Hands Across the Water

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The first thing you should know is that this recording was released to benefit children who suffered from the devastating tsunamis that ravaged Southeast Asia in late 2004. So, obviously, you should buy it even if it's not that good because it's for an awesome cause. Thankfully, you get to hear some pretty groovy tunes as well when you buy this compilation. Produced by Nashville-based fiddler Andrea Zonn and Irish musician John Cutliffe, the disc pairs British Isles artists with American roots musicians. It's not only far better than it has any right to be, the album highlights the similarities and affinities the different musics have for and with each other. Who'd have ever thought a cover of an old Irish tune reworked in English, by Vince Gill with Celtic lite band Altan no less, would be so lovely? It is, as is the rest of this wonderfully-realized collection, which also includes Bonnie Raitt, Tim O'Brien, John Prine, and Jerry Douglas. –Mike McGonigal

Hands Across the Water,Various Artists,Compass Records,Celtic,Celtic/Irish,Int'l & World Music,Pop

Average customer rating: Terrific Irish-American collaboration in service of charity relief for tsunami pain

Hands Across the Water Various Artists Manufacturer: Compass Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Long Island Shores Adieu False Heart One Moment More Black Cadillac Firecracker ASIN: B000A7Q21Y Release Date: 2005-12-20

Tracks:

1. This Beggar's Heart - Darrell Scott
2. Get Through It - Jon Randall
3. Ae Fond Kiss - Karen Matheson
4. Standing Still - Andrea Zonn
5. Fair And Tender Ladies - Tim O'Brien
6. A Man Of Constant Sorrow - Sharon Shannon
7. Reasonland - Solas
8. 'Til A Tear Becomes A Rose - John Prine
9. Be Still My Soul - Beth Nielsen Chapman
10. 40 Shades Of Green - Paul Brady
11. Part Of Your History - Blue Merle
12. Let's Heal - Altan
13. An Occasional Song - Cerys Matthews
14. Cumberland Plateau - John Cowan
15. This World's Family - Jim Lauderdale
16. In The Sweet By And By - Jerry Douglas

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The first thing you should know is that this recording was released to benefit children who suffered from the devastating tsunamis that ravaged Southeast Asia in late 2004. So, obviously, you should buy it even if it's not that good because it's for an awesome cause. Thankfully, you get to hear some pretty groovy tunes as well when you buy this compilation. Produced by Nashville-based fiddler Andrea Zonn and Irish musician John Cutliffe, the disc pairs British Isles artists with American roots musicians. It's not only far better than it has any right to be, the album highlights the similarities and affinities the different musics have for and with each other. Who'd have ever thought a cover of an old Irish tune reworked in English, by Vince Gill with Celtic lite band Altan no less, would be so lovely? It is, as is the rest of this wonderfully-realized collection, which also includes Bonnie Raitt, Tim O'Brien, John Prine, and Jerry Douglas. -Mike McGonigal

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Terrific Irish-American collaboration in service of charity.......2006-03-21

This collaboration brings together nearly a hundred American roots musicians and their Celtic counterparts in service of fundraising for the victims of the December, 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. Between two dozen studios on either side of the big pond, overflowing computer networks, telephone lines and email streams ferried ideas and material that were knit into these sixteen tracks. What's truly amazing, given the patchwork nature of the album's assembly, is how smoothly the players integrate within and across tracks. The material flows smoothly from track to track, and though these aren't typically live-in-the-studio performances, the musicians are pulled together by both purpose and shared musical roots. Highlights include Darrell Scott's "This Beggar's Heart," a demo that was movingly overdubbed by the band Danu with fiddle, banjo, whistle and a harmony vocal, Tim O'Brien's reading of the traditional "Fair & Tender Ladies" with Lunasa providing the backing, the high harmonies of The Brock McGuire Band with John Cowan for "Cumberland Plateau," and the closing duet of Jerry Douglas' dobro and Ciaran Tourish's whistle. This is a tremendously thoughtful album in support of a tremendously worthy cause. [©2006 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]

relief for tsunami pain.......2006-01-15

This is an outstanding musical salve to the pain of the Boxing Day 2004 tsunami. Overwhelmed by the devastation Nashville bluegrass fiddler Andrea Zonn suggested to Irish music producer-player John Cutliffe that they draw on their musical acquaintances to do something to help. A year later, this music, the Anglo-Celtic source of America's Appalachian stream, represents hope for healing: in Zonn's words, ''Profound moments in time to help rebuild the lives of children we may never meet.'' Indeed, it deserves the accolade ''prayer in voice and instrument''. If the statistics of the tsunami were

staggering, noteworthy too are figures involved in bringing to fruition this transnational project: 27 recording studios, 29 studio engineers and more than 100 musicians from Nashville to Glasgow to Sydney (on tour in Australia, Michael McGoldrick and Donald Shaw recorded flute and accordion

respectively for Beth Nielsen Chapman's "Be Still My Soul", from a theme by Sibelius). This is typical of the methodology: on "Fair and Tender Ladies" Tim O'Brien is in Nashville, Lunasa are in Dublin; the effect is seamless. This alluring collection closes on a note of surpassing beauty, "In the Sweet By and

By", where the aching tones of Jerry Douglas' dobro blend with the ethereal

whistling of Ciaran Tourish, fiddler with Irish traditional band Altan. (This is an edited version of my review which appeared in The Age newspaper, Melbourne, Australia.)

