Track Listing

1. Over the Sea to Skye - The Chieftains, James Galway
2. I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls - James Galway
3. Cath Chéim an Fhia - The Chieftains, James Galway
4. Shoheen-Sholyoh - James Galway, Emily Mitchell
5. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen - James Galway, Joe Taylor
6. Dark Island - The Chieftains, James Galway
7. Minstrel Boy - James Galway
8. She Moved Through the Fair - James Galway
9. Slievenamon - James Galway
10. When You and I Were Young, Maggie - James Galway
11. Carrickfergus (Air) - The Chieftains, James Galway
12. Last Rose of Summer - The Chieftains, James Galway
13. Down by the Salley Gardens - James Galway
14. Fields of Athenry - James Galway, Joe Taylor
15. Danny Boy - James Galway

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51515 in Music
• Brand: RCA
• Released on: 1996-01-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Customer Reviews

The Celtic Minstrel
This CD is the best for de-stressing. I just received James Galway's Celtic Minstrel tunes and can't get enough of the beautiful guitar, cello, flute, violin, keyboard & percussion combinations.

James Galway achieves a haunting rendition of Irish Music...
Most of his songs provide for relaxingly slow and soft versions of the Irish classics we have come to love. However, some really 'pick up' with the Chieftains adding to Galway's flute with exciting bagpipes or marching snare drums. And though I was only slightly disappointed with his rendition of "Danny Boy", the CD continues to be my most-listened to.

The very best of Galway
I love this CD and will listen to it over and over! A lot of flute music including some of Galway's other works are nice but sound like showing off of how fast and difficult it is. This CD sounds so natural you can imagine yourself actually being in Ireland listening to it. The pieces with the Chieftans lilt in the air with the beautiful traditional melodies. Even the well-known "Danny Boy" is played with an original feel that doesn't leave you thinking you've heard this a million times before. Galway fan, flute lover or Celtic aficianado - you'll enjoy this!