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Karan Casey, Distant Shore
Audio CD
Disk ID: 38051
Disk length: 37m 55s (10 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 2003
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. 01 - Distant Shore | 4:12 |
| 2. 02 - Another Day | 4:04 |
| 3. 03 - Song Of Lies | 3:52 |
| 4. 04 - The Curra Road | 3:49 |
| 5. 05 - The Ballad of Tim Evans | 3:09 |
| 6. 06 - Just A Note | 3:32 |
| 7. 07 - Lord MacDonald's | 3:16 |
| 8. 08 - Quiet of the Night | 3:59 |
| 9. 09 - Bata is Bothar | 4:02 |
| 10. 10 - The Four Loom Weaver | 3:52 |
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Review
The Waterford-born singer Karan Casey has been on a highly personal journey since she left the Irish-American supergroup Solas. Her solo albums, of which this is the third, reveal a questing nature and a deceptively fragile-sounding, vibrato-enhanced soprano. At times, Casey brings the early Dolly Parton to mind, especially when she's essaying modal ballads that recall the Celtic-derived American Appalachian tradition and its tributaries. Her material ranges from Irish and Scottish folkways to modern story songs, many of which deal with immigration and other forms of displacement. The poignant opening tune, composed by British songwriter-activist Billy Bragg, is a meditation about a frightened, uprooted newcomer dealing with homesickness and hostile natives. The sensuous yet coolly ascetic semi-acoustic arrangements feature prominent banjo, fiddle, low whistle, and accordion vamps, plus an atmospheric solo piano. Guest artists Karen Matheson (lead vocals in Capercaillie ), bluegrass singer-mandolinist Tim O'Brien, and American roots player Dirk Powell all make indelible impressions. --Christina Roden
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Tracks: 11 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 40m 55s (+3m)
Tracks: 11 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 40m 59s (+3m 4s)
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