Light from a Distant Shore

Light from a Distant Shore Artist: Hollie Smith
Label: Etherean
Category: Music


Buying details


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


UPC: 097347300122
EAN: 0097347300122
ASIN: B000025AXK


Release Date: 1999-09-07

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Tracks:

  1. Gone
  2. A Lover's Tale
  3. Fields Of Athenry
  4. The World I Know
  5. In Your Arms
  6. Light From A Distant Shore
  7. An Eriskay Love Lilt
  8. Rowan Tree
  9. Fallen Flowers
  10. Dream
  11. Skye Boat Song
  12. Amazing Grace

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars VERY TALENTED YOUNG SINGER!.......2006-12-20

I often buy five or six CDs at a time including artist's who seem promising although I may not have heard their works previously. So it was
that I purchased Light From A Distant Shore by Hollie Smith. WOW! When this CD was recorded, she was in her late teens but, her voice has the range, clarity and sensitivity of an older, professional performer. Other reviewers have already made clear her relationship to Steve McDonald a consumate musician in his own right. Cleary, Ms. Smith is a very talented young singer from whom we need MORE albums. You'll find her well represented in the Mystic Spirts series of CDs and elsewhere but, I can't wait for her next release. GREAT STUFF! Enjoy. - Mountain Man Dan.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful songs and voice.......2004-02-24

I've been a fan of Hollie's for a few years now and agree with the other reviewers (except about adding Jazz tunes...).

However, the Asheville, NC, fan is wrong about the meaning of "Skye Boat Song" (Charlie was born in Rome and grew up in France; and IIRC barely or rarely stepped foot in Scotland before the '45)... it is about the Bonnie Prince escaping after his defeat in the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion battle at Culloden Moor (April 1746). The reference in the lyrics: "Flora will keep/Watch by your weary head" is Flora MacDonald, who helped Prince Charlie escape (disguised as a woman).

Hollie's voice outshines any number of the "popular" female singers today and this is definitely a cd worth having in your collection; you can't go wrong. And if you like Hollie, you must check out her step-father Steve McDonald.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful voice, beautiful cd.......2004-02-20

On my quest for more female singers, I stumbled upon the mp3 of "Gone" on Amazon. I thought it was good enough to at least give the CD I try, and I'm very glad I did.

Hollie Smith's has a sensual, deep smooth voice. When you pair her beautiful voice with Steven McDonald's lyrics, keyboard and percussion, this CD elevates itself above others in the genre. I actually find myself more drawn to the songs where both Hollie Smith and Steven McDonald sing ("Fields of Athenry" and "Fallen Flowers"), perhaps because of the ballad aspect of the two, but also because together, these singers make an absolutely winning combination. Regardless, if you've listened to "Gone" and still aren't sure, I suggest you buy it anyway. While "Gone" is a great song, it's not the best song on the album by far, in my opinion, and the lyrics aren't as good as others on the album. Songs like "Rowan Tree" (one about how a rowan tree reminds the narrator of her childhood), "Skye Boat Song" (a traditional ballad about Prince Charlie, smuggled out of Scotland as a baby to France), and "Amazing Grace" along with the two ballads named above stand out the most to me.

I've heard news that Hollie Smith is now in the process of making another album, and I'll be sure to snatch that one up as soon as it's available.

5 out of 5 stars Soothing Celtic music.......2004-02-12

Hollie Smith has a beautiful voice. Soothing melodies combine with great lyrics that will make you mellow and even pull on the heart strings. She does a few songs with Steve McDonald and they combine for great music. Pity she hasn't put together another CD.

5 out of 5 stars Light from a Distant Shore.......2003-02-15

This is the first music that I have heard from Hollie Smith,It is outstanding!! She has a wonderful voice and has a wonderful tempo to go with it.
I also like bagpipes which is some of the background on one of her songs,She really gets your attention.I only hope that she has another cd coming out soon.
Only suggestion I could give her is on the next cd continue on with the same type of songs as on this cd but include some of the classic jazz numbers also.(Sinatra,Page,Doris Day, Joni James) etc.

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