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    02/20/2001 | Green Linnet 

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    All Music Guide Review

    American-based Green Linnet Records has been the definitive voice in Celtic music since the mid-'70s, and to celebrate its quarter-century mark, the label released a two-CD set featuring exceptional songs from some of the best loved artists on its roster. Often when labels assemble their best-of collections they end up sounding cobbled together with widely varying sound quality, sounding almost like an afterthought. Fortunately, Green Linnet has broken the mold with 25 Years of Celtic Music, a bright and complete-sounding compilation featuring a list of artists that reads like a who's who of Celtic music from the later part of the 20th century. Among the stellar performers represented are Capercaillie, Altan, Patrick Street, the Tannahill Weavers, Silly Wizard, Eileen Ivers, Mick Moloney, and Liz Carroll, as well as many other influential artists. The two-disc set is broken roughly into two time periods, disc one covering 1976-1996 and the second CD from 1997-2000, but within each disc the label didn't stick to any strict chronological order, presenting and sequencing the songs in a way that flows naturally. Bouncing reels follow moody ensemble pieces and instrumentals follow lush vocal passages, smoothly showcasing the transition from centuries-old traditional folk-based Irish and British songwriting to the electronically infused contemporary Celtic music of the 21st century. From warm, acoustic flute and fiddle kitchen sessions to cool and haunting contemporary compositions, 25 Years of Celtic Music covers all aspects of Celtic music from some of the genre's most talented performers. ~ Zac Johnson, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • 1
  • The Rocky Reels: The Lilac Reel/ Sean Ryan's Star of Munster/ The Maid ...
  • Déanta
  • 4:26

  • 2
  • Ton Bale Mur Ha Dans
  • Kornog
  • 4:08

  • 3
  • Aire de Pontevedra
  • Kips Bay Ceili Band
  • 3:42

  • 4
  • Fusgail an Dorus/ Nighean/ Blauaidh' Ruadh
  • Capercaillie
  • 2:54

  • 5
  • Congress Reel/ Down the Broom/ Star of Munster
  • The Irish Tradition
  • 4:27

  • 6
  • Dúlamán
  • Altan
  • 3:42

  • 7
  • Song in F
  • Touchstone
  • 3:46

  • 8
  • Archibald McDonald of Keppoch
  • Cunningham, John
  • 4:13

  • 9
  • Ceilidh Funk
  • Cunningham, Phil
  • 3:06

  • 10
  • The Houghs of Cromdale
  • 3:37

  • 11
  • Leaving Brittany/The Pernod Waltz
  • Relativity
  • 3:47

  • 12
  • Crabs in the Skillet
  • Mulvihill, Brendan
  • 3:18

  • 13
  • Richard, Brenman's/ The Bush on the Hill
  • Moloney, Mick
  • 3:09

  • 14
  • The Boogie Reel/ The Controversial Reel
  • McComiskey, Billy
  • 3:23

  • 15
  • Humours of Lissadel/ Music in the Glen/ Johnson's
  • Derrane, Joe
  • 4:16

  • 16
  • Rarin' Donald/ Man Who Shot the Windmill/ Glint, of Silver
  • Silly Wizard
  • 4:21

  • 17
  • Ships Are Sailing
  • Ivers, Eileen
  • 5:41

  • 18 (2)
  • McDermott's Reel/ The Plough and the Stars/ Miss McLeod's Reel
  • Patrick Street
  • 5:17

  • 19 (2)
  • Lost in the Loop
  • Carroll, Liz
  • 3:19

  • 20 (2)
  • Risipiti/ Máirtin O'Connors
  • The House Band
  • 4:45

  • 21 (2)
  • Forfar Sodger/ Trip to Skye/ The Bridie
  • Old Blind Dogs
  • 5:52

  • 22 (2)
  • The Trucks of Bohermore
  • Reeltime
  • 5:21

  • 23 (2)
  • Genevieve's Waltz
  • McGuire, Manus
  • 2:50

  • 24 (2)
  • Autumn Child/ Heaton Chapel
  • Lúnasa
  • 4:50

  • 25 (2)
  • The Butterfly
  • Burke, Kevin
  • 2:22

  • 26 (2)
  • Rolling in the Barrel/The Morning Dew
  • 5:13

  • 27 (2)
  • J-Time
  • Wolfstone
  • 4:40

  • 28 (2)
  • An Páistin Fionn
  • Parsons, Niamh
  • 5:04

  • 29 (2)
  • Mooney's Mazurka/Kinloch/Humours of Toomagh
  • Moving Cloud
  • 4:03

  • 30 (2)
  • Theokarina/ The Tattoo
  • Open House
  • 3:28

  • 31 (2)
  • Interceltic Set
  • The Tannahill Weavers
  • 5:34

  • 32 (2)
  • The Dark Island
  • Celtic Fiddle Festival
  • 4:18

    • Credits

    • Zan McLeod
    • Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Cello, Guitar (Electric), Bouzouki
    • Phil Cunningham
    • Accordion, Keyboards, Mandola, Bodhran, Whistle (Instrument)
    • Jonny Hardie
    • Bouzouki, Vocals (Background), Mandolin, Guitar, Fiddle
    • Marc Duff
    • Synthesizer, Recorder, Whistle (Instrument), Bodhran


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