Road to Santiago

Heather Dale (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 23, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Amphisbaena Music
• ASIN: B000AMXTOM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #375,621 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The finest contemporary folk rock, September 11, 2008

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I. C. Thomas "Ian T" (Foothills of Confusion, Vic. Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Road to Santiago (Audio CD)

A perfect place to begin for anyone wanting to explore Heather Dale's music. "The Road to Santiago" mostly departs from the predominantly Arthurian themes of previous Dale outings, exploring a range of folk-rock themes - from the opening 5/4 of Dale's piano and vocal on "Hero", it's clear this album will be full of new surprises.

As ever, Heather Dale's remarkable, versatile voice - a beautiful instrument often compared to Loreena McKennitt, but for me often more akin to Mary Fahl of October Project - proves perfect for voicing her intuitive, moving, often witty lyrics. Overall, her songwriting on Road conveys a sense of people in place, accompanied by imaginative production and lyrics.

The flow of the album takes in the a cappella (plus percussion) title track, the soulful (ie: Hunter, Confession, Sedna), the bawdy (Up the Pear Tree), the theatrical (Flowers of Bermuda, Medusa) and still finds time to rock out. A personal favourite is Dale's rollicking version of the Pratt's "The Black Fox" - as tastier slice of narrative, electric folk-rock as I've ever heard.

The instrumentation ideally supports the material, which is mostly of a narrative (storytelling) nature. If your musical interests include Celtic, folk, folk-rock or folk-progressive, you need this accomplished CD, from one of the finest current exponents of the form, in your collection!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, January 15, 2011

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Laura L. Graham (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Road to Santiago (Audio CD)

I got this for my dad for Christmas because I didnt know if the song that he liked called The Black Fox was sang by this woman. In the end I got him this and another CD that was awesome. But this is an awesome CD if you like the Celtic feel of music this is the cd for you. She has an awesome story telling voice that goes great with the music. I would recomend this to any celtic Lover!!!