Idir an Da Sholas

Mairead NiDhomhnaill | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 7, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Green Linnet
• ASIN: B00004Z3YM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,066 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Spanish Lady

2. Liostail Mé le Sáirsint

3. Dónall Óg

4. The Banks of Claudy

5. Bruach Na Carraige Báine

6. Nil Sé Ina Lá

7. Méilte Cheann Dubhrann

8. Ar a Ghabhail Chun an Chuain Dom

9. Foireann an Bháid

10. Faoitin

11. Pill, Pill, a Rúin

12. Tidy Ann

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Sisters Maighread and Triona Ní Dhomhnaill have been singing together since they were children, and they have both chosen to make performing Irish music their life's work: Maighread as a solo singer and Triona as a singer and instrumentalist with the Bothy Band, Touchstone, and Nightnoise. So it comes as a surprise to discover that the release of Idir an Dá Sholas marks the first time they have recorded together. The sisters learned most of these songs from their father Hiudai and their aunt Neili, who were well-known singers in their native Donegal. And when the two sisters join together in harmony, a sound that Maighread describes as a "miraculous collision," you can hear all the joys and sorrows of family life in their voices. In keeping with the family-gathering feeling of the songs, Maighread and Triona invited their brother Micheal, a respected musician in his own right, to back them on guitar, and their distant cousin Dónal Lunny to produce the CD and play bouzouki and bodhran. The performance of the Dhomhnaills on Idir an Dá Sholas is as good as Celtic vocal music gets. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly lovely, February 26, 2002

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P. Lozar "plozar" (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Idir an Da Sholas (Audio CD)

I bought this album mostly out of curiosity -- I've been a fan of Triona ni Dhomhnaill's ever since her Bothy Band days, but on some recent recordings (e.g., the first Windham Hill Celtic Xmas compilation) I thought she was in rather poor voice. Granted, her tone doesn't have the brilliance now that it did in her twenties, but on this album she more than makes up for it in subtlety and clarity -- her solo "The Banks of Claudy," with her own harpsichord accompaniment, is wonderful. Her sister Maighread is no less splendid in her own solos. Their duos are polished without losing the spontaneity that characterizes the best Celtic music recordings, and the accompanying musicians are supportive without getting in the way of the voices. The tunes are nicely chosen, ranging from the tragic to the nostalgic (I'm especially fond of "Spanish Lady") to the silly -- I could have done without the sound effects in "Tidy Ann" (which always drive my cats crazy), but otherwise this is a lovely performance by a group of mature but still passionate artists.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars family reunion, July 8, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Idir an Da Sholas (Audio CD)

Triona and Maighread pour life into these beautiful Irish songs, tastfully mixing contemporary with traditional. And what voices! Anyone who likes Clannad's early seventies music, or Altan's songs, or Aoife Ni Fhearraigh's self-titled Cd, should try this music. My only complaint is that Micheal O Domhnaill only accompanies his sisters and does not sing with them. And these three siblings have recorded together before, not only on compilations, but on the gem of an album they recorded some thirty or fourty years age: Skara Brae- a must have for any Irish music collection.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-Have Celtic or Folk CD, June 14, 2001

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Nightnoise Fan (Richardson, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Idir an Da Sholas (Audio CD)

Actually Maighread and Triona HAVE recorded together before. I heard them sing together on several of the Windham Hill "Celtic Christmas" CDs, and what beautiful harmonies! (Check out some of these Celtic Christmas CDs too -- they're not just for Christmastime.) So, when ... sent me notice that this CD was coming out, I ordered it right away. You can truly feel the joy these two have in making music together. If you like Celtic or folk music, you won't be disappointed with this one. And, the Amazon.com price is a bargain!