Best of Irish Folk

1. Wild Rover - The Dubliners

2. Wexford Massacre - Grehan Sisters

3. Dance Around the Spinning Wheel - Finbar & Eddie Furey, Eddie Furey

4. Two Jigs - Mick Moloney

5. Medley: Music of the Glen/The Green Gate - Glenside Ceilidh Band

6. Kilfenora Jig - The Johnstons

7. Chief O'Neill's Favorite - The Dubliners

8. Black Velvet Band - Grehan Sisters

9. Medley: Molloy's Favorite/The Earl's Chair - Mick Moloney

10. Bridge Below the Town - Glenside Ceilidh Band

Best of Irish Folk,Various Artists,Premium Music Coll.,Celtic/Irish,Int'l & World Music,Ireland,Irish Folk,Pop,Traditional Irish Folk

Average customer rating: Irish Music Love this CD! A blast from the past The best of the early Chieftains It doesn't get any better than this

The Best of the Chieftains The Chieftains Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Irish Heartbeat The Bells of Dublin Long Black Veil The Essential Chieftains The Best Of The Irish Rovers [Remaster] ASIN: B000060P2Z Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

1. Up Against The Buachalawns
2. Boil The Breakfast Early
3. Friel's Kitchen
4. No.6 The Coombe
5. O'Sullivan's March
6. Sea Image
7. An Speic Seoigheach
8. The Dogs Among The Bushes
9. The Job Of Journeywork
10. Oh! The Breeches Full Of Stitches
11. Chase Around The Windmill: Toss The Feathers/Ballinasloe Fair/Cailleach An Airgid/Cuil Aodha Slide/The Pretty Girl
12. The Wind That Shakes The Barley/The Reel With The Beryle

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The tracks on The Best of the Chieftains are drawn from The Chieftains 7, The Chieftains 8, and Boil the Breakfast Early--three of the band's recordings from the late 1970s. This was the period when former Bothy Band and Planxty flautist Matt Molloy and vocalist/bodhran player Kevin Cunniffe joined up and finally fulfilled Paddy Maloney's vision of what the band should sound like. It also marks the last time the Chieftains recorded pure, unadulterated traditional Irish music. Not long after making these albums, the band set off on a new career that has included numerous movie and TV soundtracks, collaborations with pop stars of various stripes, and guest appearances with symphony orchestras. Although some purists decry the band's later attempts at crossover, the near perfection of tracks such as the exquisitely performed suite of dance tunes "Chase Around the Windmill" show that the Chieftains had taken the old tunes about as far as they could go. The group may have gone on to make better-selling records, but they never topped the traditional grace and charm of the songs on The Best of the Chieftains. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

Irish Music.......2007-05-14

If you are going to have an Irish party, this is the best music to have. The music is varied, jigs, reels and knee slapping songs that liven up any event and get you dancing.

Love this CD!.......2006-02-08

I love the Chieftains and I love this CD. I love it so much, I using a great many of the songs for the Prelude for my wedding.

A blast from the past.......2004-04-06

The title of this album is rather deceptive: it's not a selection from the Chieftains' entire catalog of recordings, but instead from the 3 albums (7, 8, and 9) that they put out on the Columbia label in the late 70's. That said, it's a worthy addition to anyone's Irish music library: it showcases the band at the pivotal point when they underwent major personnel changes and began to expand into less traditional ventures such as film scores. I've owned the three albums in question for years (and bought this one because the old vinyl was wearing out); this selection includes most of my favorite tracks from those albums, and shows what a solid, spirited, high-quality band they were from the start. (But it's instructive to compare the flute solos in the "Chase Around the Windmill" set with those from the earlier albums: with all due respect to Michael Tubridey, I feel that the addition of Matt Molloy, with his thoughtful and beautifully phrased flute playing, gave the group much more depth.)

The best of the early Chieftains.......2003-11-27

The retro style of Paddy Moloney's hair on the cover of this disc is a good metaphor for this CD, a remastered 1970s recording incorporating the best tracks from three of the Chieftains' early LPs. As far as traditional Irish music goes, it's not the purest of the pure, but it shows how this group gave a new twist to their country's music before venturing into the equally exciting realm of television and film music. If you're a fan of the Chieftains' later work, you'll definitely love this CD -- it's not really all that different, just less programmatic and commercialized.

There are some really incredible tracks here, like "O'Sullivan's March", an old 18th-century military tune arranged for the entire band -- the flutes in the middle section preserve the wonderful old fife-like quality of the original song. "Sea Image" and "Speic Seoigheach", composed by Paddy Moloney himself, point toward the group's later development as a band blending a traditional feel into their own original compositions. And the rest of the tracks show exactly why these marvelous Irishmen were nominated for a Grammy over twenty years ago.

Five stars easily!

It doesn't get any better than this.......2003-01-26

This anthology is incredible. Irish traditional music just doesn't get any better than this! The selections are timeless, the orchestration is always perfect. Paddy Maloney's pipes and whistles really drive the music and the late great Derek Bell's brilliant Celtic harp playing is top-notch! Anyone who enjoys Irish traditional music should own this collection...preferably on CD!

