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The Road to Killeshandra

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I loved the cd and apparently the guy who broke into my car and stole it is loving it too. We had it for a few days and curiously enough the lowly criminal didn't abscond with all my cd's. He was very selective and passed over the pop cd's, but took the Road to Killeshandra and a couple flamenco and tango cd's. Of course, this all happened outside the Albatross in Berkeley which attracts a very erudite and eclectic crowd which likes to munch popcorn and read Nietzsche in the dark.

He isn't on this CD, but he's my old Physics prof and on the 2nd one. He rules. I own this one and have yet to get the second from him. They are amazing to see together in concert. Dr. Andrews, next time I'm in Ytown, I'll harass you for the second.

This is a wonderful CD, richly textured with voice, nostalgia, instrument, longing, and toe-tapping drum beats. Some cuts are straight-up fun and others express the poignancy of old age, love, home. It's a delightful mix of original and traditional Irish folksongs. As one of my favorite CDs, I find myself going back to it again and again.