Gaelic Envy and Other Torch Songs (IMPORT) [Import]

Nancy White (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 11, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Borealis Recording
• ASIN: B00000JRG6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #627,951 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nancy White sings again, January 18, 2000

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This review is from: Gaelic Envy and Other Torch Songs (IMPORT) (Audio CD)

Nancy White is a Canadian comediane who plays the Banjo. She has written literaly thousands of songs that are mostly heard on the CBC. This cd starts off poorly with the worst track first but that is easily forgivable after hearing the rest. Her songs are very into current affairs and some may miss the point of the Canadian jokes, but listen to the music! It is worth every penny

5.0 out of 5 stars One I Can Listen To Again & Again, September 16, 2004

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BOOPHY "Basket Cat" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gaelic Envy and Other Torch Songs (IMPORT) (Audio CD)

This album has such a diversity of intelligent music it is a joy to listen to. Funny songs (Gaelic Envy), strange songs (Pierced Matron), interesting songs (He Wrote Too Many Songs About His Girlfriend). With ideas and pictures that made me think and think back. Or just laugh. Or just wonder.

Yes, the cover was a bit disconcerting. But once I listened to all the songs it was fun. Flip it over.

I find myself humming many of the songs every week. The tunes are catchy. And I listen to the album about once a month.

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun import from the Great White North..., June 25, 2002

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Mark Savary "moon_city" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gaelic Envy and Other Torch Songs (IMPORT) (Audio CD)

Nancy White is one of those artists that for some reason flies under the radar of the public at large, all the while creating stylish work.

I first heard a sample of Nancy's style on CBC New Brunswick, with the snappy "My Life is Picking Up". After that, I just had to get the album. It turned out that the album has several several other stand-out, memorable songs.

"The Seamless Dance of the Old Folks" is a poignant testament to long-lasting love that only the elderly seem to have understood.

"Clapping Song for Grownups" is a lot of fun, discussing in proto-rap the effects of middle age.

"He Wrote Too Many Songs About His Girlfriend" is an off-beat ballad about a songwriter who gets his source material from his own relationship. This one will stay with you, as will "A Dream I've Had of Late".

There are a few clinkers, but overall, the CD is a keeper, and a fine example of modern Canadian folk music with novelty comedy numbers mixed in.