Live at The Shop [Live]

Live at The Shop [Live]

Track Listings

1. Pearl

2. Windows

3. Charles

4. Vision

5. A Day in October

6. Birdcages

7. Jardin d'Amour

8. Because She Asked

9. Traveling

10. One Moment

Editorial Reviews
The Victory Review
"Their exacting performance is the obvious result of countless hours of work and passion."

Product Description
Progressive New Acoustic Music for Guitar and Voice. A live husband-and-wife rendezvous at the acoustic intersection of new age, pop, world, classical and folk music. Recorded one November evening at The Shop in Spokane, WA.

Live at The Shop [Live]

Tracks:

Even It Up
Kathy's Song
Half Moon
Everything
A Case Of You
Sister
Love Mistake
Ground Zero
Leghead's Lament
In Your Eyes
Angels
These Dreams
The Rain Song

Amazon.com

Considering her status as a driving force behind the worldwide success of Heart, it's surprising to see the caution with which guitarist-vocalist Nancy Wilson has approached her bow as a solo performer. Most bands spin off solo careers as often as--indeed, perhaps more often than--they change their shirts. But Wilson is old school and Heart has always gotten her best stuff. Just so, Live at McCabes comes off as a loose and low-key showcase for Wilson's new material, as well as a chance to show off her interpretive skills. The 13-song all-acoustic program is highlighted by well-chosen covers such as Paul Simon's "Kathy's Song," Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes," and Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You." Wilson also takes on three Heart classics--"Even It Up," "Angels," and "These Dreams"--while new songs such as the mandolin-driven "Half Moon" and the gorgeous "Everything" stand comfortably alongside her best stuff. "All we need is a campfire," Wilson quips at one point, an appropriate summation of this intimate, unpretentious, classy set. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

Great solo performance.......2007-07-13

I've been a Heart fan for years, and have loved Ann Wilson voice, the best female rock singer for decades (IMO). If I heard anything about Heart, I used to think only in Ann Wilson "and the rest of the band".

Hearing Nancy's solo show at McCabes Guitar Shop, I realized how good guitarist and singer she is and, something I already knew, how a great composer.

Album starts with Heart's song "Even It Up", very well performed by Nancy (only her voice and her guitar, some times helped by Kristen Barry and Astrid Young with background vocals). Other Heart stuff made me smile and enjoy as well, but new songs which I'd never heard before, are really great. "Ground Zero" is the one I like the most, a song which, musically, goes beyond the ballad I could expected.

Guitar playing, even though it some times sounds a bit raw, like it is in Even It Up, is amazing. Just listen the couple which starts with Paul Simon's "Kathy's Song", followed by Nancy's "Half Moon", as well as an awesome song for solo guitar called "Leghead's Lament". This clean and rich way of playing her acoustic guitar, is present in the whole disc.

Sequence formed by "Love Mistake, Ground Zero, Leghead's Lament, In Your Eyes, Angels and These Dreams (songs from 7 to 12) is lovely.

I wonder why a Nancy's studio album has not produced yet.

I love Nancy's voice!.......2007-03-22

I may be in the minority here, but I prefer Nancy Wilson's voice to her sister Ann's. Don't get me wrong: Ann is a remarkable, world-class vocalist, but I have enjoyed Nancy's sturdy, vulnerable vocal stylings in all the Heart songs in which she does lead vocals (especially "There's The Girl" and "Stranded"). So, naturally, this CD had to be bought!

While I would love Nancy to put out a solo studio album, this CD is great. It's a low-key live show, presented without pretense or expectation. Nancy did this solo show just for the love of music, and the listener can tell. She keeps it charming and light throughout, but she defintely impresses with her lovely singing and exemplary guitar playiing.

I'd recommend this CD to any fan of Heart, and anyone who enjoys female acoustic singer-songwriter music. An awesome collection.

