Celtic Graces: Best of Ireland

Hemisphere Artists (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 21, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B000005GYU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,223 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Midnight Walker - Davy Spillane

2. The Ballymun Regatta - Bill Whelan

3. Plains Of Kildare - Paul Brady/Andy Irvine

4. The Maids Of Mitchelstown - The Bothy Band

5. The Wee Weaver - Dolores Keane/John Faulkner

6. Aaron's Key - Stockton's Wing

7. Arthur McBride - Paul Brady

8. Eirigh Suas A Stoirin - Clannad

9. Rip The Calico - The Bothy Band

10. Mr. O'Connor - De Danann

11. Lord Franklin - Kevin Burke/Michael Dhomhnaill

12. Scar An Nollaig Sinn/It Takes Two - Philip King/Peter Brown

13. The Pursuit Of Farmer Michael Hayes - Planxty

14. The Maid Of Coolmore - The Bothy Band

15. Declan - Donal Lunny

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS COLLECTION IS WORTH AT LEAST 100 BUCKS!, April 23, 2007

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Seattle Beard (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celtic Graces: Best of Ireland (Audio CD)

You won't find a better collection on cd. And it isn't on iTunes either, folks! I have been listening to, and collecting Celtic folk music since the early 80s. I have been looking for cd copies of some of these songs for years. These are the ORGINAL RECORDINGS for these songs, and are the finest renditions ever made.

Listen to Michael Dhomhnaill sing "Lord Franklin". The cd is worth getting just for that song alone. Try to find a copy of the ANDY IRVINE/PAUL BRADY album on cd; you'll pay dearly. There are three cuts from it on this collection. Also, finding anything by THE BOTHY BAND on cd is very expensive. Here, you get two instrumentals and one excellent song by Triona NiDhomhnaill from the album "Old Hag You Have Killed Me". There's a wonderful six minute ballad by Christy Moore and Planxty from "After the Break". Dolores Keane & John Faulkner have one cut from their best work "Sail Óg Rua". Their harmony is breath-taking. And there's more just as good. I mean it, every track is fantastic!

The mix of songs and instrumentals is perfectly balanced. Whoever put these together, knew what they were doing. The booklet has beautiful photos and excellent notes about each track.

If you were fortunate enough to hear The Thistle & Shamrock radio program in the 80s, you will be in heaven! If you're used to more modern Celtic folk recordings, this cd might just change the way you hear that music. Hopefully, someday, these recordings will again come back into print, but this is your chance to get them before the price becomes ridiculous.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, July 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Celtic Graces: Best of Ireland (Audio CD)

This is the best album of Celtic music I've ever heard. It is rich, engaging, and uplifting. Davy Spillane is unbelievable. I listen to it as often as I can, and look in vain for other albums that come even close.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Becoming Irish, June 23, 2005

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JD Bell "JD" (North Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celtic Graces: Best of Ireland (Audio CD)

Although my bloodline is predominately Scottish, the Irish blood flows more vigourously when I listen to this collection.
Right from the opening track, Davy Spillane's Midnight Walker, the journey just gets better.
Having little knowledge of these talented Irish musicians, they all prove to be the real deal. Paul Brady's Plains of Kildaire and Arthur McBride are standouts for me.

I wholly reccommend this compilation to everyone, no matter your bloodline!