Gems of Celtic Story-Three-Pig's Whisker Music [Import]

Robin Williamson (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 9, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Pig's Whisker UK
• ASIN: B000066DXU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #930,941 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. In The Name Of The Maker Of All

2. Dwellers Of The Ancient Time

3. The First Battle Of Mag Tuired

4. The Birth Of Bres The Beautiful

5. The Kingship Bres

6. Dian Cecht El Miach

7. The Birth Of Lug Lamh Fada

8. Lug Lamh Fada At The Gate Of Tara

9. The Kingship Of Lug Lamh Fada

10. The Dagda Et The Morrigu

11. The Dagda Et The Porridge

12. The Dagda Et The Daughter Of Indech

13. The Second Battle Of Mag Tuired

14. The Stone Of Destiny

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like going back in time..., March 17, 2004

By 

Tim Bray "Oak & Thorn" (Albion, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gems of Celtic Story-Three-Pig's Whisker Music (Audio CD)

Robin Williamson is an amazing and unique talent. When he tells stories, self-accompanied by harp, as on this album, he is one of those rare artists who can transport you to another world. In this case,that world is pre-Christian Ireland. Williamson is a consummate harper and brilliant storyteller in the ancient bardic tradition; I've never heard anyone else who so perfectly filled the role of "Bard" as described in the ancient legends.

Speaking of legends, the story related on this disc is part of the legend, or cycle of legends, of the original inhabitants of Ireland, and how they came to be displaced by later invaders. The Tuatha deDanaan are the race that later became known as the Sidhe, or faerie-folk. Williamson does a great job of relating portions of this complex story, with multiple larger-than-life characters, although the one-CD format is limiting and frustrating - you wish this could go on for hours.

Highly recommended. Better than the first CD in this series, because he doesn't sing as much.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars be warned: description of this cd does not match its name, January 5, 2011

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J. R. P. Wigman "Hans Wigman" (Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gems of Celtic Story-Three-Pig's Whisker Music (Audio CD)

The image and name of this cd (Carmina) does not match its contents, which is a description of the "Gems of Celtic Story 3". "Carmina" is a quite different project by Robin Williamson and his wife Bina.