Highlands

Highlands Artist: Darby Devon
Label: Etherean
Category: Music


Buying details


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 097347350127
EAN: 0097347350127
ASIN: B00004U4U1


Release Date: 2000-02-08

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Tracks:

  1. Highlands
  2. The Knight At Dublin Castle
  3. Quest For Lia Fail
  4. Passage To Iona
  5. Daydreams
  6. Oghma's Return
  7. Valparaiso
  8. Together We Fly
  9. Dance At Bealtaine
  10. Magdalena
  11. Highlands (Reprise)

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  5. Highland Farewell

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars beguiling.......2006-08-27

If I made a list of the top ten CDs I have ever heard, this would be on the list. It would be a great injustice for her to not release another CD.

5 out of 5 stars Haunting and Beautiful.......2006-04-15

This is a perfectly beautiful album. This woman is an angel. I hope she will soon give us another CD of her music. Every track here is marvelous, lyrical and skillfully performed. I would not compare her to Enya... because this is clearly no imitation of Enya. Haunting and Beautiful.

5 out of 5 stars The Voice of an Angel.......2002-12-23

Very melodic; very delicate; hauntingly beautiful...Especially the opening song, 'Highlands.' How incredible that anyone can scale the notes to the degree that Darby does. What is even more inspiring is the fact that, excluding 'Valparaiso,' which was written by Sting, these are songs that either were written by the artist herself or to which she assisted. Songs that are meant to depict our journey through life, from beginning to end to beginning once again...This CD is the heart of Celtic music!

4 out of 5 stars Appealing, contemporary songs that beg for a sing-along.......2002-12-05

This collection of pop-flavored compositions was inspired by Celtic legend and idiom, but the style is distinctly modern. While the omnipresent electronic sounds of guitars and keyboards tend to overpower the acoustic instruments, DeVon's clear, honest voice and simple but engaging compositions accomplish exactly what is intended: they transport the listener to her own world of magic and mystery. Her program notes indicate that she views this series of compositions as a journey of dreams, celebration, reflection and imagination, and it is all of those things. This is fun music to drive to, helping to turn mundane trips into sparkling and mysterious adventures. I first came across my two favorite numbers, the sweeping "Highlands" and rhythmic "Quest for Lia Fail", on Etherean's compilation album "Celtic Dawn", which features DeVon and other similar artists. If you like "Highlands", check out "Celtic Dawn" too.

5 out of 5 stars Delighted.......2001-09-25

At the risk of sounding like a cliche, my preference in music as in art is "eclectic"-sort of Debussy to Depeche Mode.
Highlands, by Darby Devon, was a suggestion by a friend that turned out to be marvellous. If there were a "Diva" of the Celtic sound, she could be one of them. Her voice is pararlleled only by her muscianship.
Not unlike, the tracery of a celtic pattern the music is woven together, albeit with a modern interpretation at times. The sound can appeal to you on many levels, however, "Highlands" is the thread with which she weaves. Even a borrowed tune from Sting fits into the tapestry.
I played it today at work for the first time and I was delighted, not totally distracted but fully conscious that beautiful music and voice cradled me. I recommended her CD to a HR training expert, who happens to be very interested in celtic sounds, for background to a stress management class here in NYC. But I warned him I expect it back from him tomorrow, and you would too!
Tony

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