Distant Shore

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The Waterford-born singer Karan Casey has been on a highly personal journey since she left the Irish-American supergroup Solas. Her solo albums, of which this is the third, reveal a questing nature and a deceptively fragile-sounding, vibrato-enhanced soprano. At times, Casey brings the early Dolly Parton to mind, especially when she's essaying modal ballads that recall the Celtic-derived American Appalachian tradition and its tributaries. Her material ranges from Irish and Scottish folkways to modern story songs, many of which deal with immigration and other forms of displacement. The poignant opening tune, composed by British songwriter-activist Billy Bragg, is a meditation about a frightened, uprooted newcomer dealing with homesickness and hostile natives. The sensuous yet coolly ascetic semi-acoustic arrangements feature prominent banjo, fiddle, low whistle, and accordion vamps, plus an atmospheric solo piano. Guest artists Karen Matheson (lead vocals in Capercaillie ), bluegrass singer-mandolinist Tim O'Brien, and American roots player Dirk Powell all make indelible impressions. --Christina Roden

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Average customer rating: Fantastic for what it is Irish is not "Celtic" Exquisite and haunting "So full of hope but prone to grief." Karan does it again

Distant Shore Karan Casey Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chasing the Sun Songlines The Winds Begin to Sing The Words That Remain The Farthest Wave ASIN: B000087DSY Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. Distant Shore
2. Another Day
3. Song of Lies
4. The Curra Road
5. The Ballad of Tim Evans
6. Just a Note
7. Lord MacDonald's
8. Quiet of the Night
9. Bata is Bothar
10. The Four Loom Weaver
11. The Jute-Mill Song

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The Waterford-born singer Karan Casey has been on a highly personal journey since she left the Irish-American supergroup Solas. Her solo albums, of which this is the third, reveal a questing nature and a deceptively fragile-sounding, vibrato-enhanced soprano. At times, Casey brings the early Dolly Parton to mind, especially when she's essaying modal ballads that recall the Celtic-derived American Appalachian tradition and its tributaries. Her material ranges from Irish and Scottish folkways to modern story songs, many of which deal with immigration and other forms of displacement. The poignant opening tune, composed by British songwriter-activist Billy Bragg, is a meditation about a frightened, uprooted newcomer dealing with homesickness and hostile natives. The sensuous yet coolly ascetic semi-acoustic arrangements feature prominent banjo, fiddle, low whistle, and accordion vamps, plus an atmospheric solo piano. Guest artists Karen Matheson (lead vocals in Capercaillie ), bluegrass singer-mandolinist Tim O'Brien, and American roots player Dirk Powell all make indelible impressions. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic for what it is.......2006-04-30

This CD is really excellent in its genre. Generally, I listen to more mainstream things, though I really enjoy most talented female singers. Karan Casey did not disappoint. I heard her live at an Irish Festival and her haunting vocals, often teamed with gorgeous accompaniments, keep me a big fan. The other reviews have covered her style quite well, so I won't even try to.

If you have an appreciation for talented female singers and enjoy moving, traditional pieces, this CD is absolutely for you. And that's coming from someone who is about to go write reviews for Outkast, Linkin Park and TuPac.

Irish is not "Celtic".......2005-10-03

I'm gradually being driven nuts by the misleading use of the word "Celtic". The Celts are only one influence on Ireland and that applies to music as much as anything else. No-one in Ireland speaks about "Celtic" music so please drop it.

Exquisite and haunting.......2004-09-17

Some years ago, upon the recommendation of another, I picked up the Karan Casey album, Songlines. I enjoyed the album immensely, thought her voice beautiful, lyrical. I've long been a fan of British and Irish folk music and Casey's voice is particularly distinctive. Not to sound trite, her music has an innocent, angelic quality.

On a recent trip to a store specializing in Irish music, I looked up "Karan Casey" in their extensive stacks and came upon this CD. I've now been listening to the album for a couple of weeks and I think it even better, more mature, more emotionally evocative than her earlier work.

