Various Artists - Heart of the Gaels

This is one of several very good compilations drawn from the vaults of Green Linnet, the best Celtic music label in America. Like all the others, this one is generously packed with fine performances by a variety of Celtic artists from all over Europe -- most of the artists are Irish or Scottish, but the Breton band Kornog makes an appearance (with a very nice set of gavottes), as does a Galician band called Milladoiro; their track is a jig called (get this) "Muineira de Chantada." And let's not forget the deeply rooted Celtic traditions of Quebec, which are represented here by Ad Vielle Que Pourra. Throw these all in with sprghtly performances by Altan, the Tannahill Weavers, Matt Molloy, Phil Cunningham and the rest of the usual suspects, and you've got a surprisingly diverse and tasty stew of ancient and modern Celtic folk music. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Ad Vielle Que Pourra Performer Alain Leroux Ensemble, Producer Altan Performer, Arranger Andrew St. George Engineer, Producer Andy Irvine Performer, Bouzouki, Vocals, Ensemble Andy M. Stewart Vocals, Performer Anton F. Mendez Ensemble Anton Seoane Ensemble Arty McGlynn Performer, Guitar, Ensemble Beeg Al Engineer Bill Verdier Project Coordinator, Sequencing Bill Whelan Keyboards, Producer Brian Masterson Engineer, Producer Capercaillie Performer Charlie McKerron Ensemble Chris Bauer Engineer Christian Frappier Ensemble Christian Lemaitre Ensemble Ciarán Curran Ensemble Ciarán Tourish Ensemble Clement Demers ? Damian Quinn Bodhran Daniel Thonon Producer, Ensemble David Paton Concertina Declan Masterson Pipe, Performer Dick Gaughan Performer, Guitar, Vocals Dónal Lunny Producer, Ensemble Donald Sanders Illustrations Donald Shaw Keyboards, Ensemble Earle Hitchner Liner Notes Enda Walsh Engineer Frankie Kennedy Ensemble Freeland Barbour Producer Garry Ó Briain Ensemble Gerald Trimble Performer, Arranger, Cittern Gerry O'Beirne Producer, Ensemble Gerry O'Connor Ensemble Gilles Plante Ensemble Grier Coppins Ensemble Hugh Paul Engineer Iain MacInnes Ensemble Jackie Daley Ensemble James Kelly Ensemble Jamie McMenemy Ensemble Jean-Louis Cros Ensemble Jean-Michel Veillon Ensemble John Cunningham Performer, Producer, Fiddle John Martin Ensemble John Saich Ensemble Jon Turner Engineer Karen Matheson Ensemble Keith Mitchell Engineer Kevin Burke Ensemble Koos Koos McKafferty Piano Kornog Performer, Producer Len Graham Ensemble Les Wilson Ensemble Luc Thonon Ensemble Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Ensemble Manus Lunny Bouzouki, Performer, Guitar, Producer, Vocals, Ensemble Marc Duff Ensemble Mark Kelly Ensemble Martin O'Connor Ensemble Mary MacMaster Vocals Matt Malloy Performer Matt Molloy Flute Mícheál Ó Domhnaill Guitar Michel Canada Ensemble Milladoiro Performer, Producer Monchl Garcia Rei Ensemble Nando Casal Ensemble Oliver Schroer Ensemble P.J. Curtis Producer Patrick O'Gorman Ensemble Patrick Street Performer Patsy Seddon Ensemble Paul O'Shaughnessy Ensemble Pearse Dunne Engineer Peter Haigh Engineer Phil Cunningham Performer, Producer, Piano-Accordian Phil Smillie Ensemble Philip Begley Engineer Rare Air Producer, Performer Richard Greenspoon Ensemble Richard Loury Engineer Robin Morton Engineer Rodrigo Romaní Ensemble Ronan Browne Pipe Roy Gullane Ensemble Sean Devitt Engineer Seán Keane Performer, Fiddle Sìleas Performer Skylark Arranger, Performer Soïg Sibéril Ensemble Terry Hoffman Engineer Terry Teachout Bass The Tannahill Weavers Producer, Performer Vinnie Moos Producer Xose V. Ferreiros Ensemble Zan McLeod Guitar