Susan McKeown / Cathie Ryan / Robin Spielberg Mother: A Celebration Of Mothers And Motherhood CD

/Cathie Ryan/Robin Spielberg.

Personnel includes: Susan McKeown (vocals, harmonium, dumbek); Cathie Ryan (vocals, bodhran); Robin Spielberg (vocal, piano); Gerry O'Beirne (guitar, ukelele); Johnny Cunningham (fiddle); Aine Minogue (Celtic harp); Jeff Berman (vibraphone, percussion).

Producers: Susan McKeown, Cathie Ryan, Robin Spielberg.

Engineers include: Ryan Smith, Suzie Dyer, Fred Kevorkian.

Adapter: Cathie Ryan.

Personnel: Susan McKeown (vocals, harmonium, background vocals); Robin Spielberg (vocals, piano); Cathie Ryan (vocals, bodhran, background vocals); Cillian Vallely (whistling, Uilleann pipe); Gerry O'Beirne (guitar, slide guitar, ukulele); Gerry Leonard (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonium); Greg Anderson (bouzouki); Jeff Berman (dulcimer, shaker, triangle, percussion, background vocals); Aine Minogue (harp, celtic harp); Johnny Cunningham (fiddle); Charae Krueger, Michelle Kinney (cello); Michael Aharon (accordion); Chico Huff (fretless bass); Steve Holloway (drums, congas, djembe, shaker); Matt Johnson (drums); John Anthony (djembe, triangle).

Audio Mixers: Paul Major; Rick Ridpath; John Anthony.

Recording information: Live Wire, New York, NY (1976); RPM, New York, NY (1976); Sear Sound Studios, New York, NY (1976); Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, PA (1976); Soundworks Stud (1976); Soundworks Studio, Boston, MA (1976).

Photographers: John Ryan ; Larry Kosson.

Translator: Susan McKeown.Dirty Linen (8-9/99, pp.72,75) - "...a lyrical album that manages to avoid cliches and shallow sentimentality and instead, provides deep and awe-inspiring listening."