Ireland's Harvest

Ireland's Harvest

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Joe Derrane is ranked among the finest button accordionists in the history of Celtic music. His 1994 return to the instrument was widely considered the greatest comeback in the history of Irish traditional music.

The National Endowment for the Arts recently awarded Derrane a 2004 National Heritage Fellowship.

Tracks:

Pretty Peg/New Ships A Sailing/The Bird's Nest/The Man From Bundoran
Donal Agus Morag
King Of The Pipers
Seamus O'Shanahan's/Walking In Liffey Street
Mo Choill
The Snowy Path
Drowsy Maggie/Rakish Paddy/Harvest Storm
'Si Do Mhaimeo I
McFarley's/Mill Na Maidi
The Rosses Highlands
A Nobelman's Wedding
Bog An Lochain/Margaree Reel/The Humours Of Westport
Dobbin's Flowery Vale

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The word Altan means a "stream," but "raging river" might better describe the career of this band. Harvest Storm was a watershed album, offering a solid mix of forward-looking idealism while holding fast to tradition. It earned the group numerous awards, and paired with Island Angel, may be the best work they'll ever produce. They pay close attention to their Northern roots here. Songs like the title track and "Pretty Peg" attain high energy while the closing track, "Dobbin's Flowery Vale," remembers the power of the sad, subtle ballad. There's no lack of history to their vision, and no lack of interest in the new sounds of Celtic music, but they were still staying above the coming tide of synthesized swoosh that defines Celtic music in the '90s. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

Lovely.......2006-04-16

Selections from this album are always popping up in my iPod's list of favorite songs. Some days, when I need some energy, I'm playing their pub music. Other days, when I'm crashing on a deadline (or working on my Irish - WHAT a hard language! - learning songs really helps drum the crazy consonant changes into the brain), it's Maighr?ad all the way! Her voice is so beautiful (although it's higher than I usually prefer) and her delivery is so precise that I often listen to her pieces over and over again. Great music!

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-04-21

This cd rocks! I recommend this cd to anyone who likes celtic music. The fiddling is fast and furious and the vocals are beautiful. BUY IT!!!

The Single Best CD of Irish Music ever!.......2003-02-01

There is only one thing you need to know about this disc: It is the best CD of Irish Music ever created. Altan is every bit the artistic and creative equivalent of the Miles Davis group with Coltrane and Evans. In the jazz world, the music never ever got that amazing after them, and the world was by no means ready for works like "Kind of Blue."
Say the same for this outfit. Especially since at the time of the recording, leader Frankie Kennedy knew his life was running out. Maybe that is what infuses every breath he plays on this CD with a sense of urgency. Maybe that is what took his remarkable colleagues to unprecedented heights on this collective outpouring of emotional and compelling music. This is genius from the very beginning note until all dissolves painfully away in "Dobbins Flowery Vale."
One more disc with this lineup would follow and it would be Frankie's coda, and leave a legacy that will be treasured and preserved long, long after all of us are gone. But right here is when it all went supernova. Mairead is the greatest Irish fiddle player ever in the entire history of the tradition. She rips through these reels, schottisches and slips jigs with unbridled passion. Her voice comes from someplace mystical and transports the listener to the realms only aislings can see. She brings the very best out of Ciaran Tourish and Daithi Sproule as they counter her parries on fiddle and in daithi's case on vocals. Holding down the rhythm as no one else, including the esteemable Mr Lunny, is Ciaran Curran. As co-founder with Mairead and Frankie, he knew well the precipice they were approaching with Frankie's illness. Bravery infuses his indomitable spirit in centering all the proceedings on this disc. Live at this stage, they were incandescently brilliant. White hot! In the studio, a sense of the divine settles in and the entire confidence that Music brings to those who are devoted from the heart pours out at times on fire, at times like honey.
If you are only to own 1 CD in your life of Irish music, this is the one. This is the Holy Grail of an entire tradition. The remarkable thing is they did it again with "Island Angel."

A must-have for any fan of Irish music........2003-01-28

There are certain albums that rank somewhere above "excellent," which are almost mandatory pieces of a Celtic music collection. Silly Wizard's Live Wizardry is one. Leahy's debut album is another. And then there's Altan's Harvest Storm.

