Celtic Legacy: A Global Celtic Journey (1995)

About this title: A fine and dandy collection of Celtic music from a number of countries, and not a Clannad cut in sight (there are other bands needing a bit of exposure). The music here ranges from traditional to gleefully contemporary, with everything being tossed in from clarsach to synthesizer and then some, while the music itself covers everything from Turlough O'Carolan to original pieces for solo harp. The 16 cuts here are balanced out beautifully, with a pleasant flow. While the balance is tipped gently in the direction of the new age music spectrum, the collection itself is a worthy one, with some ... read more

Tracks:

1. Éiníní [Traditional]
2. Douce Mousitomanie [Micault]
3. The Lone Harper [MacNeil]
4. Dacw 'Nghariad
5. If Ever You Were Mine [Lennon]
6. Invernía [Traditional]
7. Dheanainn Sugradh
8. The Swans at Coole [Breatnach]
9. An Cailín Gaelach [Traditional]
10. The Tree [Jackson]
11. Lorraine's Waltz [Whelan]
12. Dúlamán [Traditional]
13. Culloden's Harvest [McDonald]
14. Sí Beag, Sí Mór
15. Une Chanson à la Mariée [Traditional]
16. Théid Mi Dhachaigh [MacKenzie/Tradition]

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