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I Dreamed a Dream - Susan Boyle
I Dreamed a Dream does not disapoint. Overall, this is a beautiful album with every track a gem. Fans of Ms. Boyle and of good music in general will love this debut effort. Adapted from amazon reviews.
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Mother is a lovely recording of Celtic traditionals, lullabies, and original compositions. All of the reviews on amazon give it 4 stars or more and the audio samples are a treat to listen to.
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Shots
by Damien Dempsey
Known to his many fans as "Damo", Dempsey’s earthy, satirical, wrong-side-of-the-Liffey, tell-it-like-is style remains intact as he addresses the bitterness of poverty, teenage angst, drug addiction and other urban ills that so often afflict working class people. The USA release features three live bonus tracks, "Negative Vibes", "Factories" and "It's All Good", taped during his sold-out 2005 Olympia Theater (Dublin) performances and accompanied by an impromptu chorale of audience members who have clearly committed every single word to memory.
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Dancing at Lughnasa
Music by Bill Whelan
Bill Whelan's orchestral soundtrack for "Dancing At Lughnasa" is simply gorgeous. The music aptly conveys the feelings of longing, alienation, sadness, and uncertainty, as well as times of joyful exuberance, as revealed by the film's endearing characters.
I find that the music also perfectly suggests the transition of the winding-down of summer and the coming of autumn, just as the film's characters also face a severe change of season in their personal lives.
Even without the wonderful film, the music that Bill Whelan has created here stands on its own as a cohesive, moving, emotive work.
Highly recommended! Amazon reviewer
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Evelyn - Movie Score
Composer Stephen Endelman leans on traditional Celtic folk touches and skillfully weaves them into an orchestral context that ranges from the gently pastoral to emotionally detached minimalism. Anchored by vocal performances from Van Morrison and Sissel, and featuring a couple of good-natured pub songs by Brosnan himself, it's an inviting soundtrack rooted in Irish traditions, yet one savvy enough to contrast them against a more modern emotional landscape. Edited from a review by Jerry McCulley.
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Songs of the Civil War
Various artists
This remarkable recording includes two versions of When Johnny Comes Marching Home - a vocal rendition as well as an instrumental. The song was composed by Patrick Gilmore who was originally from Gialway. The CD begins with the haunting Ashoken Farewell made famous in Ken Burns' Civil War documentary and ends most appropriately with Taps which was also composed in the Civil War era. Amazon reviewers, including history buffs bent on separating fact from fiction, give the CD 5 stars. We concur.
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To Win Just Once
Best of The Saw Doctors
With a history stretching back over two decades, they are the definition of journeymen rockers. The band are now regarded as national heroes in Ireland and and have recently enjoyed a huge resurgence. This CD, for example was originally released in 2009 and currently it's at number 22 on the top 100 album/CD chart as compiled by IRMA - Irish recorded music association for the week ending January 5, 2012.
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To Win Just Once Video, please click You Tube.
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Thu, Apr 4, 2024
 Ilnacullen, Co. Cork - an Island Garden
Located in the sheltered harbour of Glengarriff in Bantry Bay. Ilnacullin, which means island of holly, is a small island known to horticulturists and lovers of trees and shrubs all around the world as an island garden of rare beauty.
The vivid colours of Rhododendrons and Azaleas reach their peak during May and June, whilst the hundreds of cultivars of climbing plants, herbaceous perennials and choice shrubs dominate the midsummer period from June to August.
Because of its sheltered situation and the warming oceanic influence of the Gulf Stream, the climate is favourable to the growth of ornamental plants from many parts of the world.
Even for those who aren’t particularly interested in gardens, there are many other scenic views, especially in the surrounding waters where seals frequent the rocks on the southern shore.
The cover photo on Bridget's book The Traditional Irish Wedding shows a wrought iron garden gate on Ilnaculen. I took that photo. To see it, go to the home page. It's part of the opening paragraph Failte.
—Russ
Resource: Copy and Image - Cork Guide
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 Can't Find it?!
Our Library is compiled from what we know and like. If you can't find what you're looking for read on.
• First: go to Amazon -
There's no escaping the fact that they are the largest catalog.
Note: There are multiple Amazons and they do not carry exactly the same items. Any one of the U.S., U.K. and Canada sites may not have the item but another Amazon will. Each site will ship anywhere in the world. Try them all before you give up.
Click here for Amazon.US.
Click here for Amazon.UK.
Click here for Amazon.Canada.
• Second: Amazon doesn't have it? Try BMG. They are one of the largest Music stores - period. Click here for  BMG Music.
We recommend you search for artist or title words.
• Third: Still can't find It? Alright, try ALibris they are the place for 'books you never thought you'd find'. They now carry music (even vinyl). The prices vary, since they are offered from various sources.
Click here for ALibris.
• Fourth: Is it in print, at least?
Try Irish Music International, they'll go out of their way to obtain any item currently available.
Click for Irish Music International.
• Last: Nothing Worked?
E-Mail us, we'll give it a go. Click for Russ & Bridget.
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