Deanta

Deanta | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Green Linnet
• ASIN: B000005COQ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,149 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Flight Of The Termite: Ed Reaveys/Katie's Reel/Seany Dorris

2. The Green Fields Of Canada

3. King Of The Blues: King Of The Fairies/Freddie's Blues

4. Cold Grey Fairyland

5. Willie Taylor

6. Harp Airs: Rock Of Esse/Ascent

7. Thousands Are Sailing

8. Gravelly Groove: Gravel/Walks/Port Gan Ainm

9. Dark Iniseoghian

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most lovely!!!, June 27, 2003

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"bhim7" (Nevada City, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deanta (Audio CD)

It's hard to write this review without making it sound like a love letter to Mary Dillon. But truly, the sweetness in her voice is hard not to totally fall in love with... The other folks in the group all play exquisitely too. And such a strong collection of pieces! Not a weak spot anywhere. All of this applies to all the Deanta CD's available, by the way.
But Oh, Mary, your voice is soooo adorable and alltogether lovely... When will you be starting to make solo albums? Please..!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, June 16, 2000

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Cheryl Iaconis (Bakersfield, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deanta (Audio CD)

What a great opening CD for such a talented group of musicians. It's such a shame that after producing three outstanding works of music, they are no longer a singing as a group. Mary Dillon's voice is enchanting in Dark Iniseoghain which is such a sad song and my favorite of the 9 tracks. I also enjoyed the quick pace and voice control she showed in Willie Taylor. Hopefully, we will all get a chance to hear Mary's beautiful voice again sometime in the future.

Of course we can't omit mentioning the Fiddle playing of Kate O'Brien, Paul Mullan's Flute and whistles, Clodagh Warnock on Percussion and Eoghan's Harp playing. Such an outstanding blend of talent makes this a CD well worth buying and one I give 5 huge stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars They sound a little young, but still good, July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Deanta (Audio CD)

In what I believe was their debut album, Deanta sounds like they were looking for their groove, and most of the time, they found it. This album turns out some very nice songs. "Cold Grey Fairyland" is haunting, and "Willy Taylor" has a nice edge to it. "The Flight of the Termite" is an especially interesting instrumental, with what sounds like a didgeredoo mixed amongst the Celtic instruments. But that's what sets Deanta apart: a strong basis in traditional Celtic music with a willingness to flirt with other styles.