Mary Black - The Holy Ground (c) 1993 Gifthorse - Dara Records
Artist....: Mary Black
Album.....: The Holy Ground
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 12
Genre.....: Folk
Label.....: Gifthorse - Dara Records
Catalogue#: G2-10010
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.mary-black.net/
Tracklist:
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01 Summer Sent You 04:01
02 One Way Donkey Ride 03:31
03 The Loving Time 04:27
04 Golden Thread 04:09
05 The Holy Ground (Trad.) 04:30
06 Treasure Island 03:16
07 The Holy Ground 03:25
08 Flesh And Blood 04:10
09 Dockland 04:27
10 Lay Down Your Burden 03:13
11 Paper Friends 04:08
12 Poison Words 04:30
Total:58,0 MB / 47:47 min
Release Notes:
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Mary Black is a performer equally at home singing traditional Irish
folk tunes and contemporary music including blues, rock, jazz, country,
and soul. She was born into a musical family as the daughter of a
fiddler and a singer. She started out professionally with her brother
and sister in Dublin nightclubs and then performed with General
Humbert, a folk group, until 1982 when she released her eponymous solo
debut.
Irish singer Mary Black is well known for deftly combining her Celtic
roots with contemporary folk. On this release, she offers another
strong set of songs, as she interprets songs from American folk
favorite John Gorka ("Treasure Island") and connects with Anglo-folk
tradition on the lovely "One Way Donkey Ride" (written by Sandy Denny
of Fairport Convention fame). The acoustic instrumentation feature a
rich blend of guitars, fiddles, saxophones, and accordions that add a
timeless feel to most of her songs. The highlight of the album is
"Loving Time," an emotional story of star-crossed lovers told with a
bittersweet aching that few artists could deliver so poignantly. While
a few songs towards the end of the album suffer from
middle-of-the-road, adult easy listening arrangements, Mary Black's
voice remains an incredibly expressive instrument that makes this
another solid effort.