Average customer rating: Irish at it's best. Irish Magic Just got your Kleenex Wonderful! The Very Best of the Irish Tenors is just that!

The Very Best of The Irish Tenors The Irish Tenors Manufacturer: Music Matters ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Moore | Moore, Thomas | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Irish Tenors | ( I ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Tenors | Voices | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ellis Island The Irish Tenors / McNamara, McDermott, Kearns, Tynan Home for Christmas Sacred We Three Kings ASIN: B000069JJ6 Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

1. Toora Loora Looral
2. Will Ye Go Lassie Go
3. Spanish Lady
4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
5. Percy French Medley: Phil The Fluther's Ball, Come Back Paddy Reilly, The Lay Of The West Clare Reailway, Are Ye Right There Michael?
6. Amazing Grace
7. Nearer My God To Thee
8. Danny Boy
9. Fields of Athenry
10. Only The River Runs Free
11. Molly Malone
12. Last Rose of Summer
13. She Moved Through the Fair
14. Maggie
15. New Medley (combination of the 2 medleys

Product Description

1. Toora Loora Looral
2. Will Ye Go Lassie Go
3. Spanish Lady
4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
5. Percy French Medley: Phil The Fluther's Ball, Come Back Paddy Reilly, The Lay Of The West Clare Railway - Are Ye Right There Michael?
6. Amazing Grace
7. Nearer My God To Thee
8. Danny Boy
9. Fields Of Athenry
10. Only The River Runs Free
11. Molly Malone
12. Last Rose Of Summer
13. She Moved Through The Fair
14. Maggie
15. New Medley (Combination of the 2 medleys)

Format: CD

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In the short time since they grouped together a few years ago to form their sensationally successful trio, the Irish Tenors have already put out an impressive array of recordings and DVDs, including some bona fide gooseflesh-inducing live concert performances. So, if you still have the enviable pleasure of discovering these amazing vocalists--or want to turn a friend on to their musical charms--this compilation CD will do the trick nicely. It brings together such classics as "Danny Boy," "Toora Loora Looral," "Last Rose of Summer," and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (featuring John McDermott)--all rendered with the kind of passionate, heartfelt, and harmonious crooning that is their signature style, whether they're singing as an ensemble or as highlighted soloists. And even if you have the complete Irish Tenors, this anthology includes several numbers not found on their previously released CDs. Hard to think of a sweeter treat for a fan of singing too good to ever go out of fashion. --Sarah Chin

Customer Reviews:

Irish at it's best........2007-05-07

This album is really the number two album from this trio. It is very good and well worth the investment. The five star album by The Irish Tenors would have to be Heritage. Both albums rate high in my book.

Irish Magic.......2006-08-21

This is my first CD of the Irish Tenors. And what a joy! I played it as soon as it arrived. I like the blend of their voices,the passion and enthusiasm they bring to this CD. What I find is a real treat is the words to all the songs are in the booklet.I love this CD.

Just got your Kleenex.......2005-12-25

I suggest a box of Kleenex for each person in the room when you play this CD or VHS recording. Mom won't let me play it anymore because she...well, you know what I mean.

Wonderful!.......2005-12-12

When it's cold and frightful here, I play The BOYZ!

So wonderful. So much fun.

Up here in backwash Maine, there ain't much, believe me. But these guys are great. Sincere, care about what they're doing, true artists.

Ah, to go to Ireland again. Well, not unless the price of natural gas recedes!

The Very Best of the Irish Tenors is just that!.......2005-01-22

This recording is wonderful. Ronan's "last Rose of summer" is unique, the Percy French medley shows all three in great voice, Finbar's Maggie is wonderful and the laurels have to go to Anthony for his magnificent rendition of "She moved through the fair", wow!!!!

Well worth buying.

Isaac Chute

Average customer rating: Closer to the Main Street Singers than to the Dubliners or the Clancy Bros The best of the Irish Rovers the best christmas present I'd personally like to thank Lily the Pink Irish Rovers

The Best Of The Irish Rovers [Remaster] The Irish Rovers Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Upon A Shamrock Shore: Songs of Ireland and the Irish Collection Irish Songs of Rebellion/Irish Drinking Songs The Best of the Chieftains Irish Drinking Songs ASIN: B00000I8KS Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

1. The Unicorn
2. Liverpool Lou
3. The Orange And The Green
4. Lily The Pink
5. Did She Mention My Name
6. The Irish Rover
7. Whiskey On A Sunday (The Puppet Song)
8. The Biplane, Ever More
9. Mrs. Crandall's Boarding House
10. Winken', Blinken' And Nod
11. Goodbye Mrs. Durkin
12. The Black Velvet Band
13. Years May Come, Years May Go
14. The Marvelous Toy
15. Goodbye Mick And Goodbye Pat
16. Nancy Whiskey

Customer Reviews:

Closer to the Main Street Singers than to the Dubliners or the Clancy Bros.......2006-03-25

This is a saccharine and banal take on Irish music, with all the emotional intesity of a Hummel figuraine. Upon first listen, I remarked to my wife that they sounded more like Peter, Paul, and Mary than the Dubliners. She correctly pointed out that Peter, Paul, and Mary were actually much better than this pablum, and that the Irish Rovers more closely resemble the fictional Main Street Singers from a Mighty Wind.

