Heritage

The Irish Tenors (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 16, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B0001FVEVI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,277 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #54 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Songs & Lieder > Folk Songs

Track Listings

1. The Harp That Once

2. Red is the Rose

3. Off to Philadelphia

4. Golden Jubilee

5. Little Brigid Flynn

6. Fields of Athenry

7. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen

8. My Heart Will Go On

9. The West's Awake

10. Danny Boy

11. Song for Ireland

12. Dublin Medley (Dublin Can Be Heaven/Rocky Road to Dublin)

13. South of the Border

14. Whiskey in the Jar

15. The Parting Glass

16. God Bless America

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best studio recording yet, April 25, 2004

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Daniel Graser "saxgod685" (Wappingers Falls, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heritage (Audio CD)

While it may not have the sense of drama and excitement of a live performance, the newest collection from the Irish Tenors is a wonderful recording. The disc features a few old tunes like Red is the Rose, Fields of Athenry, and The Harp that Once Through Tara's Halls, as well as their signature Danny Boy, but all in new arrangements that are absolutely breathtaking. And then there are the new tunes like Off to Philhadelphia, My Heart Will Go On, the Dublin Medley, and South of the Border all of which are very light-hearted and pleasing to the ear. Their performance is their best yet with a very unified sound and blend of tone. For once, Ronan's voice doesn't come out as being thin and whiny, it's as full and rich as it sounds in concert. The incredible London Symphony plays marvelously under the direction of Arnie Roth, you may know him from his work with the Mannheim Steamroller recordings. Anyway, the sound is great, the performance is top notch, and the songs are wonderful and aren't so depressing as to drive you to drink which has been the case with most of the other recordings. A particular treat is their rendition of My Heart Will Go On, the epic love theme from Titanic. Highest Recommendation.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Review, October 29, 2004

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Jessica E. Nakamura "Irish_Rose" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heritage (Audio CD)

I have never really been a fan of Traditional Irish Music and had never even HEARD of the Irish Tenors....That is until a friend of mine introduced me to the recording of "Live In Belfast" Instantly, I was hooked. I have become addicted to a lot of these songs. Especially the goofier ones they sing. like "Phil the Fluther" and "Courtin in the Kitchen" When Heritage was released I was estatic....As I had loved all the songs they had released before. Even though they recycled some of their songs. I loved the way they re recorded "Red Is The Rose" with Finbar in place of John and also "Fields Of Athenry" I Found this version to be better than the other one. I found it really bizare that they would sing "My Heart Will Go On" as that is not an Irish Song...Ireland was where the Titanic sank. but still. I really enjoyed listening to it. "South of the Boarder" and "Golden Jubilee" along with "Little Brigid Flynn" were quite entertainingly cute. I really enjoyed Anthony's "The West's Awake" and "The Parting Glass" and "The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls" I would, too also love to see Anthony put out a solo album.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a magnificent Heritage, January 21, 2005

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Isaac Chute (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heritage (Audio CD)

I highly recommend this album to all fans of Irish music. This is the last album with Ronan as a memember and it is one of their best. Ronan's "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen" is wonderful, so too is Finbarr's "South of the Border". The theme from the Titanic "My Heart Will Go On" is the best version since Celine Dione's. My favorite track is Anthony's "The West's Awake" . One point to note is that this group is one of the few out there who can perform live with an equally good recorded sound. Having listened to them at Meadowbrook NH the night of Ronan's farewell I can assure you that live or recorded they have a fantastic sound. I highly recommend this CD to all fans of Irish music.

Isaac Chute