Flight of the Green Linnet (1988)

About this title: If you've seen Riverdance or a Chieftains video and think you might be interested in Celtic music but aren't quite sure where to start, this sampler is just what you've been looking for. Frankly, if you're a longtime aficionado of Celtic music and are looking for a solid collection of great music by the world's greatest Irish and Scots performers, this album is for you, too. It's compiled from various releases on the Green Linnet label and includes artists ranging in orientation from strictly traditional (the Tannahill Weavers, Mick Moloney) to the more progressive (Silly Wizard, Relativity) ... read more

Tracks:

1. An Seanduine Dóite [Traditional]
2. Kitty in the Lane/Captain Kelly/The Green Mountain [Traditional]
3. Lucy Cassidy/The Bletherskate/The Smith of Chilliechassie [MacIntyre/MacInnes/]
4. The Parish of Dunkeld/The Curlew [Traditional]
5. Three Polkas [Traditional]
6. The Holy Ground [Traditional]
7. My Maryann/The Corner House [OBeirne]
8. Jack Haggerty [Traditional]
9. Planxty Loftus Jones [Traditional]
10. Inisheer [Walsh]
11. Cití No Gcumann [Traditional]
12. Helen of Kirkconnel [Traditional]
13. The Secret Portrait/Wha'll Be King But Cherlie? [Cunningham]
14. Breton Gavottes [Traditional]
15. Puirt a Beul/Snug in a Blanket [Traditional]
16. Colonel Fraser [Traditional]
17. Fair Warning [Traditional]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.