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The Celtic Harp

The Chieftains (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Product Details

Audio CD (Feb 26 1993)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Sony Imports
ASIN: B000003FE5
Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #52,843 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #70 in Music > Miscellaneous > Marches
- #80 in Music > World Music > Europe > British Isles > Celtic > Folk
- #81 in Music > World Music > Celtic > Folk

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1. The Parting of Friends

2. Kerry Fling

3. MacAllistrum's March - Mairseail Alasdroim

4. Tribute to Bunting

5. The Parting of Friends/Kerry Fling

6. Planxty Bunting

7. Madame Cole

8. The Blackbird

9. T�imse 'im Chodladh

10. Sonny Brogan's Mazurkas

11. The Wild Geese

12. The Green Fields of America

13. Carolan's Concerto

14. The Lament for Limerick

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In 1792, Edward Bunting invited his fellow Irish harpists to a festival in Belfast to celebrate the then-endangered art form. Bunting transcribed the tunes played at the festival, and his subsequent music books preserved traditional Celtic harp music for modern-day masters like Derek Bell of the Chieftains. The Chieftains and the Belfast Harp Orchestra met in Belfast for the bicentennial of Bunting's festival and recorded four numbers together two weeks later. The sound of fiddles, flute, pipes, bodhran and dozens of lap harps is at once big and yet strangely delicate. It inspired the Chieftains, who had been recording with American and British pop stars, to return to their strength: new instrumental arrangements of 17th and 18th-century Irish folk songs. No one does that better. --Geoffrey Himes

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Ne conserver de la musique irlandaise que les hymnes lyriques concoctés par U2 (au hasard "Sunday Bloody Sunday") ou la pop subtile de Divine Comedy, c'est négliger l'importance du folklore dublinois qui servit d'ailleurs d'écrin à quelques-uns des disques les plus réussis de Paul McCartney et Van Morrison. Sans le savoir, chacun connaît les Chieftains, à l'image de leurs arrangements de cornemuse, flûte, violons et harpe réalisés pour la B.O. du film de Stanley Kubrick "Barry Lyndon" où brille "Women Of Ireland". D'une grande richesse mélodique, The Celtic Harp distille de nombreux thèmes raffinés, de ceux qui firent l'intérêt de ce groupe au-delà des seules frontières de son pays et des pubs, où la luxuriance de leurs entrelacs instrumentaux sert les accords magiques de la harpe de Derek Bell, un des membres du prestigieux orchestre de la BBC. Le charme de cette musique traditionnelle a séduit plus d'une rock star en quête d'authenticité : Elvis Costello, Mick Jagger, Emmylou Harris, Ry Cooder... Excusez du peu ! --Philippe Robert

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo!, Oct 4 2003

Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This excellent CD contains twelve traditional Irish tunes that were recorded by the incomparable Chieftains, in conjunction with the Belfast Harp Orchestra. The sounds produced are soothing, and quite enjoyable to listen to. In fact, this album was actually awarded the Best Traditional Folk Album award at the 1994 Grammies! So, if you like Irish harp music, or traditional Irish tunes, then you will love this album. My family and I highly recommend this CD to you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, relaxing music., April 20 2000

Diarmaid "Diarmaid" (Bethesda, MD USA) - See all my reviews

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Teh Belfast Harp Orchestra along with Derek "Ding-dong" Bell (Chieftains harpist) produce some truly wonderful compositions here. I never knew the harp could be so versatile - from slow laments to marches.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Sound that never caught on ..., Mar 15 1999

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I love the sound of the Celtic Harp on this CD, and it's just a shame it never caught on... especially here in America, where the search for relaxing music seems to be neverending (and usually involves the sound of a babbling brook ... how droll ... ). The sound is beautiful, and the only vocal track a real treat.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Definitely one of the better Celtic Albums
I would avidly recommend this CD to any devoted listener of Celtic music. For those of you who dislike vocal music (like me), this CD only contains one such track, allowing you... Read more

Published on Feb 21 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant, for a while
This is relaxing and pleasant music to put in your CD player on occassion.

My problem with this genre of music, however, is that it just all starts sounding exactly the same... Read more