Leahy - In All Things
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Artist: LeahyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-01-27
Music Label: Narada
Soundtracks:
- Chasing Rain
- Little Ditty
- High Places
- Wedding Day Jig
- Coyote Way
- Clog Medley
- Pointe Au Pic Medley
- Runaway
- I Want You To Know
- Gzowski Medley
Music reviews of In All Things
Music Review: Leahy keeps it going strong...
Rating: 4 Stars
I've been a big fan of Leahy since they're self-titled debut album. Their third CD, "In All Things," is yet another set of quality songs with a couple of not as good ones here and there. They do seem to have moved away a little from their Celtic music roots, though, which is a shame. There are a couple of pieces that remind me of the old days ("Little Ditty" being the best at that), but they make me miss the old days all the more.
In my review of "Lakefield," I said that I didn't really care for the singers' voices (and I was roundly questioned about that by other reviewers). I do have to say that I liked them much better this time around, though I do still prefer the instrumentals. The CD is split 60-40 between instrumentals and vocals, which is a pretty good mix. Sadly, while there is a very good vocal song (the very fast-paced "Coyote Way"), the others are fairly unmemorable. One song is mostly instrumental but has the haunting voice that chimes in at various times ("I Want You to Know"). The instrumental part is very good, with a nice soft fiddle that plays a quiet but mildly upbeat rhythm. While I found the lyrics to be pretty innocuous, the quality of the voice was very striking, adding much to the mood of the song.
The aforementioned "Coyote Way" will have you stomping your feet and nodding your head with some fun lyrics and a fiddle that will keep the heart racing. The CD opens with "Chasing Rain," which also has some great fiddle work and other toe-tapping beats. In fact, I have to say Donnell Leahy is probably one of the best fiddlers I've heard, as he is able to either keep the beat going or create some nice introspection, depending on the mood of the song.
I have to give Leahy credit for broadening their horizons. They do a nice mix of genres, some more successfully than others. I still prefer the Celtic ones to the others, though the others do show strength. Still, there isn't a bad song on the CD, just some that are not as good as others. My only other complaint about the CD is that it's too short, but that's a problem with all of their CDs (and too many other CDs in general). Give me at least 55 minutes of music, please, with over an hour being even better.
Lastly, one thing I miss (and it's not really a strike against this CD, but a desire to see/hear more of) is that there is no step-dancing on this CD! The step-dancing tracks were the best one on both "Leahy" and "Lakefield," and I was sorry to see there wasn't one on this one. There is enough other good stuff on "In All Things," however, that it's not a major hole. Just a minor one.
David Roy
Description of In All Things
East Coast Canadian celtic-pop band Leahy.Many will recall Leahy from such high-profile gigs as its tour with fellow Canadian Shania Twain in 1999 or the PBS special that airs during a pledge drives. As with its last album, Lakefield, the eight brothers and sisters mix Celtic, pop, country, rock and folk on In All Things, its third effort. Even though the band adeptly works within each genre, its strength is still traditional Celtic music where musicians are allowed to explore the nuance of ballad or the raucousness of a jig. One fusion the does work nicely is "I Want You To Know," which is a ballad that mixes pop vocals and Celtic reel violin. The over-the-top pop production of "High Places" and "Coyote Way," however, are problematic: the former has an airy Clannad-like gloss that's out of place on the album; the latter's production inexplicably has voices dropping in and out with near-mechanized precision. "Simplify and focus" would be a good mantra for the next album. -- Tad Hendrickson
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