Joannie Madden - Song of the Irish Whistle 1
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Artist: Joannie MaddenBrand: Valley
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1996-02-13
Music Label: Hearts of Space
Soundtracks:
- Immigrant
- Down by the Salley Gardens
- The Otter's Nest/Richie Dwyer's
- The Level Plain [Magh Seola]
- Loftus Jones
- Women of Ireland [Mna Na H'eireann]
- The Legacy Jig/Tar Road to Sligo
- The Black Rose [Roisin Dubh]
- The Mountain of Women [Sliabh Na Mban]
- Flight of the Wild Geese
- The South Wind
- Lord Mayo
Music reviews of Song of the Irish Whistle 1
Music Review: Tunes for Irish whistle with a variety of lush accompaniments
Rating: 4 Stars
Such sweet sounds from such a simple instrument! Joanie Madden's plaintive whistle playing is full of expressive nuance, and this album showcases her talent, versatility and soul. The arrangements by Madden and Brian Keane of mostly traditional tunes are richly arranged and feature a variety of instrumental accompanists, including Keane on guitars, synthesizers and string orchestrations, John Doan on harp guitar, John Whelan on accordion, Carol Thompson on Celtic harp, Eileen Ivers on fiddle, Jerry O'Sullivan on Uilleann pipes, John Boswell on piano, and Glen Velez and Emedin Rivera on percussion. Beginning with an original, achingly beautiful lament that accrues layers of accompaniment as it lilts along, the album then proceeds to alternate between orchestrated numbers and pieces with a more traditional feel. My favorites are the livelier ones like #7, with cool hand percussion by Glen Velez, and the funky #3, with whistling that's more breath than tone. #12 has an adventurous, almost cowboyish feel to it, while #10 is a lovely, mysterious solo piece. As one might expect from a CD released by Hearts O' Space, the predominant mood of the other selections is laid back and relaxing, and as one might expect from a CD produced by Brian Keane, the music is a fusion of traditional acoustic instrumentals with synthesizers and other modern-style accompaniments. I'm not sure I care for the orchestrations here--they're pleasant enough, but when applied schmaltzily and repeatedly to a genre like Celtic music, they can have the effect of watering down the traditional tunes rather than enhancing them--rather like elevator-music versions of rock songs. I think I prefer a folksy edge. Nonetheless, the music on "Song of the Irish Whistle" is warm, heartfelt, and certainly enjoyable to listen to. The follow-up to this album, "Song of the Irish Whistle 2" is very similar in style and presentation, so if you like 1, you're sure to like 2 as well. Other heartfelt, richly-orchestrated arrangements of Celtic and Celtic-inspired music can be found on Will Millar's "Journey of the Celts," Bruce Huron's "Celtic Legend," another album with the same name - Llewellyn's "Celtic Legend,"Jennifer Cutting's "Ocean: Songs for the Night Sea Journey, David Downes' "Celtic Woman," the compilation album "Celtic Circle," and anything by Secret Garden.
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