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Searching musically for Ireland's roots, songwriter and musical visionary Reg Keating fashions a unique new age outing steeped in the realm where myth and reality cross in murky shadows. The title promises a Celtic-themed journey and there are definitely elements here that will appeal to fans of the genre -- native language performances by the Enya-like ethereal voices of Sharon Murphy and Karen Tracey, a festive jig-type flavor on "Winds of Change," and a whimsical flute and haunting tribal voices winding through the ambient contours of "Tuath de Danaan." Despite these threads, however, and some unique scene-setting track descriptions (which read like a largely mythologized history), this recording is more geared toward the fan of cool, soulful ambient music in general than hardcore Irish music fans. "The 9th Wave" has a hypnotic industrial groove with haunting synth sounds and a moody vibe. "Tri na nOg" is all synth wash ambience and distant synth patterns leading into a gently throbbing trance. "Genesis Hibernia" is a lush new age solo piano tune surrounded by a thunderstorm soundscape. Overall, the story is slightly more interesting than the music. ~ Jonathan Widran
4th Rel;Fusion Of Celtic Melod +Global Ethnic Rhythms;Eg.Enya
Recorded at Owl Studio, Dublin, Ireland.
Additional personnel: Rob Strong, Dav McNemara, Sharon Murphy, Karen Tracey, The Firehouse Male Voice Choir.
Hibernia: The Story Of Ireland Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, International CDs, Irish, Meditation, World, New Age, Celtic | | Label | Paras Group International | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  135767  | | CD Universe Part number | 4873062 | | Catalog number | 1127 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 30, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | John Connolly; Phillip O'Reilly; John Connelly | | Engineer | Phillip O'Reilly | | Personnel | Dav McNemara, Karen Tracey, Rob Strong, Sharon Murphy |
Dagda Hibernia: The Story Of Ireland Songs | 1. | 9th Wave, The |
| 2. | Mise Liom Fein |
| 3. | Home Again in Eireann |
| 4. | Tuath de Danaan |
| 5. | Criost Liom |
| 6. | Tir na nOg |
| 7. | Wind of Change |
| 8. | Lake Derravaragh |
| 9. | For You |
| 10. | Genesis Hibernia |
| 11. | Abhaile |
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