Bare Bones Nancy Wilson.......2006-10-02

The first time I saw Heart perform live, during the "Dreamboat Annie" tour, The show started out with a very mellow crowd, who were surprisingly (to the Band) enthusiastic to the slower more acoustic based song performances. Ann Wilson looked out into the crowd seeming rather puzzled, and said something like "Wow you guys really like the softer stuff" the crowd went wild with appreciation, and she said something to the affect, "We'll have to come back sometime and play a whole show like that... But tonight, we're here to "Rock & Roll"" to which of course the crowd went wilder. And they thoroughly kicked butt for the next two hours. To this day one of the best Concerts I ever saw.

Although, Heart came back to town a couple of times, the Wilson Sisters forgot about that promise, but I never did.

So here, along with "The Road Home", "Live at McCabe's" is as close as I will come to hearing that show.

That being said... This is a bare bones performance, so don't expect studio qualitly.

What you should expect is a unique set of performances by one of the best harmonizing voices in rock music.

One of those voices..........2006-08-21

If you're of the opinion, as I am, that Nancy Wilson has one of those voices you just love when you hear it, then you'll probably enjoy this a lot. Her down-to-earth, sweet tones are inspiring. This CD was done, as the title indicates, live, at a very small and intimate venue. It's just Nancy, singing and playing brilliantly, with a couple of back-up vocalists providing harmonies. Highly, highly, highly recommended.

Incredible power of Nancy Wilson ...........2005-08-24

An absolute A+, a must have for any Heart-fan ... Nancy Wilson delivers her great power on lyrics and voice, as a comment pretty well writen, not pretensious, just incredible ....

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Tom Paxton performing live at McCabe's Guitar Shop back in 1991

Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop
Tom Paxton
Manufacturer: Shout Factory
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FVBLLQ
Release Date: 2006-07-11

Tracks:

Introduction
Ramblin Boy
If I Pass This Way Again
Forest Lawn
When Annie Took Me Home
My Last Love Song
I Am Changing My Name To Chrysler
Did You Hear John Hurt?
Bottle Of Wine
Home To Me (Is Anywhere You Are)
Billy Got Some Bad News Today
It Aint Easy
One Million Lawyers
My Favorite Spring
We All Sound The Same
The Ballad Of Gary Hart
Yuppies In The Sky
The Last Thing On My Mind

Album Description

Tom Paxton started out in the Greenwich Village folk scene as a contemporary of such folk greats as Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs. Though he released a string of albums on Vanguard, Elektra, Reprise, Sony, Flying Fish and Rounder, he is best known for his live concerts and his songwriting. His biggest hit, "The Last Thing On My Mind," has been covered by Neil Diamond, Willie Nelson, Peter Paul & Mary, Joan Baez, Glen Campbell and countless others. Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop, recorded on February 23, 1991, contains his biggest hits and most-scathing political songs, including "The Last Thing On My Mind," "Bottle Of Wine," and "Yuppies In The Sky."

Customer Reviews:

Tom Paxton performing live at McCabe's Guitar Shop back in 1991.......2006-09-10

I saw Tom Paxton in concert last night at the Big Tent Chautauqua next door in Wisconsin, along with a rare reunion of the original Chad Mitchell Trio. In trying to keep the feelings of the evening going this live recording of Paxton certainly suffices. While the album was released this year, "Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop" was recorded in the popular Santa Monica folk venue in 1991, not that you can really tell we are fifteen years down the roads at this point. After all, that is but a fraction of the time that Paxton has been one of the premier troubadours in the great tradition of Woody Guthrie. You really have to look at Pete Seeger to come up with somebody who has been a part of the folk scene longer than Paxton, although certainly he would be more associated with the Greenwich Village tradition, for which he would be the elder statesman. After all, he is a few years older than either Phil Ochs "the singing journalist" or Bob Dylan, the poet laurette of the Sixties.

There are seventeen songs making up the eighteen tracks because the "Intro" is a separate track because this is one of those CDs where the songs start at the beginning of the track and Paxton's introduction is at the end of the previous track. You will find that a few classic Paxton tunes anchoring the album, beginning with "Ramblin' Boy," with his big sing along "Bottle of Wine" in the middle and his most popular song, "The Last Thing on My Mind" providing the benediction to the evening. One of the joys here is listening to his introduction of "Did You Hear John Hurt?", which tells listener most of what they need to know about the legendary blues singer Mississippi John Hurt before Paxton does a song written in that style.

