Luka Bloom - Riverside

Expatriate Irishman Luka Bloom cloaks his Celtic folk songs in furious strumming on his "electro-acoustic" guitar, added instrumentation, and echo effects on everything, but he is still a folkie, blowing up his feelings to heroic proportions, whether it's the autobiography of "The Man Is Alive" or the romantic fantasy of "An Irishman In Chinatown." But the content is less convincing than the expression, which is more a characteristic of rock than folk. It isn't that Bloom has much to say, it's that he's so passionate about saying it: he's more Bono than Bob Dylan. Maybe it's an Irish thing. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Ali Fatemi Tombak Bob Riley Drums, Percussion Conor Byrne Flute Dave Hofstra Bass, Bass (Electric) David Mansfield Mandolin Ed Tomney Guitar (Electric) Eileen Ivers Guitar Jane Scarpantoni Cello Jeff Wood Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer Liam Ó Maonlaí Bodhran Luka Bloom Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Electric), Arranger, Composer, Vocals (Background), Vocals Mike Krowiak Engineer Ronnie S. Champagne Bass