Hidden Treasures : Irish Music In Chicago

Hidden Treasures : Irish Music In Chicago

Editorial Reviews
The Thistle & Shamrock
CD has been featured on Fiona Ritchie's "The Thistle & Shamrock"

Product Description
This album is your introduction to the current Irish music scene in Chicago. You will hear nationally recognized talent expressing the music in a variety of stylistic approaches -- from traditional instrumentation with flute, bodhrans and uilleann pipes to more contemporary sounds with electric guitars and even a full string orchestra. As a special value, the CD includes a "PUB LOCATOR MAP" which will guide you 23 of the leading Chicago area venues that feature live Irish music every night of the week.

Hidden Treasures : Irish Music In Chicago

Tracks:

Ode To The Irish - Brendan McKinney with The Michael Reilly Orchestra
Clarke's Favorite/Pigeon On The Gate - Liz Carroll
Micho's Jig/Mikey's Reel -- John Williams
An Cailin Deas Chruite Na Mbo/Down The Broom/The Gate House Maid -- Laurence Nugent
This Night Is Dark -- Aine Meenaghan
O'Sullivan's March -- Joseph Sobol
Foxhunter's -- Pat Broaders and Jimmy Moore
Cook In The Kitchen -- Baal Tinne
Beat The Devil -- jim McCandles
Wendy O'Flaherty's/The Boona -- Jim DeWan
The Blacksmith -- Maureen O'Shea
Bruach Na Carraige Baine -- Dennis Cahill
Thanks For The Ring -- The Drovers
Shout -- The Muck Brothers

Album Description

This album is your introduction to the current Irish music scene in Chicago. You will hear nationally recognized talent expressing the music in a variety of stylistic approaches -- from traditional instrumentation with flute, bodhrans and uilleann pipes to more contemporary sounds with electric guitars and even a full string orchestra. As a special value, the CD includes a "PUB LOCATOR MAP" which will guide you 23 of the leading Chicago area venues that feature live Irish music every night of the week.

Customer Reviews:

One song on this CD is worth the price of the whole thing!.......2002-02-16

Aine Meenaghan's This night is dark (In Irish) is wonderful. I have often wondered why no record company in America has seen fit to issue a CD comprised entirely of traditional Irish singers who reside in the US. Of all the Irish musical styles it is perhaps the purest, but for some strange reason the least exposed and understood. Surely there are enough great singers in Chicago, Boston, New York, etc. to produce many CDs. As for this one, this one song convinced me it was a great purchase.

Reminiscent of Celtic Fest Chicago..........2001-04-26

Early every fall, Chicago hosts an extravaganza known as "Celtic Fest." It is a celebration of Celtic culture (there is a large Irish population in Chicago); it's easily the best event the city puts on. This album captures all the energy and authenticity of local Irish groups in Chicago. Many of the featured groups can be seen at one of the many Irish Pubs. The CD is recorded extremely well; this is a studio recording (for most songs), but the songs retain an organic and natural sound, just the way Celtic music should be!

I would recommend this CD to anyone who lives in the Chicagoland area, or loves Celtic music - sure, the groups may not be headliners, but this is one of the best Celtic CD's I own. A joy from beginning to end!

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