Truly, absolutely, unlistenably passionless, cloying and bland.

The best of the Irish Rovers.......2006-03-09

Outstanding!! It's a great CD of my old LP and it's great to hear the old Rovers again.

the best christmas present.......2006-02-02

My son was at his great aunt's and he heard her records and that's what caused him to get it. My daughter actually got it to him for christmas

I'd personally like to thank Lily the Pink.......2005-08-29

for her medicinal compounds! This cd combines some hilarious drinking songs with children's songs. The former are well worth the patience involved in getting through the latter.

THE ORANGE AND THE GREEN provides an amusing look at the difficulties involved in being the mixed offspring of Catholic Irish and Protestant Scottish-Irish parents ("being strictly neutral, I bashed everyone in sight!")while LILY THE PINK is an amusing story about the efficacy of a woman's medicinal compounds which were some less than expected: "Ebenezer thought he was Julius Caesar so they put him in a home and gave him medicinal compound, now he's Emperor of Rome!" They also cured an indivdual with a "terrible stammer" after which "he's s-s-seen but n-n-never heard."

And of course there is the slightly more subtle humor regarding Ms. Crandall's boarding house. One should just listen and enjoy.

Grab it with a copy of your favorite Gaelic Storm cd and laugh all your problems away.

Irish Rovers.......2005-08-07

This is a great collection of songs by the Irish Rovers. No one sings the "Unicorn" song any better than these guys. For Irish Rover fans and those that never heard their songs before, you can't beat this CD. Enjoy!

Average customer rating: The motherlode

The Best of the Original Dubliners The Dubliners Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Original Dubliners Ultimate Collection Irish Songs of Rebellion/Irish Drinking Songs Irish Pub Songs The Best Of The Irish Rovers [Remaster] ASIN: B00009YFVB Release Date: 2003-08-11

Tracks:

1. Seven Drunken Nights
2. Black Velvet Band
3. Whiskey in the Jar
4. All for Me Grog
5. Rising of the Moon
6. I Wish I Were Back in Liverpool
7. Bonny Boy
8. Fairmoye Lasses and Sporting Paddy
9. Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe
10. Molly Maruires [Live]
11. McAlpine's Fusiliers [Live]
12. Greenland Whale Fishery
13. Biddy Mulligan
14. Musical Priest/Blackthorn Stick
15. Navvy Boots [Live]
16. Champion at Keeping Them Rolling
17. I Know My Love

Tracks:

1. I'm a Rover
2. Maids When You're Young Never Wed an Old Man
3. Nancy Whiskey
4. Pub With No Beer
5. Seven Deadly Sins
6. Black Velvet Band [Live]
7. Nation Once Again
8. Partin' Glass
9. Poor Paddy on the Railway
10. Kelly, The Boy from Killan
11. Lowlands of Holland
12. Breeze [Live]
13. Alabama 58
14. Night Visiting Song
15. Cork Hornpipe [Live]
16. Poor Old Dicey Riley
17. Whiskey on a Sunday

Tracks:

1. Dirty Old Town
2. Whiskey in the Jar [Live]
3. Old Triangle
4. Galway Races
5. Peggy Gordon [Live]
6. Irish Navy
7. Net Hauling Song
8. Battle of Somme/Freedom Come All Ye
9. Smith of Bristol
10. Tibby Dunbar
11. Leavin' of Liverpool [Live]
12. Beggar Man
13. Rattling Roaring Willie
14. School Days Over
15. Louse House in Kilkenny
16. Mrs. McGrath
17. Seven Drunken Nights [Live]

Album Description

Budget price compilation from Ireland's finest showmen features 51 tracks, originally released 1967-1972, packaged in three standard jewel cases & housed in a slipcase. Copy Control CD. EMI Gold.

Album Details

Extensive Triple CD Box Set from Ireland's Finest Showmen. They were "Rolling Stone" Scruffy to their Contemporary Counterparts, the "Beatle" Like Clancy Brothers. The Dubliners Wrote the Book on Hard Living and the Hard Drinking Image. The Group Continues on Despite Numerous Personnel Changes, but They Are Still Vital Nonetheless and Admired by Succeeding Generations. All the Hits Are Included Like "Seven Drunken Nights", "Dirty Old Town", "Whiskey in the Jar" and Lots More.

Customer Reviews:

The motherlode.......2004-07-08

Billy Connolly describes his first time ever seeing the Dubliners in concert as a classic case of culture shock! Folk Musicians back then were inclined to wear Aran sweaters so they could be easily identified..not the Dubliners! "Wild bearded goats" with one of their lead singers voice sounding like coal being poured down a delivery chute! The Dubliners did to Folk Music in Ireland what Bob Dylan did in the USA. They were raw, vulgar, unpretentious, talented, funny and, the inspiration for legions of future Irish musicians. The tracks listed on this collection are essentially the best of their original line up. My only slight criticism is that I wish they had kept the track order of the first three albums intact. As musicians, Luke Kelly, Barney MacKenna and Ciarron Bourke were of the highest calibre. This music swerves from incendary to sad and back again. This is what the Pogues sounded like in another life!

