Title: The kind of music that brings tears to your eyes
Product review: I was fortunate enough to attend an in-store performance by Mr. Clarke upon the re-release of this cd (which I believe was originally recorded a decade ago). I'd only recently become familiar with him (through a local music magazine) and was absolutely stunned by the power of his singing and song-writing skills. Mr. Clarke's family is from Ireland, but this is not traditional Irish music. In the best story-telling tradition, Terry Clarke paints verbal pictures of longing and loss that are heart-breaking in their beauty. This cd is paradoxically sad and uplifting. Families separated by the Atlantic Ocean, reminiscences of his parents from a simpler time, reluctantly leaving Ireland for a hopefully better future, the love of a good woman are all themes that, coupled with hauntingly beautiful melodies and spare instrumentation, make this an unforgettable album.
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