Patrick Ball - Fiona (1993) [FLAC] - insinuendo torrent

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Patrick Ball - Fiona (1993) [FLAC] - insinuendo

Label: Celestial Harmonies
Released: 1993
Genre: World, Celtic, New Age, Instrumental
Quality: FLAC


In 1983, Patrick Ball released the first record in his Celtic Harp series. Now, ten years and five releases later, he has completed his most personal work to date. Fiona is a collection of traditional songs that includes some of the most beautiful and haunting tunes of the Celtic world - and is named after Patrick Ball\\\'s new daughter, Fiona.

For many years, the Celtic harp, with its unique resonance and clear, bell-like sound was an important part of Celtic life, especially in Ireland and in France\\\'s Celtic province, Brittany. The few harps which survived into the 20th century, did so as museum pieces, and their incredibly large and varied repertoire began to sink into obscurity, too. Naturally, as musicians and listeners have rediscovered the beauty of these instruments, the old songs and laments have been rediscovered as well.

On Fiona, Ball includes two of Ireland\\\'s most enduring and memorable folk songs: She Moved Through the Fair, an oft recorded classic which can now finally be heard in its original form, and Brian Boru\\\'s March, an ancient tune marking the brief unification of Ireland in the 11th century. Traditional songs from Scotland and Brittany also appear, along with a work by Turlough O\\\'Carolan, whose popular music has been a feature of each of Patrick Ball\\\'s six recordings for Celestial Harmonies/Fortuna. Ball\\\'s wire-strung harp is the focus of this recording, but the traditional Irish pipes, whistles, and fiddle provide an occasional complement on several pieces.

1. Castle Kelly
Composed by Irish Traditional
with Kevin Carr

2. She Moved through the Fair, folk song
Composed by Irish Traditional
with Kevin Carr

3. Morrison\\\'s Jig
Composed by Anonymous
with Kevin Carr

4. The Fairy Queen
Composed by Anonymous
with Kevin Carr

5. Arran Boat Song
Composed by Anonymous
with Kevin Carr

6. Twisting of the Rope
Composed by Anonymous
with Kevin Carr

7. The Buttonhole
Composed by Anonymous
with Kevin Carr

8. Brian Boru\\\'s March
Composed by Anonymous
with Kevin Carr

9. Carolan\\\'s Cup
Composed by Turlough O\\\'Carolan
with Kevin Carr

10. The Pretty Maid Milking Her Cow (L\\\'heritiere de Keroulez)
Composed by Irish Traditional
with Kevin Carr

11. Farewell to the Land of Mist
Composed by Anonymous
with Kevin Carr


Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Bit rate mode: Variable
Average bit rate: 680 Kbps
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Resolution: 16 bits