Among the most haunting tracks is "Song of Lies," which I play again and again, savoring the poetry of its lyrics, the simplicity and beauty of her interpretation.

If you were to buy one and only one CD this year, you'd not go wrong making this one your choice!

"So full of hope but prone to grief.".......2004-07-29

Karan Casey, with classical training in Irish music and a huge vocal range, sings Irish traditional songs and contemporary ballads with simple accompaniments, often using traditional Irish instruments--the bodhran, the fiddle, the low whistle, and the concertina--and sometimes including instruments from other countries, the bouzouki from Greece and the berimbao from Brazil. With a light, "innocent," and almost whispery soprano, she imbues her often mournful songs with an honest passion that is rare in contemporary folk singing. In the title song, her choice of accompaniments--the low whistle, the electric bass, and drums--creates such an insistent beat and ominous background that when she plaintively sings of being "washed up on a distant shore," the reader's sympathies are fully engaged.

All of the songs here are laments, tragic narratives, or songs of hard work and the hope of survival, and all are in minor keys. Though some songs are in faster tempos and may have syncopations, these are not "uptempo" in mood. Casey stresses the displacement of the Irish, the poverty, and the need to "stay strong." In various songs she emphasizes a life "full of hope but prone to grief," states that "them that works hardest are the least provided," and says, "We won't worry about the government, worry about the way to go." "The Ballad of Tim Evans" tells about a man executed for murdering his wife and child, though he was innocent. "The Four Loom Weaver" tells of having "nowt to eat...I feel in my heart I'll soon starve." And both "Distant Shore" and "Bata is Bothar" deal with the unhappiness of immigration.

Casey's voice is at its most versatile in "Lord MacDonald's," sung in Gaelic, as in rapid tempo her voice lightly dances up and down her range in a song with few pauses, the Gaelic refrain combining with drums for dramatic power. In the unusual love song "Quiet of the Night," a mournful tune with a double bass, she becomes a person who decides to stay strong, a woman who "love[s] you in my heart because you let me be," a particularly affecting concertina solo adding to the drama. This magnificent voice singing heartbreaking songs reflects the Irish melancholia one so often sees in the country's poets. Here Karan Casey becomes a poet in song. Mary Whipple

Karan does it again.......2003-08-26

This is surely as good as folk music gets anywhere. Karan Casey's third solo album since leaving Solas is another of exquisite beauty and fine taste - for those familiar with her fine previous albums, expect the same pleasures here. Songs are from traditional and modern sources, including one written by Karan herself. Scottish band Capercaillie members Donald Shaw, Mike McGoldrick and Ewan Vernal are among the many talented session musicians. The backing is sweet and complementary, precisely matching the rise and fall of Karan's tender poetic voice with keyboards, guitars, fiddle, whistle, concertina, mandolin, banjo, vocals and various types of percussion. There's a variety of lyrical themes throughout the album. Billy Bragg's "Distant Shore" tells of crossing the sea to escape everything except memories, and there are love songs like "The Song of Lies", "The Curra Road" and "Quiet of the Night", as well as ballads like Ewan MacColl's "Ballad of Tim Evans', "The Four-Loom Weaver" and "The Jute Mill Song". Two are sung in Gaelic. Karan has a way of getting deep into the soul of the music which will in turn reach deep into the heart of every listener. Thoroughly captivating. Full marks again.

