Numbered Limited-Edition 180-gram LP Sourced from Original Master Tapes Ring-a-Ding-Ding: Songs Graced With Grand Arrangements, Tour De Force Few albums are so compelling that they prompt a competing record label to go to court in attempt to block their potential popularity and success. Yet that’s what happened in 1961 when Capitol Records legally forced Reprise Records, Frank …
Colin Hay first landed on American shores as the frontman and principal songwriter of the pop sensation Men at Work. With Hay’s wry songs and burnished vocals leading the way, they were responsible for a series of massive hits, such as ‘Down Under,’ ‘Who Can It Be Now?’ and ‘Overkill,’ that defined pop music of the early eighties. …
Jazz bassist Victor Wooten has become a living legend in the modern jazz scene. As a member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, he has been astounding audiences for years. As a solo artist he makes records that are deeply musical and technically breathtaking. His latest effort, Wooten’s latest release, Yin Yang is a 2-CD set: Yin is …
Since its birth in 1996, Solas (meaning “light” in Gaelic) has been loudly proclaimed the most popular, influential and exciting Celtic band to emerge from the US. Solas celebrates their 10 year anniversary with this spectacular concert performance DVD/CD package that features all current and past members. Featuring a one hour, 45 minute DVD o the reunion, interviews …
For over a decade, Solas has been hailed as the leading Irish-American supergroup. Through line-up changes and experiments with style and technology, the band has pushed the boundaries of but never strayed too far from their Irish roots. Now, as Máiréad Phelan, an exciting young singer from Kilkenny, steps up to lend her exquisite vocals to the existing …
Founding member Trevor Hutchison spent much of 2007 pouring over the band’s body of work to select the tracks that best represent not only the energy, drive and fire that Lúnasa is known for, but also the uniqueness of their compositions and arrangement style. Along the way, the band made a side trip to the Compass Sound Studio …
Traditional Music of Scotland (instrumental and vocal) Celtic traditional music from the Scottish branch, featuring some of the country s most celebrated musicians performing great tunes by countrymen Robert Burns and others.Celtophile provides a grand introduction to the breadth and depth of Celtic music in Ireland, Scotland and Britain. This particular collection, features the Tannahill Weavers, Capercaillie and …
Double Play picks up where 2005’s In Play, Liz Carroll and John Doyle’s first critically acclaimed album left off.Demonstrating continued maturity and invention with a selection of new compositions by both Carroll and Doyle, Double Play also features Doyle’s take on a Dick Gaughan song, “A Pound a Week Rise”, which, in it’s original incarnation, paid tribute to …
Each a master-musician in his own right, Matt, Tommy, and Paul come together on this album to produce a collection of fiery reels, jigs, and hornpipes. The tunes here are from different sources, mainly from Counties Clare, Donegal and Roscommon, and capture the atmosphere of the informal yet spirited sessions that traditional musicians revell in. Superb Irish traditional …
First released in 1976, this album was immediately hailed by critics and listeners alike as a signal that a new direction in Irish music was being forged.Over 30 years later, it is every bit the awesome achievement it was played up to be. Its influence is felt even now everywhere Irish music is heard or played. Old Hag …