For their 10th album, the veteran Irish ensemble has gathered 13 traditional and newly composed tunes. These are transformed via singer/fiddler MairÃ©ad nÃ­ MhaonaighÂ¹s Gaelic-speaking Donegal

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For their 10th album, the veteran Irish ensemble has gathered 13 traditional and newly composed tunes. These are transformed via singer/fiddler MairÃ©ad nÃ MhaonaighÂ¹s Gaelic-speaking Donegal birthright and gussied up by the groupÂ¹s modern yet reassuringly earthy acoustic arrangements. The set list includes several of the jaunty dance tunes that are the soul of Irish music; Is the Big Man Within/Tilly FinnÂ¹s Reel is an especially fine example. But NÃ MhaonaighÂ¹s fragile, girlish soprano creates many of the albumÂ¹s most memorable moments, Adieu My Lovely Nancy and a lullaby, Dun Do Shuil linger in the heart and ear. She and her husband, accordionist Dermot Byrne, own a pub in a small village called Teelin and it must be a great place for musicians to swap songs and tell tales. Indeed, the entire album has home-town warmth to it, a sense of achieved heritage that is at once soothing and invigorating. --Christina Roden
Country USA
Manufacturer Narada
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2005-03-01
UnitCount 1
UPCs 724387592728
EANs 0724387592728

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