Celtic Dreams

Anuna, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Valley
• ASIN: B000FUF8HA
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,254 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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In 1994, Irish soprano Mèav Nì Mhaolchatha (pronounced Mäev Nee Wail-cot-ha) became a featured soloist with Anùna, Michael McGlynn's Dublin-based choral ensemble. Her star rose after the group toured with the Riverdance troupe and quickly achieved international renown. Then, in 2005, an extravaganza called Celtic Woman debuted, and its five female singers---Méav plus Chloë, Lisa, Órla, and Máiréad---followed its massive success with a torrent of solo albums: Méav’s eponymous release (2002) and Silver Sea (2004) are only two examples thereof. These offered still more Enya-esque, mostly ethereal ballads from Irish and other sources: all very effective in their way but pure mass-market show-biz and best avoided by die-hard traditional music fans. But the material on the current reissue dates back to the Riverdance era and is another matter entirely. It showcases thirteen tracks recorded by Anùna during the original Riverdance sessions, the vast majority with Méav singing lead. The stately and elegiac program harbors recollections of composers Edward MacDowell and more recently, Patrick Cassidy, or even Ralph Vaughn-Williams, who so often incorporated British folk and early music sources into his works. --Christina Roden

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, July 27, 2006

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Roy Krause "Roy" (Pennia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celtic Dreams (Audio CD)

Perhaps for one of my generation this will be seen a heresy but I feel that CW is the biggiest musical sensation to hit American shores since the Beatles in the 60s. I can best sum it up by saying their songs reflected the times whereas Meav's music and that of CW reflect all times. They cover the heart and soul of the Celtic peoples. So perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise that Anuna has released a CD featuring Meav's works with them. After all CW has be number 1 on Billboard for over 68 weeks. These works show Meav as young soprano just breaking into the music scene. Each selection is outstanding. If you love CW and Meav then buy this CD you will not be disappointed.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, July 18, 2006

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Maria - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celtic Dreams (Audio CD)

I didn't know anything about Anuna at all before purchasing "Deep Dead Blue", where I heard Meav first, and downloading this record. What a sound! Meav blends beautifully into the ambience of this mysterious and enigmatic release, and the sound of the arrangements and original songs by Michael McGlynn, the group's director truly belongs to a different time and place. The best tracks on this release I think are "When I was in My Prime" and "Midnight". Buy, buy, buy!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Celtic Dreams., November 2, 2006

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John J. Cranmer (Madison, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celtic Dreams (Audio CD)

Celtic Dreams is another fine preformance by Meav in her early years. I highly recommend this to everyone, especially fans of Meav and Anuna.

John Cranmer