Most of the "recent" material stems from the period when Paxton had started his own label, Pax Records, in the late 1980s (e.g, "If I Pass This Way Again," "It Ain't Easy"). Another hallmark of a Tom Paxton concert are the topical songs (last night we heard a lament entitled "You'll Always Be a Planet to Me," dedicated to the "new" dwarf-planet Pluto), and in that regard this album is a bit dated when Paxton launches into "The Ballad of Gary Hart." But "One Million Lawyers" certainly rings true today, and neither "I am Changing My Name to Chrysler" and "Yuppies in the Sky" are not exactly exercises in pure nostalgia (too bad he only sings "Forest Lawn" in southern California). Paxton's self-depreciating sense of humor sets his audience at ease, and his explanation that when you buy his cassettes and CDs that he needs to sign them so that they will be correctly activated speaks volumes on his relationship with his adoring audience.

Live at Bart's CD Cellar and Record Shop

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Amother gem for the jukebox
Great Sound, Excellent Tunes. What are you waiting for? Buy it!

Live at Bart's CD Cellar and Record Shop
Supersuckers
Manufacturer: Mid Fi Recordings
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Live at the Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI
Old No. 2
Mid-Fi Field Recordings Vol. 1: Live at the Tractor Tavern, Seattle, Washington
The Sauce

ASIN: B000JBXOE4
Release Date: 2006-11-14

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The Image Of Me
Creepy Jackalope Eye
Dead In The Water
Good Livin'
Roadworn And Weary
Sail On
Peace In The Valley
Hey Ya!

Customer Reviews:

Amother gem for the jukebox.......2006-12-20

Man these guys crank out the live tunes like nobody's business! A great little live record with a cool set list. A real intimate feel to this album. Eddie Spaghetti makes you feel like you're right there. Buy it and stick around for the hidden track! It's priceless and the song to play for the love of your life when you're away ;)

Great Sound, Excellent Tunes. What are you waiting for? Buy it!.......2006-11-14

Well, it's Monday morning, I'm sitting at my desk with a fresh beer [frosty, cold left-overs from the weekend are so medicinal in the mornin'] and I'm listening to The Supersuckers . . . but this isn't any old Supersuckers, this is the latest from the Mid-Fi Recordings catalogue, "Live at Bart's CD Cellar & Record Shop".

So, this is a "live" recording, huh? Well, I know that the Supersuckers were playing their instruments in front of a group of people, and they were not in an official recording studio, but it's hard to tell. See, you don't hear any of the typical "live" ambience; Drunks yelling "Woo-who!", "Play some Skynyrd man!" or the ruffled sound of bras being lifted and panties thrown. Nope, not here. All you hear on this recording is the quality of the music being performed [I know, I know, uninhibited bras are a good thing, but they are better seen, not heard while you're trying to listen to music in your office]. We get an excellent pedal steel version of "Creepy Jackalope Eye" [one of my favorites, with the patented three "Creepy Jackalope" crescendo] and it all is capped with a fun performance of "Hey Ya!", made better by the fact that the hipsters in the audience apparently needed some coaxing by Mr. Spaghetti to get involved and let their hair down. Hey, some people need to be coaxed.

This recording has a nice intimate quality. Eddie strings dry-wit between songs of honest living and creepy jackalopes [actually, I don't think they're all creepy. Some of them just want to be loved actually]. Rontrose Heathman plays like a ring and bell as always, but don't forget Thunder Bolton, Muderburger along with Jordan Shapiro on Pedal Steel and Danny Bland on bass. This is a well rounded group of consummate musicians. For the most part this is the country version of The Supersuckers, but hell that line was blurred a long time ago. As far as I'm concerned it's always The Supersuckers no matter what song they happen to be playing, nor in what fashion they happen to be playing it.