Average customer rating: 4 stars as a single disc, 5 stars with live CD got to Altan through Dolly Parton If you like Altan Incredible and Incredibly Excellent Traditional Celtic An Incredible Purchase

The Best of Altan Altan Manufacturer: Green Linnet ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Altan: The Songs Island Angel Harvest Storm Local Ground Solas ASIN: B000005CQH Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

1. Tommy Peoples/The Windmill/Fintan McManus's
2. Moll Dubh A' Ghleanna
3. Jimmy Lyon's/The Teelin/The Red Crow/The Broken Bridge
4. The Sunset
5. Glory Reel/The Heathery Cruach
6. The Flower Of Magherally
7. Mazurka
8. A Bhean Udai Thall
9. King Of The Pipers
10. 'Si Do Mhaimeo I
11. The Jug Of Punch
12. The Emyvale/Ril Gan Ainm/The Three Merry Sisters Of Fate
13. An Mhaighdean Mhara
14. Dulaman
15. Drowsy Maggie/Rakish Paddy/Harvest Storm
16. An Feochan

Tracks:

1. Con Cassidy's/Neil Gow's Highland/Moll And Tiarna/McSweeney's
2. The Yellow Tinker/Lady Montgomery
3. Thug Me Ruide
4. Ta Mo Chleamhnas A Dheanamh
5. The Curlew/McDermott's/Three Scones Of Boxty/Unnamed Reel
6. Tuirse Mo Chroi
7. Paddy's Trip To Scotland/Dinky's/The Shetland Fiddler
8. Johnny's Wedding/Rogue's Reel/The Gravel Walk

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It's hard to qualify what "best of" could mean in the case of a band as prolific as Altan. This was a record label collection (the best of the Green Linnet years) and it is just that from Frankie Kennedy's slow reel, "The Sunset," through the jigs, reels and airs that they play so well. Mairead Ni Mhaoinaigh on fiddle also supplies their trademark voice, Ciaran Tourish and Paul O'Shaughnessy are on fiddles as well, Frankie Kennedy is on flute plus various instruments by Ciaran Curran, Mark Kelly and Daithi Sproule. As a bonus there is a second CD, a live recording taken from the soundboard of a 1989 concert. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

4 stars as a single disc, 5 stars with live CD.......2003-02-05

As retrospectives go, this is a good one, and captures the pace that Altan brings to a regular release. The entire history is represented here, at least as it was distributed by Green Linnet. The early trio date with Frankie, Mairead and Ciaran Curran through the final formation as sextet before Frankie's passing with the additions of Ciaran Tourish, Daithi Sproule and Dermot Byrne are well represented. The weaker points come from "Horse With a Heart" which has something missing in Phil Cunningham's production, though I am hard pressed to say what it is that's missing.
Perhaps the element of personnel flux is at its most vulnerable during these early days, as Paul Shaunnesy and Mark Kelly were sometimes on and sometimes off because of their day jobs. It really wasn't until "The Red Crow" that Frankie and Mairead made the decision to leap forward with this band as their career, and it is with that release that Altan really catches fire.
The shadows of Johnny Dougherty, Con Campbell, James Byrne and Robert Cinnamond loom large in the soul of this band, and in no uncertain terms they took the Donegal-Ulster tradition of Irish music and carried it from the back bothrins of Gaoth Dobhair to front and center in the Irish Cultural Renaissance of the 80's and 90's.
But, the real gem here is the limited edition version that carried a live CD with it. Having promoted them live in Philadelphia 4 times, once at my own establishment that is wonderfully recorded on tape as well as shows at Bluett Theatre, whose video capture by Drexel University is just breathtaking, I can tell you that Altan is a Very Different Beast LIVE. No quarter is asked or given. It's all hell for leather and the sheer dynamics of this band wrung you out emotionally, left you dancing ecstatically like some Celtic Dervish or Gaelic Pentacostalist. Their passion live has surely been responsible in part for the Irish American baby boom of the last decade! Green Linnet presents a great, great snippet of their live material, which underscores the whole issue that somewhere, someone, everyone should be hammering IMN, their management company, to get a live box set out, live DVD out, especially of the years helmed by Frankie. The Cabin John appearances in the early days of the DC Irish Folk Festival, following Ashley Mac Isaac, were perfomances of legend. Not to be outdone by the peripatetic Mac Isaac, Frankie and Mairead rose to the challenge and left a crowd of dazed enthusiasts in sheer joyful abandon. Roll the tapes forward and appearances at The National Geographic Society, Wolf Trap, following The Rankins and Natalie Mac Master, are all very possibly the greatest festival performances ever given by any band. Think Duke Ellington at Newport! Their performance here at Duffy's with Mearta Wagar and Brid Ni Chostelloe is still talked about and all I can tell you is that these tapes are the most precious things in my life. I've given you direction where to get some of the masters, so get on with it! This is a band whose every burp should be documented, especially live. Irish music was never this good before and it will never reach these heights whenever they finally hang up their bows and pocket their plectrums.
If record companies and management companies still drop the ball, go catch them live, even if you have to book airfare to Ireland. They have always been and remain the best. Look up "keepin it real" in the dictionary: Altan invented it.

