Celtic Lamentations

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Aine Minogue is one of the few remaining exponents of an ethereal brand of Celtic music that was created by Clannad in the 1970s and reached its popular zenith with Enya and the Celtic Twilight collections. It's a sound that favors airs and hymns over reels and jigs and is as much about mood as tradition. A skilled harpist and singer of fragile, but emotive force, Aine Minogue--born and raised in County Tipperary--is steeped in the Gaelic tradition. It's not only lineage, however, but scholarship that brings her a deep understanding of the traditional music she performs. On Celtic Lamentations, Minogue investigates the sound of loss and redemption, from the wailing of Irish keening to the yearning of a Scottish lament. Minogue's albums have always been full of atmosphere. Although she's playing traditional music, her choral arrangement on the gothic "Deus Meus" and inventive instrumentation on "Awakening" give the music an even more timeless appeal. Producer Scott Petito adds his guitars, bass, and keyboards to many tracks, and on the haunting "Awakening," Baird Hersey seems to emerge from the other side with his unearthly throat singing. Minogue is accompanied on most tracks by Irish whistle player Joannie Madden from Cherish the Ladies. Her low whistle on "Griogal Cridh" calls to Minogue's forlorn soprano sighs with a comforting embrace. Minogue is often compared to Enya, but while she doesn't have Enya's remarkably pure pipes, she makes music that is more organic and flows into the serene with joyful ease, even when the subject is lamentations. --John Diliberto

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Average customer rating: celtic lamentations Sooth Your Soul The best Celtic CD I Own

Celtic Lamentations Aine Minogue Manufacturer: Gemini Sun Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Celtic Meditation Music Mysts of Time The Celtic Circle: Legendary Music from a Mystic World Celtic Requiem Celtic Spirit ASIN: B000BI1YJC Release Date: 2005-11-15

Tracks:

1. CAOINEADH 4:39
2. ORAN MHOR 3:54
3. GRIOGAL 4:25
4. BANSHEE (W/ WHISTLE) 8:00
5. DEUS MEUS 4:03
6. CAROLAN'S FAREWELL 5:09
7. JAIL OF CLONMEL 6:14
8. HYMN (A IOSA) 5:25
9. DO NOT STAND 4:44
10. KEENING 5:34
11. KILCASH 5:18

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Aine Minogue is one of the few remaining exponents of an ethereal brand of Celtic music that was created by Clannad in the 1970s and reached its popular zenith with Enya and the Celtic Twilight collections. It's a sound that favors airs and hymns over reels and jigs and is as much about mood as tradition. A skilled harpist and singer of fragile, but emotive force, Aine Minogue--born and raised in County Tipperary--is steeped in the Gaelic tradition. It's not only lineage, however, but scholarship that brings her a deep understanding of the traditional music she performs. On Celtic Lamentations, Minogue investigates the sound of loss and redemption, from the wailing of Irish keening to the yearning of a Scottish lament. Minogue's albums have always been full of atmosphere. Although she's playing traditional music, her choral arrangement on the gothic "Deus Meus" and inventive instrumentation on "Awakening" give the music an even more timeless appeal. Producer Scott Petito adds his guitars, bass, and keyboards to many tracks, and on the haunting "Awakening," Baird Hersey seems to emerge from the other side with his unearthly throat singing. Minogue is accompanied on most tracks by Irish whistle player Joannie Madden from Cherish the Ladies. Her low whistle on "Griogal Cridh" calls to Minogue's forlorn soprano sighs with a comforting embrace. Minogue is often compared to Enya, but while she doesn't have Enya's remarkably pure pipes, she makes music that is more organic and flows into the serene with joyful ease, even when the subject is lamentations. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

celtic lamentations.......2007-03-12

AINE MINOGUE'S CD CELTIC LAMENTATIONS IS WHAT A PERSON NEEDS TO TAKE AWAY THE STRESS THAT LIFE THROW'S AT YOU SOME DAY'S. IT TAKES YOU TO ANOTHER PLACE AND RELAXE'S THE MIND.

Sooth Your Soul.......2006-02-24

Calming, relaxing simply lovely music. Minogue's wonderful voice, which often seems an instrument, combines with flutes, guitar, cello and more to create music to calm your soul.

The best Celtic CD I Own.......2005-12-29

This Cd has vaulted to #1 in my considerable collection. There's not a ho-hum track on it. Sweet lullabies, seemingly devout hymns, and piognant instrumentals--all are born of pain, and yet, they comfort you. Minogue's breathy voice twines magically with the starlight purity of her harp. The eery "Song of a Banshee" will cling to your soul. It is a wonder to me how the even more eery "Awakening" sets the toes to tapping as the shivers shoot down your spine. Lush orchestration supports it all. The poetry of the liner notes alone is worth the price.

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Drop O' The Pure Manufacturer: Oasis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International Folk | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00007K7IZ Release Date: 2002-11-25

Tracks:

1. Pipe on the Hob/Banish Misfortune
2. Shamrock Shore/Statten Island Hornpipe
3. Ballydesmond Polkas 1, 2 and 3
4. Farewell to Becky
5. Cruel Mother/Farewell to Milltown/Butcher's March
6. The Banshee/Pride of Rathmore
7. O'Keefe's Polka/Shepard's Lamb/Johnny O'Leary
8. The Butterfly
9. Cul Aodh/Kesh Jig
10. Johnny Jump Up/Monaghan Jig
11. Gary Owen/Brian Boru
12. Swallowtail/Morrison's Jig
13. O'Connell's Lamentation
14. Jug of Punch/Julia Delaney
15. Rocky Road to Dublin
16. Si Bheag Si Mhor
17. Bill Sullivan/Britches Full of Stitches

Album Description

The Consort's sophomore effort gets down to the roots of Celtic session playing. Listening to the CD, it is easy to close your eyes and imagine yourself in a Dublin pub with the Guiness flowing freely. A wide variety of styles is represented, including energetic dance tunes, hauntingly melodic lamentations, and songs with lyrics ranging from humorous to eerie. True to session playing, most tracks consist of medleys of two or three tunes, played in a traditional manner. The tunes were chosen for their musical compatibility, but also for historical or topical significance. For example, Shamrock Shore is a song about the melancholy trip to America to escape the potato famine. It is coupled with Statten Island, representing their arrival in New York. You can even hear the ferry whistle! This is a fun CD with something for everyone.

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5. Edu e Bethania [Import]
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7. Ethiopiques, Vol. 9: Alemayehu Eshete
8. Flamenco Arabe
9. French Cafe Songs [Import]
10. Global Transmissions

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