Grace & Pride: Anthology 2004 - 1984

Capercaillie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Valley
• ASIN: B0007GP6JM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,880 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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About the Artist

Throughout their career Capercaillie have drawn on two great strengths to inspire them. The first of these is the astonishing musical dexterity of the various fiddle, whistle, flute and pipe players who have performed with them over the years, lead by the accordion and keyboards of band founder Donald Shaw.

The other foundation of the band has been the peerless voice of co-founder Karen Matheson, described by Sean Connery as having "a throat that is surely touched by God". Universally recognized as one of the finest Gaelic singers alive today, Karen’s exquisite voice has been at the centre of the band’s music, whether breathing new life into 400-year old Gaelic songs or bringing her luscious vocals to the band’s contemporary compositions.

There have been many milestones for a band who have sold over a million albums world wide. These include three silver and one gold album in the UK, the first Gaelic Top 40 single, writing the music for, and appearing in the Hollywood movie Rob Roy, and performing in over thirty countries including Iraq, Macedonia and the Sudan.

Product Description

Grace & Pride celebrates the 20th anniversary of Britain's leading Celtic band, Capercaillie (pronounced cap-er-cay-lee). The double CD anthology contains 38 tracks taken from each of the band's 15 albums, including previously unreleased, ultra-rare and long deleted tracks. Capercaillie have been credited with being the major force in bringing Celtic music to the world stage, and their unique fusion of Gaelic culture and contemporary sound has always stretched boundaries in their quest to keep the music evolving. On Grace and Pride the track listing follows the band back in time from last year’s Choice Language to their debut release in 1984 Cascade, taking in every album they have released along the way. Grace and Pride: Anthology 2004-1984 is a fascinating journey through the creative evolution of one of Scotland’s and roots music’s most enduring and successful bands.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grace and Pride, August 6, 2006

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RJH "RJH" (Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grace & Pride: Anthology 2004 - 1984 (Audio CD)

Th anthology is a great selection of the music of Capercaillie - it may be the great voice of Karen Matheson - I just cant stop listening to it!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit disappointing, December 30, 2005

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Mary K. Norton (Newark, Delaware) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grace & Pride: Anthology 2004 - 1984 (Audio CD)

I've adored Capercaillie ever since I grabbed a handful of their early works in Edingurgh more than 10 years ago. I was hoping this one compilation would be the one I took wherever I went. But it's not. I'll still be hauling around 10 CDs. (Yeah, I need an MP3 player!) A few songs are better than the originals, more are less good. One--the lovely "Oh Mo Dhutaich"--is more than a minute shorter. "Stinging Rain" is torture, with its simple beat replacing the original beautiful orchestration. About a half of the tracks are jigs and reels--great at a ceilidh to dance to, but otherwise, well...The band's virtuosity is far better displayed on their tour de force "Grandfather Mountain." Many of my favorites didn't make the cut, and I sure can't tell why some others did. Now I'm waiting anxiously for the next CD, hoping this trend won't continue.