Lemonade & Buns

Kila | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 4, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Green Linnet
• ASIN: B00004S96E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #218,406 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Compledgegationist: O'Callaghan's Fight of Fancy/The Compledgegationis

2. Tin Lasta

3. Turlough's

4. Andy's Bar: AR en Imeall/On the Bog/Talamh Slan?

5. An Tiomanai

6. Where Did Ya Hide That Train, Joe?

7. The Liostirin Waltz: Star of the Sea/The Liostrini Waltz

8. Rachel's Reel

9. Epicy

10. Lemonade an Buns: Juillet a Brest/127, Bothar Na Tra/Lemonade and Bun

11. Ge Tu Fein

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The fourth album by the band Kila brings traditional Irish music kicking and screaming into the new millennium with a baroque, theatrical flair. Kila's sound tastefully and energetically combines such traditional instruments as uilleann pipes, tin whistle, fiddle, and bodhrán with Middle Eastern strings, African percussion, and horns to fashion a distinctively Irish approach to world-fusion. Each of the seven musicians--including former Dead Can Dancers Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Lance Hogan--is a talented multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. The jazzy acoustic guitar and flute on "The Compledgegationist" might remind listeners of previous generations of Celtic folk-rock ensembles (early Jethro Tull, Pentangle), while "Rachel's Reel" sounds a bit like David Grisman's "jazzgrass" hybrid. But the Gaelic rap on "Tine Lasta" and the Afro-Celt tribal drumming on "An Tiománaí" are something else again. It's unlikely that there'll be a more fresh and original release to come out of Ireland in 2000. --Rick Mitchell

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars they are in their own world, September 4, 2004

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A. Davis (Delaware USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lemonade & Buns (Audio CD)

Kíla seriously, is leaps and bounds above all the pop monotony of today. Throwing together a rich assortment of instruments from around the world while still retaining a beautiful irish vibe. I saw these guys live last year and the show was completely electrifying even without Dee Armstrong a pivotal part of the band who I believe stayed in Ireland with her children. Rónán Ó Snodaigh the lead vocalist and king of the bodhrán, is an amazing character to watch on stage. Eoin Dillon the Uileann piper, made his own pipes which he plays as if he has been attached to them since in the womb. This band of legitimate geniuses (music and otherwise) are a perfect fit for one another. This cd is simply brilliant, I highly recommend it to those who have an appreciation for great music.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Album by Kila, November 20, 2000

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This review is from: Lemonade & Buns (Audio CD)

I first heard Kila on a cut on Gaelic Voices. From that I purchased Tog E Go Bog E. It just blew me away. I eagerly awaited Lemonade & Buns and it didn't disappoint. If you're looking for just plain good music that doesn't easily fall into any category I'd check it out. It'll rock you, haunt you, put a grin on your face and set your toes tapping. If you're looking for "new age" fare with celtic lite trimmings and angelic soaring vocals then look elsewhere.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not your standard fare, June 28, 2000

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David Segrove "DinA" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lemonade & Buns (Audio CD)

I heard bits of this album on NPR one afternoon so I ordered it. The first track, "The Compledgegationist" is incredible and quite evoking (and best listened to loud). It is followed by a gaelic rap song, "Tine Lasta" which is original and a pleasure to listen to, even if you don't understand the words.

After the first two tracks, the album loses a little pace. The rest of the tracks are okay, but not up to the quality of the first two. It's a pity because when you first put the CD in to play, you are blown away and lead to believe you're found something new and unique.

So, I simply keep replaying tracks 1 and 2.