Title: Celtic songs of pain
Product review: This is an interesting album - often more new age than traditional. The laments are based on a variety of sources for the pain. The first piece, Lament of the Sea, was written by William Coulter as a lament for the fishing practices devasting the sea. The second, Darling of my heart, is a lament and parting song for those emigrating to America. The third, The herring boats, is a lament for those lost at sea. ... the traditional religious pieces which include Media Vita, the Keening of the Three Marys, Seven Sorrows of Mary and a piece of Dies Ires, are all excellent. The lament for the repression / exile of Catholic "Return, return my dear" reminds us of some of the causes of the current problems in Northern Ireland.Mary McLaughlin exhibits wonderful control and expressiveness in all the material. An excellent album despite my preference for truly traditional without the new age touch.
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