Average customer rating: Steve McDonald and McKennitt fans, take note. VERY TALENTED YOUNG SINGER! Beautiful songs and voice Beautiful voice, beautiful cd Soothing Celtic music

Light from a Distant Shore Hollie Smith Manufacturer: Etherean ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Highlands Sons of Somerled Legend Winter in Scotland: A Highland Christmas Highland Farewell ASIN: B000025AXK Release Date: 1999-09-07

Tracks:

1. Gone
2. A Lover's Tale
3. Fields Of Athenry
4. The World I Know
5. In Your Arms
6. Light From A Distant Shore
7. An Eriskay Love Lilt
8. Rowan Tree
9. Fallen Flowers
10. Dream
11. Skye Boat Song
12. Amazing Grace

Customer Reviews:

Steve McDonald and McKennitt fans, take note........2007-05-28

If you love Steve McDonald's music and enjoy the clarity of Loreena McKennitt's voice, you need this in your collection while you still can obtain it. I'm trying to remember how old Hollie was when she sang on this album...17, I believe. Anyway, I got the impression that McDonald came across this talented young lady, took her under his wing, and helped get her name out there via this album. This talented fellow recognizes talent in other artists and collaborates, and I think this is a good combination. I hope they work together again sometime on a different album.

VERY TALENTED YOUNG SINGER!.......2006-12-21

I often buy five or six CDs at a time including artist's who seem promising although I may not have heard their works previously. So it was
that I purchased Light From A Distant Shore by Hollie Smith. WOW! When this CD was recorded, she was in her late teens but, her voice has the range, clarity and sensitivity of an older, professional performer. Other reviewers have already made clear her relationship to Steve McDonald a consumate musician in his own right. Cleary, Ms. Smith is a very talented young singer from whom we need MORE albums. You'll find her well represented in the Mystic Spirts series of CDs and elsewhere but, I can't wait for her next release. GREAT STUFF! Enjoy. - Mountain Man Dan.

Beautiful songs and voice.......2004-02-25

I've been a fan of Hollie's for a few years now and agree with the other reviewers (except about adding Jazz tunes...).

However, the Asheville, NC, fan is wrong about the meaning of "Skye Boat Song" (Charlie was born in Rome and grew up in France; and IIRC barely or rarely stepped foot in Scotland before the '45)... it is about the Bonnie Prince escaping after his defeat in the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion battle at Culloden Moor (April 1746). The reference in the lyrics: "Flora will keep/Watch by your weary head" is Flora MacDonald, who helped Prince Charlie escape (disguised as a woman).

Hollie's voice outshines any number of the "popular" female singers today and this is definitely a cd worth having in your collection; you can't go wrong. And if you like Hollie, you must check out her step-father Steve McDonald.

Beautiful voice, beautiful cd.......2004-02-20

On my quest for more female singers, I stumbled upon the mp3 of "Gone" on Amazon. I thought it was good enough to at least give the CD I try, and I'm very glad I did.

Hollie Smith's has a sensual, deep smooth voice. When you pair her beautiful voice with Steven McDonald's lyrics, keyboard and percussion, this CD elevates itself above others in the genre. I actually find myself more drawn to the songs where both Hollie Smith and Steven McDonald sing ("Fields of Athenry" and "Fallen Flowers"), perhaps because of the ballad aspect of the two, but also because together, these singers make an absolutely winning combination. Regardless, if you've listened to "Gone" and still aren't sure, I suggest you buy it anyway. While "Gone" is a great song, it's not the best song on the album by far, in my opinion, and the lyrics aren't as good as others on the album. Songs like "Rowan Tree" (one about how a rowan tree reminds the narrator of her childhood), "Skye Boat Song" (a traditional ballad about Prince Charlie, smuggled out of Scotland as a baby to France), and "Amazing Grace" along with the two ballads named above stand out the most to me.

I've heard news that Hollie Smith is now in the process of making another album, and I'll be sure to snatch that one up as soon as it's available.

Soothing Celtic music.......2004-02-12

Hollie Smith has a beautiful voice. Soothing melodies combine with great lyrics that will make you mellow and even pull on the heart strings. She does a few songs with Steve McDonald and they combine for great music. Pity she hasn't put together another CD.

