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The biggest selling Irish artist ever takes on the music of the sister Celtic republic on one of his best selling albums ever. Performed with expert perfection on piano and with light orchestra, the music takes your mind on a mental tour of the Scottish homeland, emotional and haunting. Music Club. 2004.
Not many composers have worked with Elvis Presley, Cliff Richards, The Dubliners, and Planxty. Such is the strange musical world of Phil Coulter, who has recorded a series of Tranquility records that emphasize lush orchestral arrangements of various national folk music from Ireland to America, and on this
Album Description
The biggest selling Irish artist ever takes on the music of the sister Celtic republic on one of his best selling albums ever. Performed with expert perfection on piano and with light orchestra, the music takes your mind on a mental tour of the Scottish homeland, emotional and haunting. Music Club. 2004.
Not many composers have worked with Elvis Presley, Cliff Richards, The Dubliners, and Planxty. Such is the strange musical world of Phil Coulter, who has recorded a series of Tranquility records that emphasize lush orchestral arrangements of various national folk music from Ireland to America, and on this title, Scotland. "Lush" is the operative word here, as he spins classic Scots melodies like "Ye Banks and Braes" and "Auld Lang Syne" into Mantovani-like flourishes for piano and orchestra, punched up with a fuzzy but gentle electric guitar and drums to give it "punch." It's the apex of Celtic nostalgia, and you will love it or hate it based solely on your tolerance for lots of airy strings, rippling piano lines, and reverbed, mountainous flute sounds. Coulter has had a lot of gold and platinum recordings over the years, so there's plenty of fans for his Celtic lounge act. --Louis Gibson
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Manufacturer: Shanachie
Release date: 12 March 1991
EAN: 0016351530943 UPC: 016351530943
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