got to Altan through Dolly Parton.......2002-09-10

I discovered Altan on a Dolly Parton CD called Little Sparrow which I highly recommend also. Altan backs up Dolly on 2 songs that I really like. So, I am always up for a gamble. I bought Best of Altan. It has been on my frequent flier list since it arrived a few months ago. I am a fan of bluegrass and acoutic music in general and I think you will pleasantly surprised by this CD (I should say CD's because it is 2 disc set) if it is your first attempt at Celtic music. I have a couple of previously purchased Chieftans CD's but I must say I don't have the connect like I do with Altan. If you are a closet bluegrass fan but don't like "twangy voices" as I hear from some friends, I think you will like Altan. It is obvious that roots are there instrumentally and the musicianship is outstanding. Not one track is anything but flawless to my ear. I will buy more Altan I just have not made up my mind which CD to get yet. Not that there are similarities but I also like Mozart, Del McCourey, Steve Earle, Dolly Parton, Patty Loveless, Emmy Lou Harris, Earl Klugh, Los Lobos, Ry Cooder, Keb Mo, Nickel Creek, and countless others. These are just the ones on my current playlist. Anyway buy this disc. It makes great background music or is terrific for playing loud and listening to every detail!

If you like Altan.......2001-08-23

you'd probably like Barachois, an Acadien group of 4 hailing from Prince Edward Island, Canada. Their fast-paced fiddling is incredible and fun.

Incredible and Incredibly Excellent Traditional Celtic.......2001-05-24

Skilled, practiced, perfectly executed fast reels and jigs. The best version of Dulaman I've ever heard. The bonus CD crackles with the freshness only live performances can give, and I have been known to play track 1 (Con Cassidy's/Neil Gow's Highland/Moll and Tiarna/McSweeney's) as many as seven times in a row. Lovers of Riverdance will love this CD.

An Incredible Purchase.......2000-09-27

I bought this recording having done very little research on the group, but I knew enough about them to know that what I was getting myself into was special. This quintet has the unbelievable ability to alternate between any style of music: love songs sung in gaelic, mazurkas, ballads, vocals, instrumentals-- they do it all. Another pleasant surprise which is not printed on the case is that the recording comes with a bonus live CD that contains another 7 or 8 songs. As an enthusiast of the sound of "live" music, I was thrilled with the bonus CD. I can listen to this CD no matter what mood I am in, and the end result is always the same: pure happiness.

Average customer rating: Accurate reflection of pub songs

Whiskey in the Jar: The Very Best Irish Pub Songs Various Artists Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Irish Pub Songs Irish Drinking Songs Ultimate St. Patrick's Day Celebration Irish Songs of Rebellion/Irish Drinking Songs Irish Jigs & Reels ASIN: B000765IMM Release Date: 2005-02-01

Tracks:

1. Irish Rover
2. Wild Rover
3. Dirty Old Town
4. Song for Ireland
5. Medley: Whiskey in the Jar/Whiskey on a Sunday
6. Cavan Girl
7. St. Anne's Reel
8. Fields of Arthenry
9. Garden Song
10. Botany Bay
11. Mary from Dungloe
12. Carrickfergus
13. Rare Old Times
14. Medley: Three Drunken Maidens/Old Maid in the Garret/Dicey Riley/Katie

Customer Reviews:

Accurate reflection of pub songs.......2007-03-23

We enjoyed the fact that this CD follows the tradition of pub songs and ballads. My husband and I surprisingly liked the ballads as much or more than the pub songs. Only 1 song has tonal quality because the singer forgot the words and the backup musicians don't come through strong enough; but that actually adds character to it since you know it is not being performed in a sterile recording booth somewhere. Enjoyed it!

Average customer rating: I'm keen on keane! Best of Dolores Keane Give Yourself A Christmas Present -- Now! The Best of Dolores Keane The Best of Dolores Keane

Best of Dolores Keane Dolores Keane Manufacturer: Celtic Corner ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Solid Ground A Woman's Heart A Woman's Heart: A Decade On Helpless Heart Woman's Heart 2 ASIN: B000004BTP Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

1. Caledonia
2. Lion In A Cage
3. My Love Is In America
4. Never Be The Sun
5. Galway bay
6. The Island
7. Teddy O'Neill
8. Let It Be (with De Danann)
9. Far Away In Australia
10. Telling Me Lies
11. Have I Told You lately
12. A Place In Your haert
13. Lili Marlene

Customer Reviews:

I'm keen on keane!.......2002-11-20

Where can one start to tell the story of the great Dolores Keane?
This Best Of Dolores Keane collection is long overdue.Dolores inherited her singing from her famous Sean Nos (old gaelic singers)Aunts, Rita and Sarah.Based in Galway in the West of Ireland.Dolores possibly came to prominence while doing lead singing with Irish Trad specialists De Dannan.Her rendition of Galway Bay is unbelievable here,also Far Away In Australia,Never Be The Sun,and Mick Hanleys My Love Is In America,all exellent.Some of the older tunes like Lili Marlene are nice too,and Let It Be by the Beatles is fantastic.All in this as I say was long overdue.I personally consider Dolores as the greatest Female Irish Vocalist of them all,yet commercially she hasn't been marketed very well.When one considers that Emmylou Harris is her greatest fan,and also Nathalie Merchant(ex 10,000 Maniacs)has said in the past that Dolores has been a big influence on her,well then what are you waiting for?Just go and purchase the hauntingly beauitiful voice of the legend Dolores Keane.Guranteed not to dissappoint.

