Celtic Voices

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 12, 1999)
• Original Release Date: January 12, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Green Linnet
• ASIN: B00000GV5B
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,685 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. AR Galon Digorr

2. Snow

3. Raindance

4. Ajde Jano (Come on, Jano)

5. Beir Mo Dhúthracht

6. The Old Hags Set

7. Tears... (Skolvan)

8. Ailein Duinn (Dark Alan)

9. Seachtain

10. Sí Do Mhaimeo Í

11. Port Na Bpúcaí (Song of the Pooka)

12. The Green Laurel

13. She's Gone

14. Rithill Aill

15. Sean Deora

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This 65-minute compilation from the Green Linnet label brews a wispy, contemporary atmosphere that will sound familiar to veteran Celtic listeners, lyrical and warm to new North Sea isle explorers. There's a mixed bag of songs here--all finely recorded--from albums by such established artists as Loreena McKennitt, Nóirín Ní Riain, Karen Matheson (Capercaillie), and Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh (Altan) as well as newcomers Kíla and the Iron Horse. Unlike other Celtic samplers, this collection focuses on the Celtic voice and is oftentimes spiced with modern musical accompaniment--so modern that Dan Ar Braz's "She's Gone" sounds like it belongs in an American TV-folk compilation and Talitha MacKenzie's "Ajde Jano" in a Serbian-dance anthology. Still, for a record of who's pushing the boundaries of Celtic music, it does the genre justice by spotlighting the more obscure vocalists and groups otherwise not covered by mainstream media. --Karen Karleski

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Track list with accurate performer credits, July 14, 2010

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Barb - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celtic Voices (Audio CD)

At the moment, Amazon's track listing for this CD is displaying songwriters rather than performers. Here is the track list with correct performer credits:

1. Ar Galon Digorr - Annie Ebrel & Gilles Le Bigot
2. Snow - Loreena McKennitt
3. Raindance - The Iron Horse
4. Ajde Jano - Talitha MacKenzie
5. Beir mo Dhuthracht - Begley & Coooney
6. The Old Hags Set - Tannas
7. Tears... (Skolvan) - Skolvan
8. Ailein Duinn - Capercaillie
9. Seachtain - John Spillane
10. 'Si Do Mhaimeo I - Altan
11. Port Na bPucai - Noirin Ni Riain
12. The Green Laurel - Anuna
13. She's Gone - Dan Ar Braz
14. Rithill Aill - Karen Matheson
15. Sean Deora - Kila

5.0 out of 5 stars CD is so worth it!, December 19, 2009

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Lisa Gaudiosi (Henrietta. NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celtic Voices (Audio CD)

This CD is so worth it! I love every song on here & some songs are very moving to hear them! Highly recommend this one!

5.0 out of 5 stars Celtic mix of songs from Europe and Canada, November 16, 2008

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Paul A. Hann (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celtic Voices (Audio CD)

The best version I have heard of the exotic and sad Ar Galon Digorr by one of Brittany's best Annie Gilles. Snow is another great song by Loreena McKennitt. Ajde Jano is a wild Celtic song from Serbia by Talitha McKenzie, it will wake you up. Skolvan is another very good and different song from Brettony by the very fine Fest Noz (night dance) group of the same name.