Average customer rating: Strong Album Wonderful Tracy before the Girl

A Distant Shore Tracey Thorn Manufacturer: Cherry Red UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Out of the Woods It's All True, Pt. 2 North Marine Drive It's All True, Pt. 1 Eden ASIN: B0000074G2 Release Date: 1999-09-07

Tracks:

1. Small Town Girl
2. Simply Couldn't Care
3. Seascape
4. Femme Fatale
5. Dreamy
6. Plain Sailing
7. New Opened Eyes
8. Too Happy

Album Description

Limited digipak edition of the Everything But The Girl vocalist's 1982 solo album. Eight tracks including a cover of The Velvet Underground's 'Femme Fatale'. Cherry Red.

Customer Reviews:

Strong Album.......2006-06-07

Bought this album at World of Music (aka WOM) in Frankfurt, Germany circa 1990. It's a good mellow, witty album. However, being a guy, it's a bit "girlie" for me to give it 5 stars.

I can recommend this album for the thoughtful, bohemian-type females that like reading and self-introspection.

For us thoughtful guys...I whole-heartedly recommend Ben Watt's "North Marine Drive". It's certainly 5 stars.

Wonderful.......2001-05-29

Some albums you can listen to for a week or two.�@A good album can sound fresh for maybe a year, but I`ve been regularly listening to this for the last 17 years. And it still impresses me. So obviously anyone who likes the earlier Everything But the Girl and particularly those who always found Ben Watt a bit irritating should be interested. If you are a real fan you should also check out Tracy`s earlier still incarnation as one of the Marine Girls where you will find some sweet and youthful songs, but nothing quite as splendid as Distant Shore

Tracy before the Girl.......2001-02-19

As one who can appriciate Everything but the Girl pre-Todd Terry mix of "missing," this is a very enjoyable album. As EBTG moves to the icon status of this wonderful female voice behind Ben Watt's beats--constantly challenging the adult-contemporary audience, inspiring the dance/electronic world, as well as my girlfriend's father's (a man in his 50s) ears--it's nice to remember where they came from. Tracy and her guitar, a few vocal layers in the mixing--that's it. this album is beautiful in it's simplicity. Highpoints to enjoy while you relax or immerse in melancholia, is "new opened eyes" and her cover of lou reed's "femme fatale." you'll get this album if you love her mysterious vocals--a bit unrefined, lacking confidence, but wonderful.

Average customer rating: A great CD for those who appreciate movie themes

Critic's Choice: Leonard Maltin's Best Movie Themes of the '90s Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004SVHW Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

1. Critic's Choice Theme
2. Titanic Suite: Distant Memories/Southampton/Rose/Take Her To Sea Mr. Murdoch
3. Basic Instinct: An Unending Story
4. Maverick Suite
5. The Firm: Main Title/Ray's Blues
6. Ed Wood: Main Title
7. Shakespeare In Love Suite: The End/The Beginning Of The Partnership
8. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Orchestral Suite
9. The Mask Of Zorro Suite: The Plaza Of Execution/Zorro's Theme/Love Theme
10. Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen

Tracks:

1. First Knight Orchestral Suite: Arthur's Fanfare/Main Title/End Credits/Camelot/Arthur's Farewell
2. Fast, Cheap & Out Of Control: Eternal Future II
3. As Good As It Gets
4. The English Patient: Rupert Bear/As Far As Florence
5. American Beauty: Dead Already/Any Other Name
6. Braveheart: End Credits
7. Life Is Beautiful: Buon Giorno Principessa/Abbiano Vinto
8. John Grisham's The Rainmaker: Kelly's Theme
9. The Lion King Orchestral Suite
10. Schindler's List: Theme From Schindler's List/Jewish Town/Remembrances

Customer Reviews:

A great CD for those who appreciate movie themes.......2000-10-06

I enjoyed this CD because Leonard Martin does a good job in selecting the scores of movies that are special in itself, outside from the context of the movie. His selection is diverse, in the sense that it includes scores of not only the big blockbusters of the 90s (Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart), but also of the movies that have already been forgotten (Fast, Cheap and Out of Control, and The Rainmaker). There is reasoning behind such a selection, according to Martin: "Some scores wear well over time and provide a rewarding experience long after the movie begins to recede in one's memory."

