Now & In Time to Be

The Cranberries, Sinead Lohan, Various Artists, Nervous, Van Morrison, Mike Scott, Sharon Shannon, The Waterboys, Christy Moore, Richard Harris, Shane MacGowan, World Party | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 1997)
• ASIN: B000008TD0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #314,857 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Under Ben Bulben

2. An Irish American Foresees His Death

3. Politics

4. Before the World Was Made

5. A Song of the Rosy-Cross

6. The Fish

7. Gort Na Saileán (Down by the Salley Gardens)

8. The Four Ages of Man

9. The Song of Wandering Aengus

10. He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven

11. The Stolen Child

12. Yeat's Grave [Featuring No Second Troy]

13. The Lake Isle of Innisfree

14. Under Ben Bulben [Excerpt]

Customer Reviews

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anthology of W.B.Yeats poetry by modern Irish artists, October 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Now & In Time to Be (A Musical Celebration Of The Works Of W.B. Yeats) (Audio CD)

Inspired on a trip to Ireland by the many existing Yeats' poems set to music, two journalists compiled this compilation showing the diversity of contemporary Irish music. Yeats poetry has a natural lyricism to it which blends easily to the different styles of the music. For me the highlight is The Waterboys track Stolen Child but none of the songs are wasted. The inclusion of Richard Harris and a recording of the poet himself reading shows what enthusiasm and pure joy went into this enterprise. A unique addition to anybody's music collection.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Remarkable Marriage of Music & Poetry, August 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Now & In Time to Be (A Musical Celebration Of The Works Of W.B. Yeats) (Audio CD)

As a fan of poetry and of popular music, it has struck me how difficult a successful fusion of the two art forms can be. This new collection of Yeats poems is a wonderful exception; the music is superb, and Yeats' poetry sounds right at home even in pop music arrangements by Van Morrison and others. The deep influence of Yeats on young Irish artists is shown by the ease they demonstrate in putting it to music. Someone should should consider a collection of American singers doing the same with the poetry of our national bard, Walt Whiman.

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful Irish experience, February 5, 2010

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This review is from: Now & In Time to Be (Audio CD)

This CD features musical interpretations of Yeats's poetry by various Irish musicians. It is simply great if you love Yeats and Irish music. A treasure.