Best of Dolores Keane.......2001-12-07

This is very good Irish folk music. I have most of her CD's and I am very happy with them. "Caledonia" and "Never Be The Sun" are two of my favorites from this recording. Be sure to try her other music. It is wonderful.

Dolores' brother, Sean Keane, is also an excellent choice to listen to. "The Man That I Am" and "No Stranger" are my favorites.

Give Yourself A Christmas Present -- Now!.......2000-12-16

I listen to a lot of music. I listen to a fair amount of Irish music, mostly haphazardly. Probably my favorite recorded sounds are memorable female voices (no, not Streisand among them, good Gawd!), a random sample might include early Supremes, Emmylou Harris, Renee Fleming, Etta James, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Sleater Kinney, very early Grace Slick and, before her, the first female singer with Jefferson Airplane, Signe Toly Anderson. Given all that, how the hell did I come this far in life without encountering Dolores Keane? It's inexplicable, but all that matters in the end is to have finally stumbled on her phenomenal singing. You should too, post-haste. My first hearing was in John Prine's duets CD on A Town This Size. Then, almost immediately thereafter, I found When Irish Girls Grow Up, the best thing on Tom Russell's uneven CD, The Man From God Knows Where. On Best Of the voice is younger, with some of the songs probably more than a decade old. I find its full-throated huskiness even more attractive now, but this CD is a spectacular introduction to her work. Lion in a Cage is a vibrant Afro-beat tribute to Nelson Mandela. Most of the other songs are ballads of what we Irish do best -- longing for places and people or both that are far distant in time and space. My Love is in America, Galway Bay, Teddy O'Neill, and Far Away in Australia are the best examples. She includes three covers -- Let It Be, Van the Man's Have I Told You Lately, and Linda Thompson's Telling Me Lies. For my taste, only the latter matches up to the other tracks here. Similarly, The Island -- contrasting the horror of conflict with the personal peace of love -- is a concept which just doesn't quite come off as a song. Those, however, are quibbles too inconsequential to be even minor. Do yourself a favor and get your hands on this CD now. It will be weeks before it comes out of your player. As for me, I'll be sampling all her other work. Sometimes the later discoveries in life are the best of all.

The Best of Dolores Keane.......2000-03-18

I was not familiar with Ms. Keane until I heard her in duet with John Prine on In Spite of Ourselves CD, and was totally intrigued with her voice. Now, after listening to the "best" of Delores (which is a modest description of the tunes on this CD)....I am totally enthralled with her music. I have played the CD over & over and find it more enchanting each play. I can't believe I have, at the age of 50, just discovered the delights of celtic music. It is a most pleasing listen.

The Best of Dolores Keane.......1999-11-27

I bought this album on a whim while in Ireland and have been unable to stop listening to it. Many of the songs are haunting tributes to the Irish experience and the arrangements are lovely in their simplicity and clarity. This is a wonderful find!

Average customer rating: This CD will grow on you! Beautiful Sound Great Music The Men In Suits Strike Again... The best?

Rogha: The Best of Clannad Clannad Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Clannad: Greatest Hits The Best of Clannad: In a Lifetime Two Horizons Misty Eyed Adventures Legend ASIN: B000002X0N Release Date: 1997-01-28

Tracks:

1. Newgrange
2. Second Nature
3. Closer To Your Heart
4. Seachran Charn Tsiail
5. Ancient Forest
6. Now Is Here
7. Something To Believe In
8. In Search Of A Heart
9. Buachaill On Eirne
10. Northern Sky Line
11. Together We
12. Ta 'Me Mo Shui
13. Blackstairs
14. Indoor
15. Thios Fa'n Chosta
16. In A Lifetime
17. Theme From Harry's Game
18. The Fairy Queen
19. Journey's End

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People may argue whether or not this 19-track, 65-minute compilation qualifies as the best of Clannad, but few would argue that it showcases the Irish group's striking diversity. No question it includes some of Clannad's best-known selections, including pop-single cameos by Bruce Hornsby ("Something to Believe In") and Bono of U2 ("In a Lifetime"), plus its career-propelling "Theme From Harry's Game." It also touches on the group's beat-heavy forays into pop-rock ("In Search of a Heart," the jam-filled "Second Nature," the Fleetwood Mac-like "Northern Skyline.") The disc's most attractive feature, however, is its sampling of Clannad's varied approach to Celtic styles, performed at times with an ethereal, traditional delicacy ("Newgrange," "Ta Me Mo Shui," the Enya-like "Now Is Here"), and at other times with beguiling hints of contemporary influences (such as the faint country strains floating through "Buachaill on Eirne"). An interesting listen. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

This CD will grow on you!.......2007-03-19

Clannad has been one of the great talents of Irish music. However, if you have landed here because you love the sound of Enya, be forewarned: this particular Clannad collection does not compare very well in sound and style to say, Shepherd Moons. It's more contemporary, more beat driven, slightly 70's-ish sounding at times, without much in the way of those haunting melodies and vocals that Enya (or Loreena McKinnet) are known for (the exception being "Harry's Game"). But all in all, this is a great collection that any lover of Irish music should have. 3 or 4 of the songs are worth the entire CD.

