Dragon Reels

Roger Landes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 4, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dorian Recordings
• ASIN: B00005NTPL
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #302,056 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The First Of October

2. Sarsfield's March

3. The Devil And The Farmer's Wife

4. A Barrel Of Knives

5. Master Crowley's

6. Slopes Of Sliabh Luachra

7. Storm-stayed At Grady's

8. Murphy's Nails

9. Uncle Dick's Slow Reel

10. Guitar Reels

11. Hector The Hero

12. Jerry Holland Set

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful music from the Irish bouzouki, April 20, 2002

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J. Mather (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon Reels (Audio CD)

This album is a wonderful showpiece of the Irish bouzouki. I have a personal interest in that I recently started playing the instrument (aka octave mandolin, cittern, and other names) and this album is an incredible inspiration to me. Landes is a master of the instrument and he harvests the breadth of its possibilities with percussive rhythm, resonant chords, and fast melody lines. The songs are a mix of traditional tunes and contemporary compositions that fit well together. If you are not familiar with the instrument listen to some of the soundclips and discover some amazing music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All time top ten, March 15, 2001

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Mary Z. Cox (Tallahassee, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon Reels (Audio CD)

I've owned this CD for several years and I give it my vote as one of the top ten most listenable CD's I've ever owned. There is some pretty amazing Celtic music going on here and it would be a mistake to consider this as a bouzouki CD. The one vocal, The Devil and the Farmer's wife is wonderful in a dynamic and percussive way, as well as a truly memorable and haunting vocal. My favorites are Sarsfield March and Master Crowley, but truly every cut on this disk is a winner. Roger is top notch and so are the other musicians on this CD. I have an extensive Celtic collection, and the only group that is of this calibre is the House Band.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Marvelous!!, November 2, 2006

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Piperboy Wannabe (Baltimore, MD, United States, North America, Earth) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dragon Reels (Audio CD)

Loved the album. I suppose you can't actually wear out a CD, but I'm trying! It's a very fresh approach to an instrument that few outside of the Ceili circuit know. Great first album for your bouzouki collection! If you're a fan of Celtic music, it's a "must have".