The bottom-line is this is one of the best live recordings I've heard in a while. It's a good set, and of decent length [The Supersuckers always deliver the music for the money]. If you are a fan of The Supersuckers - hell if you're just a fan of good rockin' music with a down home country feel - you'll be glad you made the investment, especially at this price.

When I listen to The Supersuckers "Live at Bart's CD Cellar & Record Shop", I almost feel like I'm standing right there, with a smile on my face, watching the best rock n' roll band in the world . . . even if I'm just sitting at my desk on a Monday morning, trying to shake a hangover.

By the way, I'll let you in on a secret, there's a cool hidden track . . . but you'll have to buy it to find out what it is. I ain't sayin' nothin'. Pony up and find out yourself, you old skinflint!

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Freedy at his Intimate Best
Quite good

Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop
Freedy Johnston
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FVBLLG
Release Date: 2006-07-11

Tracks:

Introduction
The Farthest Lights
Radio For Heartache
Underwater Life
Moving On A Holiday
Pretend It's Summer
Evie's Tears
Gone Like The Water
You Get Me Lost
Two Lovers Stop
Wichita Lineman
Western Sky
This Perfect World
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Album Description

Singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston rocketed to fame in the early '90s with the release of his second album, Can You Fly, which critic Robert Christgau called "a perfect album." He quickly signed to Elektra and recorded a string of albums, including This Perfect World, which spawned the Top 40 hit "Bad Reputation." This previously unreleased live concert, from April 25, 1998, contains not only that song, but also three others from that album, two songs from his at-the-time-unreleased album, Never Home, and his acclaimed cover of "Wichita Lineman" from the earlier Unlucky EP, among other fan favorites.

Customer Reviews:

Freedy at his Intimate Best.......2007-01-09

Fans of Freedy Johnston such as me will revel in this delightful, intimate live performance. I have seen Freedy perform five times over the past twelve years in such varied venues as larger music halls (where he was accompanied by a full back-up band) to small coffeehouses (where he was either unaccompanied or worked with another guitarist.) I have preferred the latter more intimate performances, and that is just what you get with "Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop".

The disc is heavy on songs Freedy was recording for his soon-to-be released CD at the time "Blue Days Black Nights" (including a lovely rendition of "Radio For Heartache", which ultimately was left off the "Blue Days..." CD due to technical studio issues and later released on "Right Between The Promises".) Freedy is in fine form throughout the perfomance captured here; his voice and guitar/banjo playing are dead on, the sound quality is top-notch and his relaxed banter in between songs make the listener feel as if he/she is actually in attendance at the show.

Every song here is a keeper, with my current personal favorites being the aforementioned "Radio...", "Evie's Tears" and frequent Freedy concert cover "Wichita Lineman". Perhaps the finest attribute of this CD is its versatility - in addition to being essential for all Freedy Johnston fans, it is also a great place to start for anyone unfamiliar with the music of a truly underrated songwriter and performer.

Quite good.......2006-11-18

Excellent acoustic versions of many of Freedy's best & a couple of covers, with trademark humor of his live sets between songs

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Like Being Live With the Doc...
The best of ol' time country music

Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop, 2.11.01
Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
Manufacturer: Dcn Records
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ASIN: B00005Y1TW
Release Date: 2002-02-12

Tracks:

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Orange Blossom Special
Ralph Introduces James Alan Shelton
Sunny Side of the Mountain
Ralph Introduces Jack Cooke
Sittin' on Top of the World
Ralph Introduces Steve Sparkman
Clinch Mountain Backstep
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Man of Constant Sorrow
Daddy's Wildwood Flower
Intro to Oh Death
Oh Death
I'll Wear a White Robe
Daybreak in Dixie
Will You Miss Me
Rocky Island
Rank Strangers to Me

