All Things Considered

Artist: Danu
Label: Shanachie
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 016351784926
EAN: 0016351784926
ASIN: B00005UF20

Release Date: 2002-01-22

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Featured Danu titles
Favorite Celtic-Inspired Bands
Uilleann Piping

Tracks:

The Garsun Who Beat His Father/Sean McGuire's/Jimmy Kelly's
Bridget Donaghue
The Kincaid Slashers/Young Tom Ennis/The Battering Ram
The Wee Lass On The Brae
The Buck From The Mountain/Paddy Killoran's
Rince Garbhchriche Ri Seoirse IV/The Road To Cashel/Cafferkey's Shine
Easy And Free
Rogha An Ghabha/The Mountain Lark/John Carty's/The Old Pensioner
An Deirc
Sliabh Russell/An Buachaill Dreoite/The Humours Of Rahey
Jack Coughlan's/Kilteery/Michelle O'Sullivan's
Uncle Rat's
The Beauty Spot/The Maid Behind The Barrell
Idir Aird Mhor Is Eochaill

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Customer Reviews:

Absolute BEST Of Irish Trad.......2003-12-26

Folks, it doesn't get any better than this! Danu is what the other trad bands are trying to be. Imagine the skill of the Chieftains (and a similarly traditional repertoire), then add youth and energy and a voice that will give you goosebumps!They also have the best bodhran player I've ever heard. Their ensemble playing is crisp and precise, spirited and lively. Their choice of material includes many traditional tunes you won't have heard before, very refreshing (how many times can you listen to "Drowsy Maggie" before you get fed up?)

Regarding the previous reviews, I wholeheartedly echo the folks who say GO SEE DANU LIVE. Not to be missed, what a show! But I must disagree with the person who said Ciaran O Gealbhain has "old-man roughness" to his voice. Not at all. Gorgeous, clear, choir-boy-grown-up is more like it. Can bring a room of rowdy intoxicated people to complete silence. Stunning.

This is the CD to give as a gift to friends who are not familiar with Irish music. You'll have instant converts after one listen!

Traditional, accoustic, excellent Irish Music........2003-02-01

Failte! (Greetings). I am very happy to see the McKennas involved in such productions as Danu. This is a young group of musicians that are true to their Irish roots with accoustic instruments. The strongest trait is the team work demonstrated in two or three instrument leads ( Flute, Button Accordian, Fiddle, Ullieann Pipes), counterpoint Bouzouki, Mandola, Guitar), all of which is energized through the reels with Bodhran. The album takes you through toe tapping with the fast instrumentals to karoake crying in your stout time with vocals. Donnchadh Gough is excellent on Irish Drum, and is the driving pace setter through the reels. In recent performances, Donnchadh has had a new deep voiced, Brendan White bodhran that adds to his excellent playing. Tom Doorley's excellent flute playing gives me fond memories of Joe McKenna's playing over more than two decades. If your taste is the real, legitimate Irish, you need to have all three Danu CD's. If the first album was a testament to the potential of a young, new group, their third album is a testament to that potential being realized. They have their own wonderful website with a "fun" page poking fun at themselves. Don't miss the photo of the button accordian player in the bubble bath tub! If the Danu members can stick together and keep playing like this, I will be happy to buy all of their future albums. Ceol de Erin go bragh! (Music of Ireland forever!)

A very magnetic group!.......2002-09-09

I saw Danu at the Cambridge Folk Festival a couple of years ago and they were delightfully energetic and intense, not to mention musical masters. They seemed to vibrate on stage, like candles in a wind. Their arrangements and solos are delightful. If you like celtic music, this could easliy deserve to be in your collection. Their flautist is to die for.

Danu--All Things.......2002-06-03

I own nearly 40 Irish CDs including some Irish imports that you can't get so easily here. What impresses me with Danu is the wonderful sense of "flow" with each rhythmic pulse that puts you at ease. Check out track 8 if you like fabulous unison playing. This album was my first choice, but to be sure, that nice flow can be found in all their work.

celts never agree with each other.......2002-05-03

i first heard this group on 'thistle and shamrock,' and, as other reviewers, was entranced with Ciaran O'Gealbhan's voice and delivery. but i have to say that i am slightly disappointed with the disc as a whole.

i, too, much prefer acoustic celt. being scotch-irish, i love both the gaelic traditions, as well as the lowland songs of scotland, and have listened to groups from both countries since the clancy bothers, planxty, clannad, the corries when they were four, jean redpath, silly wizard and the tannahill weavers (etc, etc, etc). while danu certainly has the musical chops to challenge those groups, to me they, at least on this album, lack the spirited edge and excitement that the tannies, for instance and especially, can produce. this is, of course, a matter of taste, but i would love to hear this group after a few jars to find out if they can jam.

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Tropique Samba Lounge: Emorio ~ Various Artists

Reu Reu ~ Reu Reu

G-Saviour ~ Original Soundtrack

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