Martin selects the scores from a variety of film genres (drama, dark comedy, suspense,for example) which translates into a well rounded compilation of musical pieces (classical,spanish-inspired, blues, etc). He also includes liner notes reagrding each selection and composer, which serves as a brief, yet interesting, background regarding each selection.

The only qualm that I have with the CD is the abscence of some of my personal favorites, which are certainly memorable both as films and as scores. Reagarding such statements Martin states that "Lists, of course, are highly arbitrary and designed to provoke argument." Moreover, Martin acknowledges that selections are not the only great scores of the past decade; they are, however, among his favorites. I definitely agree with him on this statement.

Purchase the CD for not only your favorites but for the nice variety that Martin put together. You will be surprised that you will love the scores, even of the movies you may not have seen!

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A Distant Shore Tracey Thorn Manufacturer: Teichiku Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Out of the Woods ASIN: B000HXE0UG Release Date: 2006-11-06

Tracks:

1. Small Town Girl
2. Simply Couldn't Care
3. Seascape
4. Femme Fatale
5. Dreamy
6. Plain Sailing
7. New Opened Eyes
8. Too Happy

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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From a Distant Shore: Irish and Cape Breton Traditional Music Various Artists Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Bargain Box Sets | Folk General | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Folk General | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Traditional Irish Music ASIN: B00000JMDF Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. The Boys Of Malin/The Gravel Walks - Ciaran Tourish/Dermot McLaughlin
2. Stirling Castle/Miss Ramsey - Ciaran Tourish/Dermot McLaughlin/Seamus Glackin/Kevin Glackin
3. Farrel O'Gara/Ciaran O'Reilly - Tommy Peoples/Seamus Gibson
4. Two Jigs - Tommy Peoples
5. Gusty's Frolicks - Ciaran Tourish/Dermot McLaughlin/Seamus Glackin/Kevin Glackin
6. The Glen Road To Carrick - Seamus Glackin
7. The King Of The Pipers/Frainc A'Phoill - Ciaran Tourish/Dermot McLaughlin/Seamus Glackin/Kevin Glackin
8. The Jug Of Punch/John Stewart - Tommy Peoples
9. The Pinch Of Snuff/The Wild Irishman - Ciaran Tourish/Dermot McLaughlin/Seamus Glackin/Kevin Glackin
10. The Lord Of Mayo - Kevin Glackin
11. The Mullingar Races/The Pigeon On The Gate - Pronisias O Maonaigh/Maired Ni Mhaonaigh/Paula Doohan/Liz Doherty
12. The Turnpike/The Shetland Fiddler/The Boys Of Malin - Paula Doohan/Liz Doherty
13. Two Mazurkas - Proinsias O Maonaigh/Maread Ni Mhaonaigh
14. The Silver Spire/The Boys Of Ballisadare - Tommy Peoples
15. Tripping Up The Stairs/The Gavel Walks - Ciaran Tourish/Dermot McLaughlin
16. The Wedding Jig - Dermot McLaughlin
17. The Fantastic Reel/McFarley's Reel/Miss Ramsey - Ciaran Tourish/Dermont McLaughlin/Tommy Peoples/Seamus Gibson/Seamus Glackin/Kevin Glackin
18. The Jig Of Slurs/The Irish Washerwoman/The Atholl Highlanders - Ciaran tourish/Dermont McLaughlin/Seamus Glackin/Kevin Glackin/Tommy Peoples/Seamus Gibson/...
19. The Wise Maid/Macleod's Reel/The Boys Of Malin - Ciaran tourish/Dermont McLaughlin/Seamus Glackin/Kevin Glackin/Tommy Peoples/Seamus Gibson/...