Amazon.com

Now that the world knows Ralph Stanley thanks to the ubiquitous O Brother soundtrack, it's time we got to know his band. When they're on, as on this February 2001 evening in Santa Monica, the Clinch Mountain Boys can fill a room like a bluegrass orchestra--two banjos, two guitars, fiddle, bass, and three- and four-part gospel harmonies--and trade leads like old friends telling stories. Some Stanley hits are here, but so are more rarely performed gems like "Daddy's Wildwood Flower" and the sprint-from-the-gate instrumental "Daybreak in Dixie." Even Ralph II, a sometimes nasal singer, effortlessly nails the lead on "Rank Strangers." And while Dr. Ralph steals the show with the blazing clawhammer of "Rocky Island" and a spike-up-the-spine version of "Oh Death," it's his road-wizened band that brings these songs to life. --Roy Kasten

Album Description

This live album from Grammy Award winner Ralph Stanley features live versions of Stanley's hit songs from O Brother Where Art Thou? USA Today says, "If you want to know how a 75-year-old beat out Tim McGraw, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson for a Grammy, your answer is right here."

Customer Reviews:

Like Being Live With the Doc..........2002-06-12

I'm a young lad and although most of my peers had never heard of Ralph Stanley until "Oh Brother" made its debut I've been a devotee of bluegrass and old school country from way back. If you're into today's psuedo-country, flat-bellied, line-dancing, disco, top-40 junk you'll definately want to shy away from this record. On the other hand, if you're into true music performed and sung by real musicians then this is right up your alley. In February of 2002 I had the rare opportunity to hear the good Doc and his band play live in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Listening to this CD is almost like being back at that concert. The play list is largely similar (the recording was made within a month or so of the performance I heard) and features some great vocals, original songsmithing, and dandy clawhammer banjo picking. Having seen Dr. Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys in person I can visualize each performer as the good Doc introduces them on the album- from the wizened old boy that plays the upright bass ("the ex-mayor of Norton, Virginia") to the giant of a man that saws the fiddle ("He TOOK first prize"). As a fan of live albums, this one ranks among my favorites. The audience is small enough that the applause doesn't overpower the music and the clarity and quality of the recording is great. If you're new to Dr. Stanley or a follower from way back this is a great album to get and one that I would highly recommend.

The best of ol' time country music.......2002-03-30

This is a wonderful, upbeat album with the "feel" of a live performance by this outstanding group pf musicians. My favorite tracks are Orange Blossom Special (the best performance I've ever heard) and I'll Wear a White Robe, as beautiful a song as Angel Band. There is some down home humor between the songs. In short, this is the best album I've heard in a long, long time.

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CENTERING THE STORM, FOCUSING THE EYE.
Smokin' live album

We Is: Live at the Bop Shop
Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray
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ASIN: B00065GIIM
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

Groove Allure
We Is
Blues Affirmation
One World Family
Sweet Meat

Customer Reviews:

CENTERING THE STORM, FOCUSING THE EYE........2004-10-28

Enter the heart of ritual, the cry of Music uplifting the
spirit, quickening the heart, and bolstering the hour at
hand. Courtesy Delmark Records, here is a gathering of
grand mastery and raging skill, wielding and sharing
their gifts with a quiet fire that casts haunting
lyrical spells.
WE IS: LIVE AT THE BOP SHOP is a consummate live recording
of a stalwart duo whose music spans the entire spectrum
of African American song, from the grittiest Blues to the
fiercest Swing, unafraid to jam freely, and sail with the
most soulful groove.
Not that one could have any doubt about this duo's versatility,
given just who they are. Pistol-packing reedslinger David
Murray has been a juggernaut of Great Black Music for over
25 years. His romping diddy-wah dirt talk is matched
solidly by the sweet croon of his cacao tonality, and
the serpentine snap of his devil-snatching gospel. More
than ever, his tenor saxophone play and wistful
bass clarinet work each distinguishes one the great
wonders in Jazz. Add to this his peerless vision as
a composer, and his tireless achievements as a
bandleader and orchestrator, and you may see why
Murray is one of the great champions of creative,
uncompromising Music; throwing a gauntlet to the
vested interests of arid Marsalis revisionism and
glib Kenny G parlor room antics alike.
Bringing his fire to bear in the past decade or so, Kahil
El'Zabar is a wonder. A percussion houngan of the first
water, El'Zabar's spirit flow runs quite deep. A wizard
on the "traditional" traps, El'Zabar has the roots at
his fingertips with his cunga play. Almost single-handedly,
he has brought the African finger piano to full stature
in Jazz, tickling the ear with all one needs to hear,
making the conjurous bite as tasty as it is nutritious.
His leadership in bringing the Jazz vanguard to the
limelight over the years has been paramount in the
exposure of song which many still refuse to play, or
even respect.
Listen to the majesty, the humility, and the sheer joy
of all El'Zabar and Murray accomplish here, recorded in
the heart of a great independent Jazz & Blues store in
Rochester, New York. Be enchanted. Then ask why such
superb Music is perpetually denied its fair share of
exposure in the marketplace, or the airways, or the
"greater" concert stages of this land.

