American hipster-harpist Deborah Henson-Conant was a featured player on 1998's Celtic Harpestry, and is best known for her jazz and 12-bar blues playing. On The Celtic Album Henson-Conant spreads her wings, stretching her talent to the traditional Celtic music she's always loved. "The Drunken Sailor" boasts a smooth jazz flavor, jamming with multiple harps, and with rhythm & bluesy solos. But Henson-Conant has a flair for the traditional too; her light touch blends beautifully with the flute of Peter Barnes on "Slieve Russell."
Her electric harp, used exclusively on this album, has a warm jazz guitar feel on "She Moved Through the Fair" as well as on "Gussie's Great Escape." But this nontraditional style is what makes Henson-Conant special: leave the preservation of pure Celtic music to Sileas, Deborah Henson-Conant is leading us into modern ancient territory. --Karen Karleski
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.HipHarp.com
Track List:
1. The Ash Grove
2. Comin' Through the Rye
3. The Drunken Sailor
4. Siobeg Siomor/ Ye Banks & Braes / Planxty Irwin
5. Slieve Russell
6. All Through the Night / Kira's Lullabye
7. Off She Goes & She's Gone
8. She moved Through the Fair
9. Gussie's Great Escape
10. Loch Lomond
11. The Mason's Apron
12. My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
13. St. Anne's Reel / Here Comes the Sun
Other Genres:
Her electric harp, used exclusively on this album, has a warm jazz guitar feel on "She Moved Through the Fair" as well as on "Gussie's Great Escape." But this nontraditional style is what makes Henson-Conant special: leave the preservation of pure Celtic music to Sileas, Deborah Henson-Conant is leading us into modern ancient territory. --Karen Karleski
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.HipHarp.com
Track List:
1. The Ash Grove
2. Comin' Through the Rye
3. The Drunken Sailor
4. Siobeg Siomor/ Ye Banks & Braes / Planxty Irwin
5. Slieve Russell
6. All Through the Night / Kira's Lullabye
7. Off She Goes & She's Gone
8. She moved Through the Fair
9. Gussie's Great Escape
10. Loch Lomond
11. The Mason's Apron
12. My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
13. St. Anne's Reel / Here Comes the Sun
Other Genres:
- WORLD: Celtic
- FOLK: Traditional Folk
- TYPE: ACOUSTIC