Altan lays claim to an extremely talented bunch of musicians who keep the instrumental pieces tight and lively. They are, without doubt, among the best ensemble players calling Ireland their home.

Altan--fiddle heaven........2000-12-21

Wonderful musicianship. Infectious rhythm. I'm thankful to all the other reviews. I never get tired of this one. I would prefer the flute in unison with their outstanding fiddling. The band in general features its two fiddlers with good reason, but it would sound lacking to one who enjoys flute and fiddle in the florid melodic line. A very strong band and very danceable. The flute,where used,is very good.

Average customer rating:

Again the master loves his keys

Ireland's Harvest
Joe Derrane , Frankie Gavin , and Brian McGrath
Manufacturer: Mapleshade Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Boston Edge

ASIN: B00006310G
Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

The Minstrel Boy/God Save Ireland/The Mountains Of Pomeroy
Andy McGann's/George White's Favorite
Tarbolton/The Longford Collector/The Sailor's Bonnet
Happy To Meet And Sorry To Part/Contentment Is Wealth/The Butcher's March
Sean Sa Ceo/Ah Surley
The Tailor's Twist/The Dublin Hornpipe/Thomond Bridge
The Union Reel
The Merry Blacksmith/The Limestone Rock
The Bucks Of Oranmore
Cloonloughlin Lady/The Mathematician
McGovern's Favorite/The Mullingar Races
Off She Goes/Cooley's Jig
Spey In Spate/The Man Of The House
The Friendly Visit/The Stack Of Wheat/The Gypsy Hornpipe
Boys Of The Lough/Music In The Glen
Inissheer/Gan Ainm/Kevin Mahon's
The Irish National Anthem (Soldier's Song)
Peter Feeney's Dream/The Flower Of The Flock

Album Description

Joe Derrane is ranked among the finest button accordionists in the history of Celtic music. His 1994 return to the instrument was widely considered the greatest comeback in the history of Irish traditional music.

The National Endowment for the Arts recently awarded Derrane a 2004 National Heritage Fellowship.

Customer Reviews:

Again the master loves his keys.......2005-12-19

There is no comparison and no one around that dances with the button box accordion like Joe Derrane. This time he excites all with his masterful play of tunes a little more on the popular range. He has his own magic with the box which no one has duplicated. A sound most unusual and pleasurable to those who play the instrument or justlisten. If you want to hear the finest then you have it at your finger tips now.

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Soothing and Soaring

Late Harvest
Serah
Manufacturer: Great Northern Arts
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006OAMO
Release Date: 2002-06-05

Tracks:

I Think I Know
Stand By Me
Psalm Song
Sailing
Joined at the Wing
Pieces of Dreams
Crazy Love
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Inner Voice Dialogues
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Customer Reviews:

Soothing and Soaring.......2003-11-05

Serah has the uncanny ability to bring together incredible musicians from all over the globe and make an album that sounds as though they've all been working together for years. Her voice is very pure and direct, and over the rich layers of music supplied by the musicians, it is pure magic.

The message of her music is very clear, and even when she deviates from her own original songs to cover oldies like "Sailing" and "Stand By Me", her interpretations never stray.

If you're looking to be inspired by beautiful melodies and images, or if you just want something soothing in the middle of all the chaos, I highly reccomend Late Harvest.

Philip Martin Songs
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Philip Martin Songs

Manufacturer: Altarus
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003IXN
Release Date: 1995-11-29

Harvest Moon
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Harvest Moon

Manufacturer: Mahog
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000C1BOO8

Product Description

Men Of Worth / Harvest Moon Track Title 1. Knight Of The Road 2. At The Breaking Of Day 3. The Barmaid-The Scholar-Music For A Found Harmonium 4. Mo Run Geal Dileas 5. Coshieville 6. Likely Lad 7. Sorry State 8. The Sheland Fiddler's Welcome To The Cape Breton Symphony 9. Gealach Bhuidhe An Abachaidh (Harvest Moon) 10. Johnny Todd-Far Frae Hame 11. The Widow Of Mayo 12. Nelson Mandella's Welcome To The City Of Glasgow

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