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All The Best From Ireland: 20 Great Favorites, Vol. 2
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Track Listing
- Bard of Armagh - Leo McCaffrey
- Forty Shades of Green - Frankie McBride
- Star of the Country Down - Leo McCaffrey
- Carrickfergus - The Freemans
- Moonlight in Mayo - Bridie Gallagher
- Moutains of Mourne/Phil the Fluter's Ball/Come Backpaddy Reilly - Leo McCaffrey
- Dear Old Donegal - Leo McCaffrey
- Black Velvet Band - Bakerloo
- Mother Manchree
- Danny Boy - Cathal McCann
- Rose of Tralee - Leo McCaffrey
- Roisin the Bow - The Clancy Brothers
- Old Rigadoo - Nick Welsch
- Isle of Innisfree - Big Tom & the Mainliners,
- Goodbye Mick - Blarney Folk
- Whiskey in the Jar - Flying Column
- Wild Colonial Boy Medley - Diamond Accordion Band
- Glen Na Smol - Anna McGoldrick
- Irish Medley
- Galaway Bay - Leo McCaffrey
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #499615 in Music
- Released on: 1994-09-08
- Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
Very Enjoyable
While I doubt this is ALL the best from Ireland, I really enjoyed the CD very much. I still think it is very funny that FORTY SHADES OF GREEN is part of something that is supposed to be traditionally Irish, considering it was written by Johnny Cash, but any song so well adopted becomes traditional. It is a song worthy of the title, regardless. However, it sounds funny being sung by anyone BUT Johnny. I LOVED GLEN NA SMOL...it is absolutely beautiful. And the Freemans' CARRICKFERGUS is my favorite rendition of the song. It is easy to make it very maudlin or VERY unlistenable (the Grehan Sisters' version) but the Freemans do right by the song. If this CD does nothing but give a taste of Ireland, then it is well worth the price.
Lots of cheese, but there are a few highlights
Most of the songs here use a sort of easy-listening production style you might hear on an Andy Williams album from the 60s. However, there are a few tracks that have a more stipped-down, bonafide folk feel to them: Black Velvet Band, Whisky in the Jar, Goodbye Mick, and Rosin the Bow. Star of County Down, Dear Old Donegal, and Rose of Trallee are also fairly inoffensive. Overall, this is probably not a bad purchase if you can find it for under $5.