Tracks:

1. Untitled/Untitled/Hand Me Down The Tackle - Siobhan O'Donnell/Keran Tweed/Andy Cutting
2. Brendan Ring's/Paddy O'Brien's - Brandon Ring/Niall Keegan
3. The Wounded Hussar/Charlie Lemmon's - Luke Daniels
4. The Reel Of Rio/Untitled/Master Crowley's - Brian Rooney
5. Tom McElvogue's/New Irish Barndance/Untitled - Niall Keegan
6. Bunker Hill/The Spike Island Lasses - Brandon McGinchey/Luke Daniels
7. Dan Breen's/Miss McLeod's - Brandon Ring
8. Untitled/Organdie - Karen Tweed
9. The Heathery Breeze/Finbar Dwyer's - John Carty
10. Willie Coleman's/The Connachtman's Rambles - Andy Cutting/Luke Daniels/Niall Keegan/Tom McElvouge/Siobhan O'Donnell/Brendon McGlinchey/...
11. The Pigeon On The Gate/Tommy People's Reel - Luke Daniels
12. John J/Kimmell's Favourite/My Love Is In America/The Diamond Ring - Niall Keegan
13. The Harvest Home/The Foxhunter's - Brendan Ring
14. Colonel Frazer/Madame Bonaparte - Brendan Ring
15. The Salamanca Reel/The Crooked Road - Paul Gallagher
16. St. Michael's Mount/Untitled - Andy Cutting
17. Untitled/The Eavesdropper/Untitled - Siobhan O'Donnell/Luke Daniels/Tom McElvogue
18. Walking Up In Wonderful Wark/Untitled - Karen Tweed/Andy Cutting
19. Untitled - Brendan Mulkere
20. Lad O'Beirne's/The Silver Spear - Andy Cutting/Luke Daniels/Brendan Ring/Karen Tweed/John Carty/Billy Clifford/Paul Gallagher/...

Tracks:

1. The Noisy Curlew/Farewell To Erin - Eileen Ivers/Seamus Egan
2. Miss Drummond Of Perth/Moneymusk - Tom Dogherty
3. Drying Out/Crush Cars/The Lost Indian - Liz Carrill
4. The Gold Ring/Brendan McMahon's - Kevin Burke/John Williams
5. Horse Keane's Hornpipe/The Rath Cairn Reel/The Charleston - Jimmy Keane
6. Untitled/The Wee Bag Of Spuds - Seamus Egan
7. The Derry Hornpipe - Joe Shannon
8. An Buachaillin Ban (The Little Fair-Haired Boy) - Seamus Connolly
9. The Three Sisters: Moneymusk/Drowsy Maggie/Untitled - Tom Doherty
10. The Kilnamona Barn Dance/Hayes' Jig/Old John Williams - John Williams
11. The Tarbolton/Dan Sullivan's/Be Off - Brendan Mulvihill
12. Sean McGlynn's Jigs - Billy McComiskey
13. The Pipers Despair/Julia Delaney's - Eileen Ivers
14. The Humours Of Whisky/Take The Bull By The Horns - Tom Doherty
15. O Love Of My Heart/New Mown Meadow/The Morning Dew - John Williams
16. That's Right Too/The Leading Role - Liz Carroll
17. The Nervous Man/The Gosling/Paddy Shannon's - Liz Carrill/Billy McComiskey
18. Untitled/April's Fool/Seamus Cooley's - Jimmy Keane
19. I Had A Bonnet Trimmed With Blue/Untitled - Tom Doherty
20. The Swaggering Jig/London Lasses - Joe Shannon

Tracks:

