Details: Lunasa: The Kinnitty Sessions. Compass, 2004. Total time: 40:30.
Showing posts with label celtic. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Thursday, February 5, 2015
#20: Walking Stones: A Celtic Sojourn
Details: Walking Stones: A Celtic Sojourn. Dorian, 1997. Total time: 63:49.
Traditional music like this is best heard in an Irish pub--and better yet a pub in Ireland where all pubs are Irish pubs.
Listening to this album's reels, jigs and airs should set a toe to tapping and a face to smiling. If not then a pulse check may be in order.
One element on this album that makes it particularly attractive is the hammered dulcimer, an instrument that when well played has such a sparkling joyous sound. It's a well-named instrument too as dulcimer comes from the same word for sweet.
The sweet sounds on this particular album helped me get through a bittersweet time in my life a number of years ago. That is one of the values and benefits of music to life.
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