Dance of the Celts

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 25, 1997)
• Original Release Date: March 25, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Narada
• ASIN: B000005P68
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,059 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. £5 Flute/Donald McLennan's Exercise/What Pain I Have Endured Since ...

2. An Drochaid Chluiteach/Swallow's Tail/MacFadden's Reel

3. Cregg's Pipes Set: The Gnevguillia Reel/Are You Willing?/Hanly's Tweed

4. Inisheer

5. Christy Barry's Set

6. The Trip to Sligo Set: Never Was Piping So Gay/Davey's Tomeen O'Dea's Reel

7. Trip to Skye

8. The Boy in the Gap

9. Gavotten Ar Menez

10. Andy de Jarlis/Ingonish/Mrs. McGhee

11. Garraí Na Bhfeileoig/Miss Galvin

12. The Flight of the Termite: The Fisherman's Island/Katie's Reel/Seamy ...

13. Finn MacCool's Reel

14. Shetland Jumper/Message from Home/Wise Up, Grumpy

15. Leis Lacha/An Ghaoth Aniar Aneascailin an Ti Mhoir

Editorial Reviews

This dazzling collection of traditional and contemporary Irish music features John Whelan, Altan, Mary Bergin, Declan Masterson, Old Blind Dogs and Buttons and Bows.
Genre: World Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating:
Release Date: 25-MAR-1997

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Are you ready to dance?, August 19, 2002

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David Roy (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dance of the Celts (Audio CD)

Do you like Celtic music? Do you like to dance? How about just having your foot tap away at the beat? If so, then you will love this CD. It is a wonderful mixture of Irish reels and soft guitar music with a bit of bagpipe thrown in for good measure. The mixture of instruments on this CD is amazing.

The disc is highlighted by a wonderfully soft and moving "The Boy in the Gap" by Pat Kilbride. The masterful John Whelan also has a track on the CD called "Trip to Skye" that is simply wonderful as well. It's almost haunting and really brings to mind the scenery of the Isle of Skye. I've never been there, but this song makes me yearn to see it. Whelan is the master of the accordion, and he shows it well on this piece.

Most of the rest of the songs will have you tapping your feet at the very least. There's something about Irish dance songs that just lightens your mood picks you up on an emotional level. The pipe and fiddle playing is exquisite. Narada has picked a wonderful collection of songs to put on this CD.

I have this CD on repeat at work whenever the day is turning long and boring. It never fails to lift me up out of the doldrums. It also makes long drives bearable. The only bad thing is that it's only 54 minutes long. I would have preferred much longer. But that's ok. Put it on repeat. I'm now listening to it for the third time today.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An overwhelming Celtic music collection, September 14, 2000

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Robert J. Cruce (Muskogee, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dance of the Celts (Audio CD)

This CD will blow you away. There are tender moments in this collection, but most of it is the most rip-snorting Celtic dance music on disc. When you discover a collection like this you have to share the good news. Its really emotional, beautiful and uplifting. If there were just one Celtic music disc I could recommend it would be this one. You have to hear this. May this disc never disappear from the catalogue.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do You Wanna Dance?, September 27, 2000

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Jason (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dance of the Celts (Audio CD)

Well, you certainly will want to dance. Narada continues to put together beautiful collaborations of music from some of the best Celtic musicians of our time. From Old blind Dogs to John Whelan to Altan, all bases are covered. John Whelan demonstrates that he is not just about insane playing. He can also slow it down with a beautiful waltz. Deanta makes an incredible contribution with The Flight of the Termite, and Altan contributes with one of my favorites, the Andy De Jarlis Jig. The rest of the supporting cast is excellent as well, and this CD is solely responsible for introducing me to some of my now favorite musicians. Whether you are new to the Celtic industry or a seasoned veteran, this CD will keep you dancing for hours.