Customer Reviews

After the Morning

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What can I say that everyone who has heard her voice hasn't already said?

Like many people I first heard that divinely lovely voice when I saw Riverdance on PBS. And since I don't want to rave about Riverdance here, I'll simply say that it's WONDERFUL.

This album is really good because she chose what she wanted to sing. I particularly like the song called "Heather On The Moor," also really good is "After The Morning."

I absolutely plan to buy all of her subsuqnent albums!

Katie does have the voice of an angel. Having listened to her since her days with Anuna (pre-Riverdance), I have always been drawn to her music. Having met her in person, I can also say that behind her beuatiful voice is an extremely nice and lovely person. I wait with much anticipation for her next album which is being worked on as I write this.

OOOhh, i love Katie McMahon's voice! So beautiful! This Cd DEFINATLY has it all! Great buy! A purely simple voice. I don't care what everyone else thinks- THIS is the voice of an angel, NOT Charlotte Church.

Most singers sound totally different in person than on CD's. I had the privelage of hearing Ms. McMahon sing at a local Borders and she just blew me away! What a great voice and she even makes the sad songs sound happy! This CD has some classical as well as new songs on it and I never liked harp music before hearing what a truly talented player/singer could do with it.

"After the Morning" is brilliant!!! After hearing Katie on the video of "Riverdance: Live from New York", I had to buy the album, and I am very glad I made this purchase. I haven't stopped listening to it for ages! Recommended!!!! =)

I thought that this CD was very beautiful for the most part, I really liked "CAROLAN'S FAREWELL" "AFTER THE MORNING" "BRIAS? JIG" and a few others. I think that some of the songs were slow and draggy, and could have been done better. But all in all I would say that one should buy it.

If you've fallen in love with Katie McMahon as I have, through her performances in 'Riverdance' and with the choral ensemble Anuna, then you may find this cd to be a bit of a letdown. As the 'Riverdance' performance demonstrates (particularly the video), Katie has an incredible power underlying that sweet soprano, and an ability to project bell-like clarity. But her voice on this cd, while certainly pretty, seems somehow restrained, as if the studio environment or the sparse instrumentation prevented her from really exploiting her gift. And the decision to multi-track her voice in harmonized parts was a bad one; her voice is too rich to be layered effectively (the tunes in which she harmonizes with a male vocalist fare much better, as the sonority of the male voice compliments rather than detracts). Ultimately, these production decisions were probably producer Jim Higgins' rather than Katie's. But in any event, her voice deserves to be framed more elegantly than it is here (as it has been framed so brilliantly in Anuna, especially the 'Invocation' cd).

In terms of the song selection, the inclusion of 'Heartland' from 'Riverdance' is striking here, if only because its charming and memorable melody stands in such contrast to the other tunes, many of which are lacking in depth.

One other minor complaint: why a running time of only 36 minutes? This would have been a short vinyl LP! Since the songs are not originals, but rather culled from the traditional repertoire, why not select three or four more and bring the recording up to a more acceptable length?

In all, given her stunning voice and impressive track record, this is a disappointing solo debut.

i loved it, sometimes you just need something to relax you after a hard, also i love to sing along with it!!! very enthusiastic two thumbs way up!!!

This is without a doubt one of the finest CD's I have ever listened to. If you enjoyed Riverdance you'll love this CD. I hope Katie releases another CD soon, I will buy it without question.

Oh my God!! This CD is awesome! : ) If you fell in love with Katie in Riverdance or on the Anuna albums you will be really happy to listen to this one- it's even better. And that's hard to imagine!!!