Beautiful Sound.......2007-03-15

I have been haunted by the music from "Patriot Game" for years and have found it here. These are the authors of Harry's Game (Theme of Patriot Game) as well as the vocals on last of the Mohicans.

Beautiful haunting sounds-and I don't understand Gaelic.

The Celtic Women are a knock off of this group.

Great Music.......2005-09-26

I originally got to listen to this cd from a borrowed copy from the local library. I was never a hugh fan or Irish music until now. It is a wonderful collection and now I want more. Definately worth the money!

The Men In Suits Strike Again..........2004-04-07

Wow, there must be more Clannad compilations than actual albums by now...

I was a big Clannad fan at the end of the 80's, and picked this up for old time's sake. I was already familiar with all the songs here, which I have on cassette.

It contains many of my favourites, but I have nevertheless a few gripes with this release. I feel that it gives a slightly skewed picture, being somewhat narrow in scope with regards to the selection of tracks. Only four albums are represented here, from Clannad's substantial discography, with the emphasis being upon two (which happen to be my personsal favourites), Magical Ring and Macalla. This is a 19-song compilation, but those two albums provide 13 of the songs, which seems a little over the top. Indeed, 60% of Magical Ring, and 70% of Macalla is to be found here, which must surely lessen the incentive in new fans to buy the actual albums, which would be a shame.

The compilers could at least have chosen a track or two from Fuaim, Atlantic Realm, and Anam, without straying far from the concept of showcasing this particular stage in Clannad's history. It would also give more of a notion of where they came from, and in which direction they headed after their decidedly dodgy album, Sirius.

I sometimes find it a better listening experience to re-programme the tracks in chronological order - it makes more sense that way. It seems silly to place Second Nature second, just because of it's name, and rather crude to follow the delicate beauty of Theme From Harry's Game, and The Fairy Queen, with the jolt into joviality that is Journey's End.

So, all in all, I would say that it isn't the best place to start, but of course the content is for the most part great stuff. There are superior Clannad compilations out there, certainly, and their classic albums, Magical Ring, and Macalla, shouldn't be missed.

The best?.......2004-02-23

Let me begin by saying that there are some great tunes here: "Seachran Charn Tsiail," "In Search of a Heart," "Buachaill on Eirne" and "In a Lifetime" (featuring U2's Bono) among them. In fact, a great deal of their stellar earlier work is represented here...and that's the problem. ONLY their earlier work is represented here. Later music, such as the beautiful "I Will Find You" and "Na Laethe Bhi" are nowhere to be found.

It's a good collection...but the best? I think not.

Average customer rating: Daughters of NY Firefighters! Beautiful Voices A Celtic Gem! Aoife Clancy's voice is heaven Celtic Music

One and All: The Best of Cherish the Ladies Cherish the Ladies Manufacturer: Green Linnet ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Celtic Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: On Christmas Night Woman of the House Threads of Time The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone At Home ASIN: B000006CF5 Release Date: 1998-02-24

Tracks:

1. The Cat Rambles To The Child's Saucepan/Maire O'Keefe/Harry Bradshaw's
2. The Cameronian Set: The M'Intinn Raoir/Duke Of Gordon/The Cameronian/Lady Of The House
3. The Green Cottage Polka/Jer O'Connell's/Tom's Tavern
4. Broken Wings
5. Declan's Waltz/Waltz Duhamel
6. A Neansai Mhile Gra
7. Highway To Kilkenny/The Boys Of Portaferry/The Abbey Reel/Ashmaleen House
8. Three Weeks We Were Wed
9. O'Keefe's/The Shepherd's Lamb/Johnny O'Leary's
10. Green Grow The Rushes Oh
11. Jessica's Polka/Tear The Calico/I Have No Money
12. The Back Door
13. Crowley's Reels/Tom Ward's Downfall
14. My Own Native Land
15. Joe Ryan's Barn Dance Set: The New Broom/Joe Ryan's Barn Dance/St. Ruth's Bush/The Penny Candle

Customer Reviews:

Daughters of NY Firefighters!.......2007-05-31

These ladies reflect their upbringing by singing classic Irish tunes in a fun and easy listening way. We "discovered" them about the time we discovered Lorie Line, in a very small California county called Humboldt. That was ten years ago and we are still loyal fans! Brava, ladies!

Beautiful Voices.......2007-01-11

Bought this CD for my wife who is a big fan of traditional Irish music. I love the beautiful voices. The voice & instruments mix are very clear; one is not over powering the other.

