Name: A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh
Brand: Green Linnet
SKU: 243497
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A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh

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Album: A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Snowy Path	More Info...	0:02
2)	At It Again	More Info...	0:03
3)	Happy One-Step/Green Willis	More Info...	0:02
4)	Sevens/Michael Kennedy's/The Cup Of Tea	More Info...	0:04
5)	Puirt a Beul/Snug in a Blanket	More Info...	0:06
6)	I Saw Three Ships	More Info...	0:02
7)	Garcon A Marier/Orgies Nocturnes/Dans Fisel	More Info...	0:04
8)	Maneo Da Ulla/Foliada De Padrenda	More Info...	0:03
9)	Ceilidh Funk	More Info...	0:03
10)	Jenny Picking Cockles/An Gabhrán/Jack Keane's Reel	More Info...	0:03
11)	The Cat Rumbles To The Child's Saucepan/Maire O'Keefe/Harry	More Info...	0:03
12)	Reconciliation	More Info...	0:04
13)	Ballavonich	More Info...	0:04
14)	Goodbye Miss Goodavich/Rosie's Reel	More Info...	0:02
15)	Genevieve's Waltz	More Info...	0:03
16)	Auld Lang Syne	More Info...	0:03
17)	The Moving Cloud	More Info...	0:06

Album: A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Snowy Path	More Info...	0:02
2)	At It Again	More Info...	0:03
3)	Happy One-Step/Green Willis	More Info...	0:02
4)	Sevens/Michael Kennedy's/The Cup Of Tea	More Info...	0:04
5)	Puirt a Beul/Snug in a Blanket	More Info...	0:06
6)	I Saw Three Ships	More Info...	0:02
7)	Garcon A Marier/Orgies Nocturnes/Dans Fisel	More Info...	0:04
8)	Maneo Da Ulla/Foliada De Padrenda	More Info...	0:03
9)	Ceilidh Funk	More Info...	0:03
10)	Jenny Picking Cockles/An Gabhrán/Jack Keane's Reel	More Info...	0:03
11)	The Cat Rumbles To The Child's Saucepan/Maire O'Keefe/Harry	More Info...	0:03
12)	Reconciliation	More Info...	0:04
13)	Ballavonich	More Info...	0:04
14)	Goodbye Miss Goodavich/Rosie's Reel	More Info...	0:02
15)	Genevieve's Waltz	More Info...	0:03
16)	Auld Lang Syne	More Info...	0:03
17)	The Moving Cloud	More Info...	0:06

Performer Notes

Performers include: Altan, Lunasa, Capercaillie, Wolfstone, John Renbourn, Niamh Parsons.
The relationship between the Green Linnet label and the popular National Public Radio Thistle & Shamrock program is a strong and longstanding one, and it's made explicit on this tie-in compilation project, for which Thistle & Shamrock host Fiona Ritchie chose a program of tunes like those that might be heard during a winter ceilidh in her home village. (A ceilidh is essentially a dance party.) It's a delightful collection of tunes, though the Christmas connection is a bit hard to see -- apart from John Renbourn's beautiful fingerstyle guitar arrangement of "I Saw Three Ships," the Tannahill Weavers' rendition of "Auld Lang Syne," and one or two references to snow and chilliness in a few tune titles, there's not much here that seems to have any seasonal relevance, so if you' re expecting Celtic-style renditions of Christmas carols, look elsewhere. But if you just want great music for dancing and carousing with friends, you couldn't find a better album than this one. Highlights include a rousing reel set from fiddler Liz Carroll, Patrick Street's slightly funky take on "Jenny Picking Cockles," and singer Niamh Parsons' heartbreakingly beautiful a capella rendition of Ron Kavana's "Reconciliation." Recommended. ~ Rick Anderson