1. Pretty Marion/Dusky Meadow/Creignish Hills/Tom Rae/Dinkie Dorrian's/Sleepy Maggie - John Morris Rankin/Howie MacDonald
2. Miss Crawford/John Pellerine's Strathspey/David White's Reel/CBC's Glen And Carl/Just Cruising... - Jerry Holland
3. Miss Ann MacNamara/Picnic/Brenda Stubbert's/Wisahicken Drive/Dinkie Dorrian's - Brenda Stubbert
4. Dan R's Favourite/Portland Fancy/Cronin's Favourite/The Trip To The Doryman - Howie MacDonald
5. O Tennaibh Dluth Is Togaibh Fonn/Donald Cameron's Powder Horn/Norman's/Joey Beaton's/William... - Paul MacMaster
6. The Bonnie Lass Of Headlake/Sir Archibald Dunbar/Angus Allan And Dan J's/Homeward Bound/Lively... - Dougie MacDonald
7. Marble Hill/Brendan Mulvihill/John Morris Rankin's/Kathleen The VIII/Donna Warner's Scissors... - Dougie MacDonald
8. Tea Gardens/Mrs McGhee Fraser's Jig/The Old Dutch Churn - Jerry Holland/Buddy MacMaster/Natalie MacMaster/Carl macKenzie/Brenda Stubbert/Dougie MacDonald/...
9. Master Francis Sitwell/H. Mackworth/The Cock Of The North/Miss Christie Nicholson/Casaloma... - Carl MacKenzie
10. Irish Lasses/St. Patrick's/Jerry's Beaver Hat/The Chorus Jig - Natalie Macmaster
11. Glengarry's Dirk/Rothiemurchus Rant/The Braes Of Glencoe/The Bonnie Lass Of Fisherrow/The Bird's... - Buddy MacMaster/Carl MacKenzie/Dave MacIsaac
12. John McColl's Farewell To The Scottish Horse/Miss Scott/Culder's Rant/Glenlyons/Largo Law - Paul MacNeil/Jamie MacInnis
13. Lime Hill/Calum Breauch/King George IV/Jack Daniel's Reel/Little Donald In The Pigpen - John Morris Rankin
14. O'er The Moor Among The Heather/The Laddie With The Pladdie/Miss Gordon's/Athole Brose/Lady Muir... - Buddy MacMaster
15. The Duke Of Fife's Welcome To Deeside/Miss Ann MacNamara/Dusky Meadow/Sandy Cameron/St. Kilda's... - Jerry Holland/Buddy MacMaster/Natalie MacMaster/Carl macKenzie/Brenda Stubbert/Dougie MacDonald/...

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A Distant Shore Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Kellner, David | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Instruments | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Highland King - The Scottish Lute, Vol. II / McFarlane Lute Music Of John Dowland ASIN: B000001QBK Release Date: 1997-02-01

Tracks:

1. Ste in E, BWV 1006a: Prld
2. Ste in E, BWV 1006a: Loure
3. Ste in E, BWV 1006a: Gavotte En Rondeau
4. Ste in E, BWV 1006a: Menuets I & II
5. Ste in E, BWV 1006a: Bouree
6. Ste in E, BWV 1006a: Gigue
7. Prld in c, BWV 999
8. Fugue in g, BWV 1000
9. Campanella
10. Aria
11. Courante
12. Sarabanda & Double
13. Gavotte
14. Giga
15. Ciacona
16. Ste in d: Prld
17. Ste in d: Allemande
18. Ste in d: Courante
19. Ste in d: Bouree
20. Ste in d: Menuet
21. Ste in d: Sarabande
22. Ste in d: Menuet
23. Ste in d: Gigue

Amazon.com

On this disc, McFarlane, best known for his playing of Renaissance dance music, proves equally adept in a completely different style. These Baroque lute pieces are more serious and perhaps more musically demanding than the Renaissance pieces, but McFarlane takes them in stride. His technique on the Baroque lute is amazingly fluent and secure, and his stylish performances of this music offer great clarity of complex textures and some lovely embellishments. Kellner may be less well known than Bach and Weiss, but his music is comfortable in their company. The arrangement of the music on the disc makes a very good program for continuous listening. This is a thoroughly gratifying and beautifully recorded collection. --Leslie Gerber

Average customer rating: Distant shore within No masterpiece, but still worthwhile Surprised...

