Maggie's Music: Ceoltoiri

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Women of Ireland - MM218
The mystical legends and lore of Celtic women%u2026with haunting Irish Gaelic songs and instrumentals on Irish flute & whistle, Celtic harp, guitar, hammered dulcimer, uilleann pipes, Irish button accordion, sax, flute, clarinet, fretless bass, piano & percussion. Includes the pure Gaelic singing of award-winning Irish-American vocalist Connie McKenna, two National Celtic harp champions- Sue Richards & Carol Rose Duane, hammered dulcimer & Irish flute player Karen Ashbrook, and with Celtic superstar on the Irish button accordionBilly McComiskey and guests on uillean pipes, woodwinds. Includes music and songs by Dougie MacLean, and Irish composers Sean O Riada and Turlough O'Carolan.

"Like the Chieftains, Ceoltoiri brings a refined chamber music approach to its expressive and spacious music." -- The Washington Post

Tune List

(vocalist Connic McKenna)
1 SONG: The Cruel Sister (6:48)
2 SONG: Mná na hÉirinn (Women of Ireland) (5:03)
3 My Darling, I'm Fond of You/Baltighoran (5:01)
4 Sligo Maid/ SONG: I'm 18 Years Old Today (6:33)
5 Joy Be With You/ Flowers of Spring/ Sweet Biddy Daly (4:15)
6 Hunter's House/Kiss Me Kate/Maid of Mt. Kisco (3:32)
7. SONG: Caledonia (4:35)
8 Terence MacDonough (2:13)
9 SONG: Sean Dún na nGall (Old Donegal)/Killavil Fancy/Buttermilk Mary (5:31)
10 SONG: Fair Flower of Northumberland (6:42)

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Silver Apples of the Moon - MM202
Celtic music and song on Celtic harp, hammered dulcimer, guitar & vocals.

Like the Chieftains, the Irish Band, Ceoltoiri presents and ensemble style of performance that includes driving jigs and reels, and an exciting mix of traditional and contempory sounds. Hear Irish lament Rockin' the Cradle, a Scandinavian polska set, tunes by O'Carolan and a W.B. Yeat's Song from the poem Song of the Wandering Aengus, set to a Scottish air. (pronounced "kul-tory"-Ceoltoiri means musicians " in Irish Gaelic)

"Quite simply the best traditional Celtic album I've heard this year. I'm carried away by Connie's pure singing voice and the subtle intertwining of the harp and dulcimer." - Dulcimer Players News

"Fluid and shimmering." - Victory Review

Tune List

1. Arise & Dress Yourself (2:32)
2. Scottish Reel Set (3:51)
3. Killarney Boys of Pleasure / Oro 'Se Do (3:42)
4. Rockin' the Cradle (4:30)
5. Flowing Tide / New Claret (4:36)
6. Song of Wandering Aengus (3:40)
7. Far Away (4:30)
8. Grey Cock (3:56)
9. Dr. John Stafford / Constatine Maguire (4:46)
10. Polska Set (5:22)
11. The Plain Girl's Lament (2:36)
12. Death of Queen Jane (4:54)
13. Lias Laddie (5:35) (3:51)

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Celtic Lace - MM203
All-instrumental album by Ceoltoiri featuring the harp, hammered dulcimer, fiddle, guitar and concertina. Music from the Celtic lands including: Ireland and Scotland. Ceoltoiri weaves a rich and varied tapestry of textures and sounds. Hear Irish jigs, reels, hornpipes and slow airs, a Scottish reel and strathspey, Swedish polskas, Coilsfield House/Jig of Slurs, and Knit the Pocky, a reel from the Bremner Collection (1757). Original Celtic Cover design by Graphic artist Ben Crenshaw.

"The Celtic harp and hammered dulcimer ring and mingle with the delicacy of hand-sewn lace!" - The Washington Post

"Bright, delicate, meditative in their precision...Ceoltoiri transcends traditional boundaries." - Dulcimer Players News

Tune List

1. Marguis of Huntley (3:06)
2. Maivalsurin / Polskas (6:48)
3. Scotch Cap / Glenlivit (2:00)
4. Nita's Rambles / McHogh's / The Legacy (3:20)
5. Mairi Bhan Og (1:40)
6. Tullochgorum / Murdo MacKenzie of Torriedon (3:47)
7. The Irish Reel Set (3:05)
8. Coilsfield House / Jig of Slurs (4:07)
9. Chanter / La Rotta (3:46)
10. Pease Bridge / Knit the Pocky (2:34)
11. An tSean Bhean Bhocht (5:11)
12. The New Land (3:30)
13. The Orange and Blue (2:25)
14. Etude / Mary O'Neill (3:20)

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