Name: Exiles Return
Brand: Naxos of America Inc.
SKU: 972175
Price: 33.06 GBP
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Exiles Return

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Album: Exiles Return
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The False Lady	More Info...
2)	Exiles Return	More Info...
3)	Sailing Off to the Yankee Land	More Info...
4)	Sally Grier	More Info...
5)	The Bay of Biscay	More Info...
6)	The Drummer Girl	More Info...
7)	Out of the Window	More Info...
8)	Madam I'm a Darlin'	More Info...
9)	The Nightingale	More Info...
10)	False Lover John	More Info...
11)	The Shipyard Slips	More Info...
12)	The Fower of Finae	More Info...

Album: Exiles Return
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The False Lady	More Info...
2)	Exiles Return	More Info...
3)	Sailing Off to the Yankee Land	More Info...
4)	Sally Grier	More Info...
5)	The Bay of Biscay	More Info...
6)	The Drummer Girl	More Info...
7)	Out of the Window	More Info...
8)	Madam I'm a Darlin'	More Info...
9)	The Nightingale	More Info...
10)	False Lover John	More Info...
11)	The Shipyard Slips	More Info...
12)	The Fower of Finae	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Karan Casey (vocals); John Doyle (vocals, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar, bouzouki, mandola); Dirk Powell (banjo, double bass); Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle).
Recording information: Compass Sound Studio, Nashville, TN.
Photographer: Colm Hogan.
Arrangers: Karan Casey; John Doyle .
It's been a long time since Karan Casey and John Doyle played together in Solas. Now with both very much at the top of their game, the idea of a duet album seems like a no-brainer. It's certainly one of the loveliest Irish albums to come down the pike in a long while. Casey is a mesmerizing singer, full of delicacy on "Out of the Window" (a variant on "She Moved Through the Fair") and "The Flowers of Finae," and gleeful on the girl-dressed-as-soldier tale of "The Little Drummer Girl." Although Doyle doesn't show off his fretboard skills more than necessary, he's powerful on all things plucked, and demonstrates how his voice has improved over the years on the lovely "Sally Grier." A number of the songs deal with emigration, not just because it's an important part of the Irish tradition, but also part of the experience of both these artists. "The Shipyard Slips," "Sailing Off to the Yankee Land," "The False Lady," and more explore the theme lovingly. Two other musicians are featured, Dirk Powell on bass and (very sparingly) banjo, and Michael McGoldrick on flute and whistle. Thankfully, their contributions, wonder as they might be, are sparse, keeping the focus firmly on Doyle and Casey, who hold it gently, the pair working exceptionally well together. A glorious disc that exceeds every high expectation. ~ Chris Nickson