated adieu such as "No Names"--one of three songs sang, improbably, with Roddy Woomble of Idlewild--mollifies as fluently as a lullaby. The jolly virtues of the traditional "Mary Blaize" and Rusby's very own faux-traditional epic "Elfin Knight" are fleshier, finding Rusby accompanied by such folk scene luminati as Michael McGoldrick, Andy Cutting, and John McCusker to ebullient effect. Proof, indeed, that folk music need not be studiously dour or touristically picturesque. If the current British folk scene is to produce a genuine household name, it's likely to be Kate Rusby. --Kevin Maidment

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Surprised by Joy.......2007-01-18

      Kate Rusby's songs are not only beautiful, but charming in their simplicity and ornate in their dynamics. Kate Rusby is first and formost a story teller and her lovely delicate voice portrays well the emotion, love, and warmth of its owner. As a songwriter, her work has a timeless quality that makes it quite unique. This CD is full of songs you will listen to over and over and never get tired of, and lovely lilting melodies that you will be quite happy to have stuck in your head. From the toungue-in-cheek song Mary Blaize to the devestating tale of false love told in A Ballad, Kate Rusby's "The Girl Who Couldn't Fly" is a timeless work of art.

      5 out of 5 stars Sandy's Rightful Successor.......2006-07-28

      Kate Rusby is the UK's finest female singer/songwriter since Sandy Denny. Which is not to say that she is in any way a copycat; she is an original. Any of her albums will be a worthy addition to your collection - including this latest work. Buy this. Then go out and buy the rest of her catalog.

      3 out of 5 stars Pleasant.......2006-06-02

      I like most of Kate Rusby's other albums but this one did not do all that much for me. The most I can say is that it was "pleasant".

      None of the songs was particularly memorable. I just let her fade into the background while I was doing unpleasant tasks. Hearing her voice was pleasant.

      Her voice is not particularly strong but does possess a certain airy quality. It was pleasant.

      It was pleasant without ever being memorable.

      5 out of 5 stars Warm, ingratiating, affirming, reassuring English folk music.......2006-03-22

      Combines a unique, appealing voice with expert, tailored acoustic folk settings, and songs with strong traditional English folk roots, even when Rusby wrote words and/or music. Her voice has a broad range-fairly pure in the upper reaches, huskier and earthier in a lower register. The slower a song, the more her voice resonates and quavers, giving a (false) sense of frailty in a voice that practically demands to fill any intimate space with warmth. Lovely. Settings are all carefully tailored and presented with great precision that is never cold or clinical; a homey folkiness underlies the virtuosity of the players. Songs tend to start simple and carefully accumulate complexity as they proceed, in many different ways. Session as a whole is warm, ingratiating, affirming, and reassuring-she places and holds the world in a good place. Stand-out: tr 6-You belong to me (she remakes a '50s pop classic in her own English folkie image). [49:47]

      5 out of 5 stars A Voice Of Angelic Purity - A Must Buy! .......2006-03-18


      This is a wonderful folk album. Kate Rusby's voice is angelic and plaintive and beautiful, but the songs here are equally magical and the combination is simply breathtaking. Simple acoustic accompaniment (with the occasional use of soft brass) makes for a really fantastic listening experience. I am so glad to have found this album and can't wait to hear more. I cannot recommend this album highly enough.
      Live and In Session
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        		Live and In Session
        The Tannahill Weavers
        Manufacturer: Compass Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        Album Description

        The Tannahill Weavers are one of Scotland's premier traditional bands. Their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads and lullabies. Their music demonstrates to old and young alike the rich and varied musical heritage of the Celtic people. These versatile musicians have received worldwide accolades consistently over the years for their exuberant performances and outstanding recording efforts that seemingly can't get better...yet continue to do just that. The Tannahills have turned their acoustic excitement loose on audiences with an electrifying effect. They have that unique combination of traditional melodies, driving rhythmic accompaniment, and rich vocals that make their performances unforgettable. The music may be old time Celtic, but the drive and enthusiasm are akin to straight ahead rock and roll. Born of a session in Paisley, Scotland and named for the town's historic weaving industry and local poet laureate Robert Tannahill, the group has made an international name for its special brand of Scottish music, blending the beauty of traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms. On Live and In Session, The Tannahil Weavers mix live recordings of favorites recorded from their 2005 US tour along side studio recordings of new material.

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