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American-based Green Linnet Records has been the definitive voice in Celtic music since the mid-'70s, and to celebrate its quarter-century mark, the label released a two-CD set featuring exceptional songs from some of the best loved artists on its roster. Often when labels assemble their best-of collections they end up sounding cobbled together with widely varying sound quality, sounding almost like an afterthought. Fortunately, Green Linnet has broken the mold with 25 Years of Celtic Music, a bright and complete-sounding compilation featuring a list of artists that reads like a who's who of Celtic music from the later part of the 20th century. Among the stellar performers represented are Capercaillie, Altan, Patrick Street, the Tannahill Weavers, Silly Wizard, Eileen Ivers, Mick Moloney, and Liz Carroll, as well as many other influential artists. The two-disc set is broken roughly into two time periods, disc one covering 1976-1996 and the second CD from 1997-2000, but within each disc the label didn't stick to any strict chronological order, presenting and sequencing the songs in a way that flows naturally. Bouncing reels follow moody ensemble pieces and instrumentals follow lush vocal passages, smoothly showcasing the transition from centuries-old traditional folk-based Irish and British songwriting to the electronically infused contemporary Celtic music of the 21st century. From warm, acoustic flute and fiddle kitchen sessions to cool and haunting contemporary compositions, 25 Years of Celtic Music covers all aspects of Celtic music from some of the genre's most talented performers. ~ Zac Johnson, All Music Guide
25 Years of Celtic Music
02/20/2001 | Green Linnet
All Music Guide Review
25 Years of Celtic Music Track Listing
Credits of 25 Years of Celtic Music
- Manus Lunny
- Bouzouki, Guitar, Vocals
- Karen Matheson
- Vocals
- Zan McLeod
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Bouzouki, Cello, Mandolin
- Charlie McKerron
- Fiddle
- Jamie McMenemy
- Bouzouki, Mandolin
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
- Fiddle, Vocals
- Steve Missal
- Conga, Drums
- Dennis Morrison
- Piano
- Foster Paterson
- Keyboards
- Damian Quinn
- Bodhran
- John Saich
- Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Donald Shaw
- Accordion, Keyboards
- Phil Smillie
- Flute, Bodhran, Whistle (Instrument), Vocals
- Ciarán Tourish
- Fiddle, Vocals (Background)
- John Whelan
- Button Accordion
- Roger Wilson
- Fiddle
- Moving Cloud
- Performer
- Joe Derrane
- Accordion
- Brendan Power
- Harmonica
- Reeltime
- Performer
- Ged Foley
- Guitar, Northumbrian Smallpipes
- Richard Lindsey
- Fretless Bass
- Chris Parkinson
- Harmonica, Melodeon
- John Skelton
- Flute, Bombardes
- Duncan Chisholm
- Fiddle
- Stuart Eaglesham
- Guitar
- John McSherry
- Pipe, Low Whistle
- Carl Hession
- Piano
- Phil Cunningham
- Accordion, Mandola, Bodhran, Whistle (Instrument), Keyboards
- Kevin Crawford
- Flute, Tin Whistle, Bodhran
- John Martin
- Fiddle, Bodhran, Viola, Cello
- Paul Brock
- Button Accordion, Melodeon
- Jim Malcolm
- Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
- Old Blind Dogs
- Performer
- Neil Martin
- Cello
- Stevie Saint
- Whistle (Instrument)
- Christian Lemaitre
- Fiddle, Guitar
- Manus McGuire
- Fiddle
- Kate OBrien
- Fiddle, Viola
- Clodagh Warnock
- Bouzouki, Bodhran, Fiddle, Chimes
- Les Wilson
- Bouzouki, Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar
- Mark Roberts
- Flute, Whistle (Instrument), Bodhran
- Garry Ó Briain
- Guitar
- Owen Carey
- Photography
- Máirín Fahy
- Fiddle
- Wayne Mackenzi
- Guitar (Bass)
- Duncan J. Nicholson
- Bagpipes, Scottish Small Pipes, Whistle (Instrument)
- Jim Purdum
- Photography
- David Newton
- Photography
- Sean Smyth
- Fiddle
- Wendy Newton
- Photography
- Eoghan O'Brien
- Guitar, Harp
- Deirdre Havlin
- Flute, Whistle (Instrument)
- Seamus McGuire
- Fiddle
- Rosie Mulholland
- Fiddle, Keyboards
- Maeve Donnelly
- Fiddle
- Rory Campbell
- Vocals (Background), Whistle (Instrument)
- Dennis Cahill
- Guitar
- Luke Daniels
- Accordion
- Celtic Fiddle Festival
- Performer
- Jonny Hardie
- Bouzouki, Vocals (Background), Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar
- Giorgia Bertazzi
- Photography
- Donogh Hennessy
- Guitar
- Paul Jennings
- Percussion, Conga, Djembe
- Buzzby McMillan
- Bass, Cittern, Vocals (Background)
- Chris Kelly
- Guitar
- Nathan Savage
- Art Direction, Design
- Tony Soave
- Drums
- Andrew Simmers
- Piano, Keyboards
- Graham Dunne
- Guitar
- Red Herring
- Art Direction, Design
- Frankie Kennedy
- Flute, Vocals (Background)
- Brendan Mulvihill
- Fiddle
- Relativity
- Performer
- Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill
- Synthesizer, Clavinet, Vocals
- Niamh Parsons
- Vocals
- David Paton
- Concertina
- Daíthí Sproule
- Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Martin Hayes
- Fiddle
- Eileen Ivers
- Fiddle
- Kips Bay Ceili Band
- Performer
- Soïg Sibéril
- Guitar
- Jean-Michel Veillon
- Flute, Low Whistle
- Wolfstone
- Performer
- Open House
- Performer
- James Blennerhassett
- Double Bass
- Ronan Browne
- Whistle (Instrument), Uillean Pipes
- Billy Crain
- Double Bass
- Ciarán Curran
- Bouzouki, Guitar
- Kimati Dinizulu
- Conga, Djembe
- John Doyle
- Guitar
- Marc Duff
- Synthesizer, Whistle (Instrument), Bodhran, Recorder
- Dave Early
- Percussion
- Mark Graham
- Clarinet, Harmonica
- Roy Gullane
- Guitar
- Martin Hadden
- Bass, Fretless Bass, Guitar
- Trevor Hutchinson
- Bouzouki, Double Bass, Bowed Instrument
- Gordon Jones
- Guitar, Bodhran
- Mark Kelly
- Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Paul Kotapish
- Guitar, Mandolin
- Kinny Landrum
- Keyboards
- Kevin Burke
- Fiddle
- Capercaillie
- Performer
- Liz Carroll
- Fiddle
- Jackie Daly
- Accordion
- Seamus Egan
- Flute
- Andy Irvine
- Bouzouki, Mandolin
- Kornog
- Performer
- Dónal Lunny
- Bodhran
- Billy McComiskey
- Accordion, Concertina
- Mick Moloney
- Guitar, Mandolin, Tenor Banjo
- Patrick Street
- Performer
- Silly Wizard
- Performer
- Andy M. Stewart
- Vocals
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