Between Earth & Sky

Robin Bullock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 10, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Maggie's Music
• ASIN: B000006559
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,953 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #26 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > International Folk
  • #80 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Europe

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Master Stringologist, January 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Between Earth & Sky (Audio CD)

Last spring I attended a Tom Paxton concert where Robin Bullock was the only accompanist. I had never seen or heard of Robin before, and was amazed by his talent and versatility. At one point in the concert, Tom stepped back to let Robin do a solo on the mandolin, and the audience was in awe. On the way out of the concert, we bought this CD and now we listen to it all the time. It is not only Robin's talent I appreciate, but also the vitality and beaty of the pieces he performs. My husband takes it to work...his comments on it are "great" and "fantastic" The Music of "Between Earth and Sky" is both calming and uplifting at the same time. The intricacy of the finger picking takes the listener up hills and down into valleys on an unforgettable musical journey.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Subtle and beautiful Celtic music from American fret-man, November 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Between Earth & Sky (Audio CD)

Every now and then a CD comes along that gives a jaded reviewer's ears an aural massage. This is one of those CDs. Coming from American multi-instrumentalist Robin Bullock, it is an all instrumental album of traditional and contemporary tunes played on cittern and guitar. And it is a dream.

With help on flute and whistle from Joanie Madden, and accordion from John Whelan, Robin Bullock provides moments of real Irish fire in the tune sets. There are also quieter moments that bring the music of 18th century Irish composer O'Carolan lovingly into the present. But for me the most exquisite tune is one of Bullock's own - "Stefan and Liz's Waltz". This beautiful slow waltz, somewhat reminiscent of "Ashokan Farewell" (the "Civil War" television theme), has all the depth and clarity of a mountain lake.

There are a couple of small complaints. Occasional passages rely too heavily on multi-tracking. While Mr Bullock plays all instruments frighteningly well, these passages fail to display the kind of synergy he achieves with "real" co-players. And although I found the djembe (percussion) on "Brew House Reel" clever, it is intrusively busy for this style of music. Still this is a CD that rarely disappoints, demonstrating that subtle and beautiful Celtic music can be produced on the American side of the Atlantic too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars exquisite, October 9, 2008

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DocVulcan (Wayne, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Between Earth & Sky (Audio CD)

Here I sit in my office in the middle of the night, grading tests, while Robin Bullock is my company. The music is intoxicating. The more i listen to it, the more beautiful it becomes. It is gentle and lilting at times, vivacious at others. There is not a track i don't like. Just exquisite.