So Far: The Eileen Ivers Collection

Eileen Ivers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 9, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Green Linnet
• ASIN: B000005CQV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,389 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Kerryman's Daughter/Lord Gordon's

2. The Orphan/Paul Montague's

3. The Red-Haired Lass/Paddy O'Brien's/The Scholar

4. Lorraine's Waltz

5. Sean Coughlan's/Gan Ainm/Sean Coughlan's

6. The Noisy Curlew/Farewell To Erin (Live)

7. Flowing Tide/Crock Of Gold/Julia Delaney's

8. Humours Of Ballyloughlin/Knocknagow

9. Pachelbel's Frolics

10. On Horseback

11. The Rights Of Man

12. Lament For Staker Wallace

13. The Harvest

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The epitome of celtic fiddling, June 13, 2000

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Rhiannon Bussey (Ithaca, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Far: The Eileen Ivers Collection (Audio CD)

This album contains recordings from Eileen Ivers teenage years through the mid 90's. It is a wonderful compilation and clearly demonstrates how she has grown as an artist. My favorite track is Kerryman's Daughter/Lord Gordon's for while it lacks layers and sophistication, both traditional songs are played flawlessly. Pachelbel's Frolics comes in a close second though with it's improvisation on a widely played classical piece. The album as a whole, is an excellent example of Eileen Iver's magnificent celtic fiddling.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Harvest, June 12, 2003

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Timothy Wall (Plymouth, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So Far: The Eileen Ivers Collection (Audio CD)

Of the other wonderous titles in this anthological masterpiece, I find one stands out. A mix of modern celtic rhythms and a bit o' electronica makes The Harvest an extremely valuable song to top off the collection at #13. Her old works are very rhythmic and easy to dance to if one must, and I certainly recommend this to anyone in search of a modern interpretation of Irish music.

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating overview of Ivers' career -- so far, December 14, 2000

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P. Lozar "plozar" (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: So Far: The Eileen Ivers Collection (Audio CD)

This CD shows Ivers' evolution from a superb fiddler in the traditional style to the virtuoso of "Riverdance." The earlier tracks are fascinating (even if the recording quality isn't up to contemporary standards), and the later selections show off her range and depth as a musician. I felt that "The Harvest" fell rather flat: like other Irish fiddlers (e.g., Tommy Peoples), Ivers incorporates the friction between the bow, the strings, and the neck of the fiddle into her characteristic sound (cf. the "Lament for Staker Wallace"), and the electric pickup doesn't capture this. Otherwise, the CD is enjoyable throughout -- although if you already own "Fresh Takes" and "Wild Blue" (as I did), you'll find it mostly of historical interest.