Upon A Shamrock Shore: Songs of Ireland and the Irish [Import]

Irish Rovers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 1, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000046PU9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,778 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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  • #13 in Music > Folk > British & Celtic Folk > Irish Folk
  • #36 in Music > World Music > Europe > British Isles > Ireland

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A excellent companion piece to 1999's "Best of" release, March 20, 2000

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John O'Neill (Alpharetta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Upon A Shamrock Shore: Songs of Ireland and the Irish (Audio CD)

The music of the Irish Rovers is difficult to come by, which is very unfortunate. Last year MCA released the long overdue "The Best Of The Irish Rovers [Remaster]" which contained 16 of the most popular tracks. Now we have this latest collection which pulls together another 15 essential tracks. There are lots of pleasant surprises here for those who are only familiar with the "hits" including the delightful "Bridget Flynn", the marvelous up-beat "Mountain Tay" and "Rovers Fancy", and slightly naughty "Up Among the Heather". This collection comes across as more "traditional" than "Best Of..." and should be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys good Irish music. Again, if you have "Best of..." you owe it to yourself to pick this one up as well.

My only complaint, and you can't hold this against the Rovers themselves, is that MCA is being a bit stingy with the material. There are 15 tracks here, but with many lasting just over 2 minutes the total running time is just over 35 minutes. If MCA really wanted to provide good value they could have utilized the full playing time of the digital format and added almost all these songs to last year's "Best of...". Now THAT would have been a bargain. Or at least added some more numbers like "Goodnight Irene", "Donald Where's Your Trousers", "Farewell to Nova Scotia", "Minstrel of Cranberry Lane", "Wind That Shakes the Corn", and "Coulter's Candy". But maybe they're saving those for next year's release?

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rovers show their heritage, August 29, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Upon A Shamrock Shore: Songs of Ireland and the Irish (Audio CD)

The Irish Rovers have sung many different types of song, but this collection brings together some of their recordings of traditional Irish music, as well as contemporary material that sounds as if it could have been traditional.

The set begins with an instrumental, King of the faeries, but is followed by a selection of Irish songs that includes wonderful ballads and story songs as well as upbeat, fun songs.

An interesting aspect of this collection is the sequence of four songs about the Irish people that moved to America because of the potato famine - Shamrock shore, Banks of Newfoundland, Shores of America and Lament for the Molly Maguires.

A glance at the track listing will show that this is not a collection of famous Irish songs - you won't find Danny boy here - but those songs can be found elsewhere. For those who want some Irish music beyond the obvious, this is an excellent collection.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gives the feeling of the Green, March 15, 2000

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Lyden "Mick" (Raleigh, North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Upon A Shamrock Shore: Songs of Ireland and the Irish (Audio CD)

This is a great CD. Reminds me of the days I lived in Maine as a child and watched the Irish Rovers on wintery Saturday nights. Some of the songs have a Riverdance twist to them, while others have the traditional beat of irish pub music. Another winner from the Rovers!