|
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s
Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or
view the MP3 Album.
Special Offers and Product Promotions
- Get $1 in Amazon MP3 credit with qualifying purchase. Limited to one promotional credit per customer. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Golden Apples of the Sun,
By
This review is from: Silver Apples of the Moon (Audio CD)
Ceoltoiri is a group of Irish musicians; Connie McKenna, Sue Richards and Karen Ashbrook. These three women, along with a number of guest musicians have put together a CD of music that is a combination of the traditional and new arrangements of mostly Irish/Gaelic jigs, reels and ballads. For any Irish music lover, this is a must-hear collection. Strong and haunting vocals, a variety of traditional instruments (celtic harp, hammered dulcimer, penny whistle, bodhran, and fiddle to name a few), and wonderful songssome of them familiar, some of them more unusual.The vocal music is my favorite part of this album. My favorites include #1. Arise and Dress Yourself; this is an Irish Gaelic song, where a suitor begs his lover to wake and cut her hair. #6. Son of Wandering Aengus is the famous poem by William Butler Yeats that inspired the title for this album. #11 The Plain Girls Lament; a wonderful example of sean nos (old ways) style singing performed a capella by Connie McKenna. The instrumentals are well done and interspersed between the vocals to provide the listener with a good balance. My particular favorite is #10 Polska Set. This is a great CD for when you want to really listen to the music. Ive found it hard to have as background music because Ill start paying attention to the lyrics, and the mood shifts from selection to selection. Perfect for anyone interested in Irish music, culture and tradition. The liner notes offer a brief paragraph on each song, explaining the origins of the lyrics and the music and what traditions, if any are behind each particular May you enjoy. Happy Listening! shanshad ^_^
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
beautiful,
By "paganheart" (Houston) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Silver Apples of the Moon (Audio CD)
I started listening to Celtic music over 20 years ago when I found the Chieftains. I now have over 60 C.D.'s of assorted Celtic ,including Nightnoise, Altan, Mary Black, etc........I have all three Ceoltoiri albums and its hard to choose a favorite ! Far Away and The Polska Set are excellent...The Death of Queen Jane wonderful too!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the album that pulled me into celtic music,
By
This review is from: Silver Apples of the Moon (Audio CD)
This is quite possibly my all time favorite album. A combination of vocal and instrumental pieces, the music is both soothing and uplifting.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
So You'd Like to...
SoundUnwound - the personal music encyclopedia
Passionate about music?
Learn more at SoundUnwound, the personal music encyclopedia, or challenge your friends with our music quizzes.
