Black is Ireland's premier vocalist. She interprets the tradition in many ways without ever losing it in the arrangements. Her take on pop songs is to render them through the eyes and ears of the great Celtic folk tradition as well. There are, as would be expected, many fine moments on this set, including her readings of Dougie MacLean's "Turning Away," Thom Moore's "Still Believing," Phil Colclough's "Song for Ireland," and Noel Brazil's "The Loving Time. " TRACKLISTING: Disc 1. 1. Turning Away 2. Still Believing 3. One & Only 4. Wonder Child 5. Don't Say OK 6. Wildest Dreams 7. Dimming Of The Day 8. Babes In The Wood 9. Speaking With The Angel 10. I Misunderstood 11. I Will Be There 12. Bless The Road 13. The Circus 14. Just A Journey 15. Flesh & Blood 16. Song For Ireland 2001 Disc 2 1. Who Knows Where The Time Goes 2. Ring Them Bells - Live with Joan Baez 3. Saw You Running 4. Ae Fond Kiss 5. Across The Universe - Live with Noel Bridgeman 6. Good Morning Heartache 7. Say A Little Prayer - Live 8. If I Gave My Heart To You with Shane Howard 9. Sonny with Emmylou Harris & Dolores Keane 10. Once In A Very Blue Moon - Live 11. Give A Little Now 12. The Moon & St. Christopher - Live with Mary Chapin 13. Bruach Na Carraige Baine with Seamus Begley 14. Without The Fanfare - Live.
12 The Moon & St. Christopher - Live with Mary Chapin
13 Bruach Na Carraige Baine with Seamus Begley
14 Without the Fanfare - Live
Black is Ireland's premier vocalist. She interprets the tradition in many ways without ever losing it in the arrangements. Her take on pop songs is to render them through the eyes and ears of the great Celtic folk tradition as well. There are, as would be expected, many fine moments on this set, including her readings of Dougie MacLean's "Turning Away," Thom Moore's "Still Believing," Phil Colclough's "Song for Ireland," and Noel Brazil's "The Loving Time. " TRACKLISTING: Disc 1. 1. Turning Away 2. Still Believing 3. One & Only 4. Wonder Child 5. Don't Say OK 6. Wildest Dreams 7. Dimming Of The Day 8. Babes In The Wood 9. Speaking With The Angel 10. I Misunderstood 11. I Will Be There 12. Bless The Road 13. The Circus 14. Just A Journey 15. Flesh & Blood 16. Song For Ireland 2001 Disc 2 1. Who Knows Where The Time Goes 2. Ring Them Bells - Live with Joan Baez 3. Saw You Running 4. Ae Fond Kiss 5. Across The Universe - Live with Noel Bridgeman 6. Good Morning Heartache 7. Say A Little Prayer - Live 8. If I Gave My Heart To You with Shane Howard 9. Sonny with Emmylou Harris & Dolores Keane 10. Once In A Very Blue Moon - Live 11. Give A Little Now 12. The Moon & St. Christopher - Live with Mary Chapin 13. Bruach Na Carraige Baine with Seamus Begley 14. Without The Fanfare - Live.
