Buckdancers Choice

Wake the Dead | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 16, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Redwing Records
• ASIN: B0001I2C0M
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,264 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > World Music > Celtic > Rock

Track Listings

1. The Reconciliation / Scarlet Begonias / The Rose In The Garden

2. Dermot O'Beirne's / The Other One / The Pipe On The Hob

3. Uncle John's Band

4. Boys of Ballinafad / U.S. Blues / Connaught Man's Rambles / Where's The Cat / The New Fiddle

5. Liberty / Humours of Tullough / Hand Me Down The Tackle

6. Prodigal Town

7. Playing In The Band / Paddy Fahey's / Sean Frank's / The Tempest

8. Ripple / If I Knew The Way

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the Dead and Celtic music all rolled into one!, March 9, 2007

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Terry B "fantasy reader" (SF Bay Area, California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Buckdancers Choice (Audio CD)

I have heard cuts from this album on my local Pacifica radio station for several years and finally decided to track it down. I think you may need to already be a fan of Celtic music in order to enjoy this interesting and creative blend of music but I don't think you have to be a fan of the Grateful Dead to "get" it. The Celtic musicians are some of the best around, each adding their mastery to the romantic tunes which blend old traditional tunes with Dead songs.
I have listened to the lead singer, Danny Carnahan, many times in person and I love how his gentle voice and the lilting arrangements bring out the beauty in Grateful Dead songs that don't always translate so well in live concert recordings. An extra bonus is finally understanding the lyrics to Dead songs I have heard many times!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better and Better, October 31, 2005

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Mantlady- Woman of the West (Quilcene, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buckdancer's Choice (Audio CD)

While I'm much more a Jerry Garcia fan than a Dead fan, I've listened to them for almost forty years and to Danny Carnahan for 25. And I've been listening to Celtic music since before it was called Celtic- the first time I heard pipes as a child I swung my head around in recognition. These WTD are pure enjoyment; I dance to them, cook to them, clean to them and drive to them. Blending Irish and Dead is as natural as whisky and water and just as smooth. They both are beautifully crafted and chock full of talent. It's rare that I feel privileged to have a CD of a group's music- and I'll be happy to hear about the next!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Give this a twirl!, May 17, 2004

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foolrex "foolrex" (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Buckdancers Choice (Audio CD)

After their debut CD, it's nice to have these folks back. For those unfamiliar, Wake The Dead plays traditional Celtic acoustic instruments and combines traditional Celtic tunes with classic Grateful Dead songs in a way that puts a new spin on the whole tribute genre . . . in a delightful way. As the title suggests, this time around Deadheads get "Wake's" Celtic take on "Uncle John's Band." Other gems include the classic "Ripple." However, my favorites may be "The Other Once" and a little known Robert Hunter number, "Prodigal Town." Also, if you get a chance to see them live, do it!