A Distant Shore Tracey Thorn Manufacturer: Cooking Vinyl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Eden North Marine Drive Out of the Woods Everything But the Girl Love Not Money ASIN: B00000020Y Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

1. Small Town Girl
2. Simply Couldn't Care
3. Seascape
4. Femme Fatale
5. Dreamy
6. Plain Sailing
7. New Opened Eyes
8. Too Happy

Customer Reviews:

Distant shore within.......2001-09-21

I was paralyzed when i first heard her deeply melancholic voice in "better things" of Massive attack. This cd has accompanied an important period in my life.
In this cd tracey's soul is accompanied with a solo guitar. She takes you to a 30 min journey down to your deepest chambers of your soul. But this journey in autumn is to a distant shore to which not everyone would dare. This is certainly an excellent album for those who wish to shed light on the dark side of their souls.

No masterpiece, but still worthwhile.......2001-07-03

It's hard not to listen to Ms. Thorn's 1982 EP without thinking of her in Everything But The Girl. In these eight early songs, there are hints of the retro feel of some EBTG music (in her jaunty cover of the VU classic "femme fatale," and in the breezy Bacharachian feel of "Dreamy"). Since it's just Tracey singing with her own guitar as accompaniment, I was also struck by her skills as a guitar player. I already knew she could do more than just sing after seeing EBTG live a few years ago, but her guitar work on this CD is solid throughout. None of these tunes approaches the level of her best work with Ben Watt in EBTG, but some of them are still quite good.

Surprised..........1999-09-07

to see mine being the first review. An excellent album and I agree with the "critics" who suggest that the album is worth it alone for Too Happy. Treat yourself

Average customer rating: don't be duped into buying this

Fantasy Dreams, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Zyx Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00067GKJM Release Date: 2004-12-20

Tracks:

1. Also Sprach Zarathustra [2001 - A Space Odyssey]
2. Theme from Alien
3. Theme from Cape Fear
4. Distant Discovery [Deep Impact]
5. Theme from E.T.
6. Theme from the House of the Spirits
7. Independence Day (Main Theme)
8. Lost World [Jurassic Park II]
9. Breaking of the Fellowship [Lord of the Rings [The Return of the King]
10. Theme from Planet of the Apes
11. Theme from Poltergeist
12. Psycho Prelude/The Murder [Psycho Drama, Mafia, & Thorough Freestyle]
13. Raiders of the Lost Ark [From Raiders of the Lost Ark]
14. Theme from the Silence of the Lambs
15. Duel of the Fates [Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom]
16. Empire Strikes Back [Star Wars Episode II: The Empire Strikes Back]
17. Luke and Leia [Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Yedi]
18. Theme from Superman I
19. Theme from Twin Peaks
20. X-Files

Customer Reviews:

don't be duped into buying this.......2005-08-24

While this was released by the same company as Fantasy Dreams (Vol. 1.) this is not performed by the same band/person. While Fantasy Dreams (Vol. 1) included wonderful re-arranged renditions on classic film themes performed by Metasonica, this CD is simply compiled by cheezy synthesized tracks from various budget compilations.

Average customer rating:

A Far And Distant Shore Manufacturer: rca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music ASIN: B000A43PJY

Product Description

Shine / A Far And Distant Shore Label: RCA Records Year: 1988 Track Title 1. Open Up 2. Walking On The Town 3. This Wall Of Hate (Try A Little Harder) 4. Heat Rise 5. Giving You What You Want 6. Forever For You 7. June Parade 8. The Tallest Building In The World 9. Great Expectations 10. Inside Out

Rock Music:

1. En Mana Kuoyo
2. Essential Ravi Shankar [Original recording remastered]
3. Fado: Exquisite Passion
4. Find Harmony
5. Fortune Teller
6. Gardens of Eden
7. Greatest Hits [Import]
8. Healing Session
9. Herb Alpert Presents (1st Album) [Original recording remastered] [Import]
10. Hillside Airstrip

Rock Music

rock music

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