Collected (1988) ( )

Product Summary Label: Gift Horse Records UPC: 00739341000621 Release Date: 11/16/1993 Buy.com Sku: 60014143 Item#: M553HQ Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Song For Ireland ~ Mary Black 2. Mo Ghile Mear ~ Mary Black 3. Men Of Worth ~ Mary Black 4. Fare Thee Well My Own True Love ~ Mary Black 5. She Moves Through The Fair ~ Mary Black 6. Both Sides The Tweed ~ Mary Black 7. Hard Times ~ Mary Black 8. I Live Not Where I Love ~ Mary Black 9. Isle Of St. Helena ~ Mary Black 10. My Youngest Son Came Home Today ~ Mary Black   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Mary Black (vocals); Pat Armstrong (guitar, background vocals); Amrit Grewal (sitar); Kevin Glackin (fiddle); Brendan O'Regan (bouzouki, mandolin); Peter Browne (Uilleann pipes); Martin O'Connor (accordion); Martin Black (synthesizer, background vocals); Pat McCarthy (percussion). Recorded between 1982 & 1984. Personnel: Mary Black (vocals); Brendan O'Regan (guitar, background vocals); Kevin Glackin (bouzouki, mandolin); Martin Black (sitar); Amrit Grewal (fiddle); Pat Armstrong (Uilleann pipe); Peter Browne (accordion); Patrick McCarthy (synthesizer, percussion). Recording information: Cara Records (??/1982-10/1984); Gael-Linn CEF (??/1982-10/1984); Windmill Lane Recording Studio, Dublin, Ireland (??/1982-10/1984). Photographer: Colm Henry. Unknown Contributor Role: Martin O'Connor. COLLECTED contains Mary Black's finest and most accessible early '80s works; it's a fascinating way to witness the primarily traditional singer grow into one of Ireland's best musical interpreters. A perfect example is her signature "Song for Ireland," a love letter to the country and its people. Two outstanding highlights are "Both Sides the Tweed," which features Robert Burns' poem set to music, performed with impeccable harmonies, feeling, and tone; and the 19th century American composer Stephen C. Foster's "Hard Times," which Black performs with a unique ache that is absolutely stirring. The classic and often recorded "She Moves Through the Fair" is performed with the accompaniment of sitar and pipes, giving the song an eerily romantic flavor. It's impossible not to be moved by the arrangement and Black's inherent understanding of what she is singing. The album ends with "My Youngest Son Came Home Today," a classic anti-war song by Scotland's Eric Bogle, performed as a funeral march with drums and pipes. Black sings in mournful tones with a chilling distance in her voice that creates a strong evocation of mood and feeling that pulls us deeply into her mood. COLLECTED catches Mary Black at her purest. Producer: P.J. Curtis Engineer: Brian Masterson   Artist Overview Like that of her sister Frances and ex-De Dannan cohort Maura O'Connell, Mary Black's music is firmly rooted in the Celtic folk tradition but often encompasses pop, country, jazz and other styles. One of the most popular artists in Ireland, she found success in the U.S. as well throughout the 1990s. Artist Influences Anne Briggs | Fairport Convention | Joni Mitchell | Maddy Prior | Martin Carthy | Pentangle | Sandy Denny | Shirley Collins Artist Contemporaries De Danann | Enya | Frances Black | June Tabor | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Shawn Colvin | Suzanne Vega Artist Followers Eliza Carthy | Kate Rusby | M ire Brennan | Maura O'Connell | Susan McKeown | The Cranberries   Compilation Appearances Vol. 1-Woman's Heart Vol. 2-Woman's Heart Celtic Tides Vol. 1-Bringing It All Back Ho Vol. 2-Song Of The Irish Whist Vol. 2-Bringing It All Back Ho Woman's Heart A Decade On Singin With Emmylou 2 Greatest Irish Artist Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems Celtic Woman 3 Singing Through The Hard Times:utah P Ring Them Bells   Technical Info Release Date : 02/17/1993 Original Release Date : 1988 Catalog ID : 10006 Label : Gift Horse Recordings Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 41m : 47s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00739341000621    Product Image