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Like Ralph Stanley and June Tabor, Dolores Keane is one of those rare singers whose voices mellow and improve rather than weaken with age. Also like June Tabor (though not like Ralph Stanley), she has broadened her stylistic range and her performing repertoire in recent years, still focusing on the traditional music of her native Ireland but also exploring themes from other cultures and tunes by modern songwriters. Night Owl opens on a somber note, with a despairing song apparently about the Northern Irish Troubles, and the mood is scarcely lightened at any point thereafter; there is a gorgeous rendition of the mournful "Wind that Shakes the Barley," one lament, two back-to-back farewells, a lover's plea, a tale of mass martyrdom, and a song inspired by the street urchins of Sao Paolo. By all rights this should be a terribly depressing album. But Keane's singing is such a joy, and the instrumental accompaniment so well arranged and expertly played, that every moment is a pleasure, if a bittersweet one. This is one of those albums you'll find yourself giving to friends as gifts.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Gavin Povey, Arranger - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - John Faulkner, Producer, Arranger - Peter O'Hanlon, Composer - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Gavin Povey, Arranger - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - Robert Dwyer Joyce, Composer - John Faulkner, Producer, Arranger - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Gavin Povey, Arranger - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - John Faulkner, Composer, Producer, Arranger - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - John Faulkner, Producer - Alec Finn, Arranger - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer - Trad. etter Tom Pháidin Tom og De Dannan, Composer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Gavin Povey, Arranger - Trad., Composer - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - John Faulkner, Producer, Arranger - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Gavin Povey, Arranger - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - John Faulkner, Producer, Arranger - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Thomas Hodge, Composer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer - Chris Andretti, Composer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Gavin Povey, Composer, Arranger - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - John Faulkner, Composer, Producer, Arranger - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Gavin Povey, Arranger - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - John Faulkner, Producer, Arranger - Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, Composer - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Gavin Povey, Arranger - Trad., Composer - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - John Faulkner, Producer, Arranger - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Gavin Povey, Composer, Arranger - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - John Faulkner, Composer, Producer, Arranger - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Gavin Povey, Arranger - Tommy Sands, Composer - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - John Faulkner, Producer, Arranger - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Gavin Povey, Arranger - Erik Hillestad, Producer - Alf Christian Hvidsteen, MixingEngineer - Dolores Keane, Arranger, MainArtist - Fergus Feely, Arranger - John Faulkner, Producer, Arranger - Steve Tilson, Composer - Pearse Gilmore, RecordingEngineer - Cutting Room, Stockholm, MasteringEngineer - Fergal O'Neill, AssistantEngineer
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Album review
Like Ralph Stanley and June Tabor, Dolores Keane is one of those rare singers whose voices mellow and improve rather than weaken with age. Also like June Tabor (though not like Ralph Stanley), she has broadened her stylistic range and her performing repertoire in recent years, still focusing on the traditional music of her native Ireland but also exploring themes from other cultures and tunes by modern songwriters. Night Owl opens on a somber note, with a despairing song apparently about the Northern Irish Troubles, and the mood is scarcely lightened at any point thereafter; there is a gorgeous rendition of the mournful "Wind that Shakes the Barley," one lament, two back-to-back farewells, a lover's plea, a tale of mass martyrdom, and a song inspired by the street urchins of Sao Paolo. By all rights this should be a terribly depressing album. But Keane's singing is such a joy, and the instrumental accompaniment so well arranged and expertly played, that every moment is a pleasure, if a bittersweet one. This is one of those albums you'll find yourself giving to friends as gifts.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:51
- Main artists: Dolores Keane
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Kirkelig Kulturverksted
- Genre: Folk/Americana
(C) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted (P) 1997 Kirkelig Kulturverksted
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