Customer Reviews

Somewhere Along the Road

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This is Cathie Ryan at her best. As in her other albums, what's lacking is more of her own compositions, those fine ballads of life as it's lived; but there's time for more. This album has probably her best mix of songs and is the best technical mix yet. The songs have an elegant simplicity that allows her own artistry to stand out on top of the accompaniement as if on a pedestal. If I had to have one of her disks, I'd have this one, but I would sorely miss the rest. So I have them all.

If you like Celtic and folk and appreciate a truly beautiful singing voice, you will probably enjoy this CD. I "discovered" her through my Cherish the Ladies CD's, all of which I like but especially 2 early ones ("The Back Door" and "Out and About")where she sings lead. I enjoy her mix of new originals and traditional. Her band is great also. Now that I have this one, I will be buying her other 2 solos as soon as I can!

Cathie Ryan sings with such a beautiful voice, it instantly captivates the listener. And each song tells a heartfelt and deeply honest tale of love, family, loss and dignity. It is an amazing feat since she accomplishes all this with a mix of her own penned songs as well as renditions of traditional celtic ballads.

I see from her website ... that she has just started a national tour, and I look forward to attending her concert in San Juan Capistrano. I hope you trust my review and give her CD a try. I am sure you will find it as beautiful and captivating as I have.

This is one of the best Celtic CD's ever! The mix and the content are just beautiful. Cathie will be well-known someday wait and see.

If you love beautiful Celtic music, Cathie's music is for you.

I purchased this CD after hearing an interview with Cathie Ryan on NPR in December of 2002 - "Somewhere Along The Road" was the song that captivated me. I would play it when my little fox terrier, Minnie O'Mally
and I were driving along our country roads, almost daily - the following year, Minnie passed away / and now I find comfort and precious memories everytime I play Cathie's CD - and espcially SOMEWHERE ALONG THE ROAD.
Thank you Ms. Ryan for your contribution to my life

Probably her best album and certainly one of the best Celtic CDs available. Not only is her voice breathtaking, but her band is outstanding as well. The title song will capture your heart (actually, every song has that capability). You can also catch her on many of the Cherish The Ladies CDs as well, but her own CDs stand on their own. All of her CDs are worth the price.

I really enjoy this CD. I was especially happy to hear her Grace O'Malley song. Grace has been a heroine of mine for years so it was terrific to come across such a great song about her on this CD. (Sinead O'Connor's fierce "?r? S? Do Bheatha 'Bhaile" from her Sean Nos Nua album is also a favorite.) This CD was worth every penny!

It is impossible for me to gauge the quality of the performance on this CD because the disk itself is defective. It is unplayable. It skips everywhere on the disk. So disappointing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!