Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Various Artists Title: National Geographic: Destination Ireland Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sugo Music Original Release Date: 8/6/2002 Release Date: 8/6/2002 Genres: Folk, International Music, New Age, Pop Styles: Traditional Folk, British & Celtic Folk, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Europe, Britain & Ireland, Celtic New Age Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 013178010726 |
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From Producer Stevan Pasero and Sugo Music, we offer National Geographic's Destination Ireland: Musical Treasures of the Emerald Isle. Ireland and its music are steeped in traditions that have survived invasions, famines, ... more » |
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Product Description From Producer Stevan Pasero and Sugo Music, we offer National Geographic's Destination Ireland: Musical Treasures of the Emerald Isle. Ireland and its music are steeped in traditions that have survived invasions, famines, and cultural restrictions meant to curtail customary dances and the speaking of Gaelic. This collection invites you to hear pipes, flutes, mandolins and banjos come alive over the rhythmic pulse of the bodhràn. Feel the energy that drives the dancing of jigs, the stomping of feet and the widening journey of these musical styles across oceans and continents. These are the works of some of the premier artists playing Irish traditional music today, compiled in an invigorating introduction to this land's rich musical tapestry. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsAn anthology of contemporary Irish performers with tradition Malena | Soquel, CA | 12/23/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "This album is a lovely collection of songs by contemporary Irish musicians performing mostly traditional Irish pieces. Because it is an anthology, the songs each sound quite different from one another giving the listener a varied listening experience. Note that some of the recordings are older and performed by groups that are no longer together. I discovered this when I tried to find recordings on Amazon of some of the individual pieces on their original albums.
I was surprised at how much I liked the album because, upon looking at the cover, it looks like it could be one of those cheesy collections of inauthenic cultural music. Not so at all! The collection includes the haunting Ailean Duinn by Meav (before she came one of the Celtic Women). The song is from Rob Roy and is, I believe, a poemic lamentation from the 17th century (?) by a women whose fiance is lost at sea. It is sung in Gaelic and is beautiful. The CD cover itself is paper - my copy was not contained in a plastic CD cover, so it is showing some wear since I received it as a gift 3 years ago. The tradeoff for the design is that the CD opens up to reveal some beautiful pictures of Ireland, and it includes a glossy pullout sheet that has: artist information (to learn more about the performers on the album), relevant facts relating to Ireland and Irish music such as what Uilleann Pipes and Donegal Fiddling are, a time line of Irish History, and a National Geographic map of Ireland showing landmarks. Well worth the cash. Not just an album, but a cultural experience." |
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