A Celtic Gem!.......2005-05-01

This is one that I play over and over for the lilt of the fiddles and flute and the stunning vocals. Great traditional Celtic music performed as originally intended. Makes you want to dance. You can't resist singing along with the ones you know.
I've seen this group perform at the Winfield Festival which was a real treat. I whole-heartedly recommend this CD!

Aoife Clancy's voice is heaven.......2002-12-25

The Song's "Green Grow The Rushes Oh" and "Broken Wings" alone would make this collection of music worth the price. Toss in the other great vocals and instrumentals and you have one of the best collection of traditional Irish music available today.

Aoife Clancy's vocals were the heart of Cherish The Ladies music for several years and this collection includes many of her best.

Buy it and you'll never regret it.

Celtic Music.......2000-03-13

If you are a Celtic music fan, you'll like this one. It has a good variety, including some dance music.

Average customer rating: Silly Wizard ... Scottish-style Celtic folk music Great Takes on Traditional Scottish Music A band with fire and soul! Worth every ounce of praise I can heap upon it. Appropriately titled! This is "The Best of Silly Wizard"

The Best of Silly Wizard Silly Wizard Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Wild & Beautiful Caledonia's Hardy Sons So Many Partings Kiss the Tears Away Fire in the Glen ASIN: B000000E7E Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. The Valley Of Strathmore
2. Donald McGillavry/O'Neill's Cavalry March
3. A.A. Cameron's Strathspey/Mrs. Martha Knowles/The Pitnacree Ferryman/The New Shillin'
4. The Fishermen's Song
5. The Queen Of Argyll
6. Finlay M. MacRae
7. The Pearl
8. Isla Waters
9. Mo Chuachag Laghach (My Kindly Sweetheart)
10. Broom O' The Cowdenknowes
11. Green Fields Of Glentown/The Galtee Reel/Bobby Casey's Number Two/Wing Commander...

Customer Reviews:

Silly Wizard ... Scottish-style Celtic folk music .......2006-10-18

These guys are amazing. This marvelous compilation captures Silly Wizard at their rambunctious peak. Right away you'll notice vocalist Andy M. Stewart is at his very best, as are they all. The songs on this CD are wonderful. The Fisherman's Song is a haunting song about men being lost at sea and the wives & children they leave behind. Here is a bit of the lyrics.

"By the storm-torn shoreline a woman is standing
The spray strung like jewels in her hair
And the sea tore the rocks near the desolate landing
as though it had known she stood there.

Chorus:
For she had come down to condemn that wild ocean
for the murderous loss of her man,
His boat sailed out on Wednesday morning
And it's feared it's gone down with all hands."

This CD is great. Grab one you'll be glad you did!

Great Takes on Traditional Scottish Music.......2006-02-23

I bought The Best of Silly Wizard to get a copy of "The Valley of Strathmore," Andy Stewart's ballad done in the traditional style of Scottish music. The rest of the CD is just as fine. Makes one just pine for a wee bit of the Highlands!

A band with fire and soul!.......2004-01-01

I'm not sure this album represents all the "best" of Silly Wizard but it's an earthy, rollicking-good-romp all the same. Standout tracks include the rousing renditions of "Queen of Argyll" and "Donald McGillavry", the poignant "Valley of Strathmore" and "Finlay M. MacRae", and of course the virtuosic dances on tracks 3, 9 and 11. No booming bass here--the sound of this primarily accoustic band tends toward the treble side, featuring the finger-flying accordion playing of Phil Cunningham and the folksy tenor voice of Andy M. Stewart. But the well-crafted harmonic structures supporting their melodies are always engaging, holding a listener's attention and moving each piece along to a more than satisfying conclusion. Interestingly, like another of the group's Shanachie releases that I have ("Wild and Beautiful"), "Best of ..." begins with a wistful love song rather than an energetic dance set--a fitting opening considering the honest, heartfelt sentiment that Silly Wizard brings to their music. (I suppose the approach also hearkens back to the "days of yore", before albums were marketed via computer systems designed to grab maximum attention with only the first few listen-able tracks ...) On this recording, core group members Phil Cunningham, Andy M. Stewart, Martin Hadden and Gordon Jones are joined by guitarist Bob Thomas and fiddler Johnny Cunningham. For another "Best of"-style recording of this band's favorite works, try their 1988 Green Linnett recording, "Live Wizardry".

Worth every ounce of praise I can heap upon it........2003-10-02

I remember this album when it was first released in 1985 and in the 18 years since, I have found few albums in the genre that rival it. It is a fantastic selection of Silly Wizard's work. The "Queen of Argyll" is my absolute favorite love song of all time with lyrics like "All the roses in the garden bow and ask their pardon for not one could match the beauty of the Queen of all Argyll". If that doesn't conjure the image of a red haired Scottish beauty strolling in a garden or meadow, I don't know what does. Amazon gives us a space of 1,000 words to express our opinion in a review, but ten times that many praises might begin to express how I feel about this album ... even after all these years since I first heard it.

Appropriately titled! This is "The Best of Silly Wizard".......2003-01-23

I love this CD, in fact this is my second copy, having worn the other one out completely. When I need a pick me up, this is the CD I reach for!

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