To the Moon (1996)

About this title: Following in the footsteps of Secret People and Delirium, this album offers mainly original compositions with the inclusion of the occasional Gaelic song and instrumental. Karen Matheson's voice is the featured instrument, and she is again accompanied adeptly by Charlie McKeron on fiddle, Manus Lunny on bouzouki and guitar, John Saich on bass, and Donald Shaw on keyboards. A new accent was added to the mix with the introduction of piper Fred Morrison, who plays the Highland small pipes on four cuts. Davy Spillane (uilleann pipes) makes a guest appearance on "Ailein Duinn," which was ... read more

Tracks:

1. To the Moon: Nighean Donn/Ghealaich [Traditional/MacLean]
2. Claire in Heaven [Lunny]
3. Níl Sí Ngrá [Lunny]
4. Why Won't You Touch Me [Saich]
5. You [Shaw/McKerron]
6. La Paella Grande: Hole in the World/Collector's Daughter [Shaw/McKerron]
7. Crooked Mountain [Shaw]
8. Ailein Duinn [Traditional]
9. God's Alibi [Shaw]
10. Fear-Allabain [Shaw/MacLean/MacNea]
11. Rob Roy Reels: Portobello/Roby Roy Reel [Morrison/McKerron]
12. Price of Fire [Saich]
13. Eastern Reel [McKerron]

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