Long Expectant Comes at Last

Long Expectant Comes at Last

Long Expectant Comes at Last

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Cathal McConnell was a founding member of the Boys of the Lough, one the best Celtic groups from the late 1960s and the 1970s. His solo album Long Expectant Comes at Last is an ambitious collection of traditional tunes and original compositions. The music ranges from dance tunes played by a small acoustic group, a cappella ballad singing, folk-rock, and even a flirtation with electronica. But throughout it all McConnell is able to make everything sound unequivocally Celtic. He is joined by a large supporting cast that includes Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Andy Statman, Pat Kilbride, and Kenny Kosek. This CD is a textbook example of the correct way to mix modern and ancient sounds. --Michael Simmons

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Long Expectant Comes at Last
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great CD
  • This has not left my cd player
  • A Reel Gem
  • Perfection Incomparable.
 Long Expectant Comes at Last
Cathal McConnell
Manufacturer: Compass Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000040JD0
Release Date: 2000-02-08

Tracks:

  1. The Banks Of Strathdon
  2. Crowley's/O'Rourke's
  3. Scotland-Ireland/The Hangover/The Fermanagh Curves
  4. The Bloomin' Bright Star Of Bellisle
  5. The Derry Hornpipe
  6. The Gypsies
  7. The Flower Of Finae/Farewell To Waverly Park
  8. The Hurricane Of Reels
  9. Johnny Loughran's/Kathleen Marie
  10. Edward Boyle
  11. The Bonnie Wee Lass O' The Glen
  12. Big John's Hard Jig/Mama's Pet
  13. Leaving Kintail
  14. Long Expectant Comes At Last
  15. The Humours Of Scarriff/The Yellow Tinker
  16. Lough Erne
  17. The Yorkshire Lasses
  18. There's The Day
  19. The Cocktail/Johnny Wilmot's

Amazon.com

Cathal McConnell was a founding member of the Boys of the Lough, one the best Celtic groups from the late 1960s and the 1970s. His solo album Long Expectant Comes at Last is an ambitious collection of traditional tunes and original compositions. The music ranges from dance tunes played by a small acoustic group, a cappella ballad singing, folk-rock, and even a flirtation with electronica. But throughout it all McConnell is able to make everything sound unequivocally Celtic. He is joined by a large supporting cast that includes Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Andy Statman, Pat Kilbride, and Kenny Kosek. This CD is a textbook example of the correct way to mix modern and ancient sounds. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2004-08-28

If you like this kind of music, this is the top of it's kind. Really beautiful throughout, and alternately haunting or light-hearted fun. I never go anywhere without toting this CD with me!

5 out of 5 stars This has not left my cd player.......2000-11-02

With each listening, this cd yields more riches. It's full of melody, originality, idiosyncracy, variety, humor and real spirit. My nineteen month-old son (who also happens to be named Cathal) adores it. His favorite track is "The Hurricane of Reels".

5 out of 5 stars A Reel Gem.......2000-09-05

This fine recording is so full of life and great musical spirit that it's hard to imagine someone not liking it. For the true fans of traditional music: hearty, satisfying fare. For someone ready to move beyond New Age Celtic or even just interested in exploring this music for the first time, a great place to start. I'd recommend this highly.
Note: wrote the above review 5 years ago: I still listen to this a lot - it still sounds great!

5 out of 5 stars Perfection Incomparable........2000-03-22

All trad joys gather here with success. Expect only the very best & no disappointments! 58:36 minutes, several original chunes, music's finest research, & the most heart of them all. Fresh oddities warming smiles all over, sweeping every foot to dance, giggling each heart with healing. After 3 All-Irelands & 33 years with the Boys of the Lough, Cathal is also touring as a flute duo, "Music from the Hearth." Authentication of the greatest integrity, creation of the most intense imagination: he is the Flower of Ireland: listen why!

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