Title: Shows well some commonalities of Celtic and African musics
Product review: I only recently heard this CD; a couple of weeks before this Xmas ('98) I was at Johnny Foley's Irish House here in San Francisco to see a friend of mine play with her Celtic-folk-pop band (Robin Mackey - she's a multi-ethnic beauty herself - various Euro, Amerindian and African, and she sings some songs in Gaelic), and the guy running sound played this CD between sets. When I heard the uillean (sp.?) pipes and pennywhistles over the talking drum, I asked him what it was, commenting that it seemed an appropriate mix, since bagpipes were originally an African instrument.The only reason I don't give it 5 stars instead of 4 is that in a few places the musicians seem to still be finding their way to the commonality. If there's a Volume Two (haven't found it yet if there is) perhaps that'll display an even smoother meshing.All in all, a warm, compelling collaboration.
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