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Hands Across the Water - A Benefit for the Children of the Tsunami Oisin McAuley (Danu), and Darrell Scott with Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh , Jon Randall with Mairtin O'Connor and Alison Brown , Karen Matheson with The Duhks and Bryan Sutton , Andrea Zonn with Flook , Tim O'Brien with Lunasa , Sharon Shannon with Jackson Browne , Solas with Mindy Smith , John Prine and Fiona Prine with Dermot Byrne , Beth Nielsen Chapman with Michael McGoldrick and Donald Shaw , and Paul Brady with Rodney Crowell Manufacturer: The Acoustic Canvas ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cornbread Nation ASIN: B000GHSS10

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Hands Across the Water - A Benefit For The Children Of The Tsunami // 1. This Beggar's Heart - Darrell Scott with Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Oisin McAuley (Danu), and Paul Rodden 2. Get Through It - Jon Randall with Mairtin O'Connor and Alison Brown 3. Ae Fond Kiss - Karen Matheson with The Duhks and Bryan Sutton 4. Standing Still - Andrea Zonn with Flook 5. Fair And Tender Ladies - Tim O'Brien with Lunasa 6. A Man Of Constant Sorrow - Sharon Shannon with Jackson Browne 7. Reasonland - Solas with Mindy Smith 8. 'Til A Tear Becomes A Rose - John Prine and Fiona Prine with Dermot Byrne 9. Be Still My Soul - Beth Nielsen Chapman with Michael McGoldrick and Donald Shaw 10. 40 Shades Of Green - Paul Brady with Rodney Crowell 11. Part Of Your History - Blue Merle with Pauline Scanlon 12. Let's Heal - Altan with Vince Gill 13. An Occasional Song - Cerys Matthews with John Jorgenson and Stuart Duncan 14. Cumberland Plateau - John Cowan with The Brock McGuire Band 15. This World's Family - Jim Lauderdale with Maura O'Connell 16. In The Sweet By And By - Jerry Douglas with Ciaran Tourish

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Hands Across the Water Royce Campbell & Adrian Ingram Manufacturer: String Jazz Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000ILTS Release Date: 1999-01-26

Tracks:

1. Wes
2. My Romance
3. Serenade To A Cuckoo
4. In A Sentimental Mood
5. Boplics
6. Little Bossa
7. Weaver Of Dreams
8. Monkish Business
9. Polka Dots & Moonbeams
10. Crooked Blues

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Classical Czech Choruses Manufacturer: Supraphon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000024IM1 Release Date: 1997-01-12

Tracks:

1. Czech Song, Op.30
2. Nine Male Chors, Op.37: Vast Fields Of Home - Soupal/Morovian Teachers Chor Soc
3. Nine Male Chors, Op.37: Path Across The Fields - Soupal/Morovian Teachers Chor Soc
4. Nine Male Chors, Op.37: To The Skylark - Soupal/Morovian Teachers Chor Soc
5. Cycle of mixed Chors, Op.112: Prague Bells
6. Cycle of mixed Chors, Op.112: Evening Scene
7. Cycle of mixed Chors, Op.112: Ice Queen
8. Mixed Chors to the word of Vitezslav Halek, Op.65: Song Came To Me - Kuhn/Kuhn Mixed Choir
9. Mixed Chors to the word of Vitezslav Halek, Op.65: Bells Untied in An Evening Wood - Kuhn/Kuhn Mixed Choir
10. Mixed Chors to the word of Vitezslav Halek, Op.65: Rye Field - Kuhn/Kuhn Mixed Choir
11. Mixed Chors to the word of Vitezslav Halek, Op.65: White Birch Sprang up - Kuhn/Kuhn Mixed Choir
12. Mixed Chors to the word of Vitezslav Halek, Op.65: Come Dance And Sing Today! - Kuhn/Kuhn Mixed Choir
13. Three Songs for mixed Chor, Op.19: Stray Shepherd
14. Three Songs for mixed Chor, Op.19: Mother Of Mine
15. Three Songs for mixed Chor, Op.19: Stasa The Witch
16. Ten Songs for female Choir w. Pno for four hands, Op.15: Sorrow
17. Ten Songs for female Choir w. Pno for four hands, Op.15: Desire
18. Ten Songs for female Choir w. Pno for four hands, Op.15: Common Grave
19. Ten Songs for female Choir w. Pno for four hands, Op.15: Shepherd's Spring
20. Ten Songs for female Choir w. Pno for four hands, Op.15: Weird Water
21. Ten Songs for female Choir w. Pno for four hands, Op.15: Fairies
22. Ten Songs for female Choir w. Pno for four hands, Op.15: Shepherd And Shepherdness
23. Ten Songs for female Choir w. Pno for four hands, Op.15: Memories
24. Ten Songs for female Choir w. Pno for four hands, Op.15: Eager To Marry
25. Ten Songs for female Choir w. Pno for four hands, Op.15: I Wish They Knew

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