Eilis Kennedy One Sweet Kiss CD - Import

This is Eilis second CD. She sings some newer songs and gives older songs her own stamp of individuality. All the Gaelic songs have a translation on the cd booklet - she wants everyone to understand the words!This CD will not fail to keep you listening , time after time..Press ReactionThe Living Tradition July/Aug 06Eilis Kennedy has one of the loveliest voices to recently emerge in Irish singing. Accompanied by a plethora of talented musicians, Kennedy's second album is ten tracks of wonderfully sung and arranged songs.Focusing heavily on a traditional repertoire, Kennedy sings in both English and Irish, choosing songs that highlight her pure voice.Beginning with 'Go From My Window', the English songs go on to include the tragic 'Fair Helen of Kirkconnel' and the melancholy 'Farewell to Tarwathie'. But lest you think this album is a depressing collection of ballads. Kennedy spices things up with some Bob Dylan in the form of 'Boots of Spanish Leather', and some fantastic Irish-language tracks including 'Aillillin na Gamhna' and the rollicking 'An Paistin Fionn'. The latter has a great beat and Kennedy's voice lightly trips along the jaunty tune. Ending with The Parting Song', a gentle song of leaving, the album finishes on a beautiful note.Although the lyrics are included for the Irish songs, they are only included in English, though none of the English songs include lyrics. Eilis Kennedy has a very beautiful voice. Her singing is evocative and the album is a wonderfully cohesive collection of songs.Eilis Kennedy's 'One Sweet Kiss' is a fantastic find and is very much recommended. Jean PriceSonglines June 2006 ***Scots and Irish song, and a pair of Bob Dylan's bootsThis album has a quiet, almost plaintive, feel about it, one rooted firmly in the Irish song tradition.At its heart are four Irish-language songs, each exquisitely performed by Eilis Kennedy. One of the most memorable is 'Beauty Deas an Oileain'. So often in Celtic music, songs commemorating boatmanship have a special poignancy and Kennedy's vocals here are complemented superbly by viola, guitar and cello.Other songs on the album allow individual instruments to stand out, including Jon Sanders' harmonium, Tim Edey's guitar, Barry Phillips's cello and Virginia McKee's clarinet. Kennedy also plays whistle on one track and flute on another, revealing considerable musical versatility. 'Aililiu na Gamhna', has a more contemporary ambience than the rest of the album - almost jazz at times. There is no doubting the sheer quality of Kennedy's voice throughout the more conventional material. She also covers English and Scottish folk songs - 'Go from my Window' and 'Helen of Kirkonnell' respectively - as well as a Scottish 19th century song, 'Farewell to Tarwathie', poignantly expressing attachment to home. Thrown in unexpectedly is Bob Dylan's 'Boots of Spanish Leather', which suits Kennedy's voice and on which Edey demonstrates why he is one of Ireland's finest musicians. Andy JurgisTaplas The Welsh Folk MAGAZINE April/MayEilis Kennedy, from Dingle, Co. Kerry, on the other hand, continues to quietly impress with her second album, One Street Kiss. Her singing is less dramatic and more understated, but that seems to allow for much more subtlety, nuance and variety. Nor is this straight-down-trie-line traditional: The swing setting of Aillilliu na Gambna and An Paistin Fionn really impresses and there's a pleasing cover of Dylan's Spanish Boots of Spanish Leather.But she really excels on the Irish language-songs, like A Óganaigh an Chuil Chraobhaigh and the beautiful Beauty Deas an Oileain.Guest musicians include Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar), Paddy Keenan (pipes), Tim Edey (accordion and guitar), Maire Breatnach (viola) and Eoin Duigan (low whistle); but it's Eilis's fine singing that holds centre stage. Nick Passmorewww.netrhythms.comThis fine Kerry singer proved her credentials impeccably with her astonishingly good debut CD Time To Sail around four years ago, and here'