The Road North [Original recording remastered]

Paul Machlis, Alasdair Fraser, Alasdair Fraser and Paul Machlis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 24, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Narada
• ASIN: B000006FCU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,101 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

"CD has 10 songs performed by the legendary Scottish fiddler Fraser and visionary keyboardist Machlis in a high spirited Celtic romp."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is There a Better Scots Fiddler Alive?, August 4, 2003

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Rudie Singer (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Road North (Audio CD)

I have been familiar with this album for almost ten years, not long after it came out as a cassette. To now have it on CD is a blessing! The J.S. Skinner piece, "Bovaglie's Plaid" is worth the price of the entire CD! J. Scott Skinner was literally a giant, creating for and playing the fiddle like no one else in Scotland during his era. And Alasdair Fraser with his friend Paul Machlis have created arrangements that will reach deep inside of one. The haunting "Traditional Gaelic Melody" and "Bennachie Sunrise" (with a plucked bass intro.) will echo with you long after you've stopped playing the CD. It takes a master knowledge of different bowing styles used in Scottish fiddle music to play with such artistry; and it takes the courage to feel deeply and convey all that beauty and pain so the listener is changed forever. You will be changed!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Reel" Celtic Music, October 23, 2000

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Douglas D. Short "Doug" (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Road North (Audio CD)

I recently purchased five Celtic CDs from Amazon for some random-track listening in our beach condo's 5-disc changer. Several times during the first evening I was so struck by a particular track that I checked the CD player to see which disc was playing. Again and again, it was "The Road North".

This is a "must own" disc for anyone looking for something more than Celtic elevator music. One track alone is worth the price of the disc: "Tommy's Tarbukas", an infectious reel with some very interesting chord progressions. I guarantee you'll play this track over and over.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evocative and Energetic, July 12, 2000

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Colleen Davenport - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Road North (Audio CD)

Fraser and Machilis are not only skilled musicians but seem to reach for your heart in this CD. I have listened to this a hundred times and I still love it. If you like Celtic music, you will love it too.

One of my favorite cuts is Invercassley Falls/Trip to Ballyshannon. I love the piano, drums, and of course the fiddle. I love the rise and falls and the cadence.