Western Shore, The
World
| Mar 2009
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2009-03-09
Reviewed 2009-03-09
This is a great Santa Cruz based Celtic dance band. They were invited to perform at a Celtic Music Festival in Scotland. This is their 7th CD. Irish, Scottish & Cape Breton reels and traditional songs. All songs are recommended.
***1: 5:47 Instrumental, mid to fast piping on 3 reels, cool piping & fiddle
***: 3:50 mid to fast fem vocal (great voice) accordion & fiddle
***3: 4:54 Instrumental, slow plucked strings intro then fast fiddle & pipes
4: 4:35 Instrumental, slow to mid, piping, fiddle & plucked strings
***5: 4:05 male vocal about the Irish building a dam in Scotland. Starts slow then ramps up to a faster tune.
***6: 3:57 Instrumental. fast.
***7: 4:50 Instrumental, slow string picking & piping then fast picking, fiddling, pipe drone & minimal percussion.
***8: 5:39 slow, fem vocal, plucked strings & fiddle
***9: 4:50 Instrumental, mid to fast fiddle & pipes, minimal percussion.
***10: 3:41 Instrumental, nice foot stomping fiddle tune, faster & faster
***11: 5:42 great fast piping D Farrell 02/2009
***1: 5:47 Instrumental, mid to fast piping on 3 reels, cool piping & fiddle
***: 3:50 mid to fast fem vocal (great voice) accordion & fiddle
***3: 4:54 Instrumental, slow plucked strings intro then fast fiddle & pipes
4: 4:35 Instrumental, slow to mid, piping, fiddle & plucked strings
***5: 4:05 male vocal about the Irish building a dam in Scotland. Starts slow then ramps up to a faster tune.
***6: 3:57 Instrumental. fast.
***7: 4:50 Instrumental, slow string picking & piping then fast picking, fiddling, pipe drone & minimal percussion.
***8: 5:39 slow, fem vocal, plucked strings & fiddle
***9: 4:50 Instrumental, mid to fast fiddle & pipes, minimal percussion.
***10: 3:41 Instrumental, nice foot stomping fiddle tune, faster & faster
***11: 5:42 great fast piping D Farrell 02/2009
Recent airplay
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Post Palo Pop Pageant — Apr 02, 2009
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Palo Alto Pop Overthrow — Apr 02, 2009
The Long Drive
The Heart of KZSU — Apr 01, 2009
Charting
2009-03-08 — 2009-05-10
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 3 | 1 |
| Apr 19 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | 3 |
| Mar 29 | 1 |
| Mar 22 | 1 |
| Mar 15 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Western Shore | ||
| 2. | Weave My Love A Garland | ||
| 3. | The Long Drive | ||
| 4. | Air Tune | ||
| 5. | Mickey Dam | ||
| 6. | Miss Mcguinness | ||
| 7. | Murphy's Greyhound | ||
| 8. | I Am A Youth Inclined To Ramble | ||
| 9. | Emmet's Hedgehog | ||
| 10. | The Northern Shore | ||
| 11. | There's A Crowd |