Take up your pursuit of a vital artistry here.

Smokin' live album.......2004-10-13

This album, recorded live at the Bop Shop in Rochester, NY further documents Kahil El'Zabar and David Murray's decade plus musical partnership. A forceful and impassioned pair, El'Zabar and Murray literally take no prisoners on this energetic and vivacious session.

Chicago based percussionist Kahil E'Zabar has over 25 years on the scene, and is leader of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and the Ritual Trio. Tenor saxophonist David Murray rose to prominence at the close of the loft scene in the late 1970's as one of the finest neo-traditionalists around. The pair has previously recorded two duet albums, 1989's "Golden Sea," and 1999's "One World Family." "Love Outside of Dreams," from 2002 found the late bassist Fred Hopkins expanding the pair to a trio. As the leader of various quartets, octets and big bands, Murray shines as star soloist in these intimate duo settings. As their partnership goes back well over a decade so benefits their level of improvisational interplay.

"Blues Affirmation," the calm center of the album finds Murray blowing soft melodic lines that brush up against more quietly agitated phrasing while El'Zabar plays an amplified sanza that sounds both futuristic and ancient at once. Tunes like "Groove Allure" and "One World Family" allow the duo a chance to truly get their groove on. That's Afro-centric styled groove by the way, as tribal hand drumming coaxes Murray's playing into a thick and sinuous down home funk. Further up the scale are "Sweet Meat" and the title track, which feature El'Zabar's hyper-kinetic trap set work driving Murray's tenor along. Chromatic scales surge by as he launches off into the stratosphere with piercing altissimo runs that occasionally get sidelined by Dolphy-esque bleats and honks. Murray hasn't played this aggressively in quite some time and it is a delight to hear him sound so unrestrained.

For those looking for a taste of what truly sounds "Ancient to the Future" as the AACM's motto goes, this well recorded live date will more than fit the bill.

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Live at the 5th Ave. Coffee Shop
Scott Stein
Manufacturer: Scott Stein
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA9BMG
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

Indian Summer Song
Cliches and Coffee
Ordinary Days
Don't I Know You Well
Just Don't Feel Like New York
Early Morning
Stars Over Memphis
Some Kinda Something
Cigarette in the Rain
It Must Be Good
As Time Rolled On

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Music that reaches your soul.

Live at The Shop
Sidhe
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ASIN: B00004U07C
Release Date: 2000-03-30

Tracks:

Pearl
Windows
Charles
Vision
A Day in October
Birdcages
Jardin d'Amour
Because She Asked
Traveling
One Moment

Album Description

Progressive New Acoustic Music for Guitar and Voice. A live husband-and-wife rendezvous at the acoustic intersection of new age, pop, world, classical and folk music. Recorded one November evening at The Shop in Spokane, WA.

Customer Reviews:

Music that reaches your soul........2001-05-04

I first had the pleasure of hearing Sidhe at a home concert last year. All I could say was WOW! They are fantastic. KT's voice sent shivers up my spine and Michael's guitar playing was phenomenal. I bought both of their CD's on the spot and an extra for a friend. If you like Sarah McLachlan, Enya or Loreena McKennitt to name of few, you will love this CD.