The High Kings

by The High Kings

Overview

The debut album by the High Kings was issued by the same folks who had a hand in Celtic Woman and Riverdance, and consists of easy listening and buffed-and-polished Irish folk music of appeal to an audience that is comparatively massive for the world music fringe: this album made the lower levels of the Billboard Top 200 album chart. The High Kings is glossy and polite -- targeted perhaps toward listeners who enjoyed the pennywhistle on Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" -- even on tunes that strive to be upbeat and frolicsome. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	02/26/2008
Label:	Manhattan Records
UPC:	5099952134425
Rank:	66691

Tracks

1. Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
2. Will Ye Go Lassie, Go?
3. Galway to Graceland
4. The Black Velvet Band
5. The Rocky Road to Dublin
6. Marie's Wedding
7. Fields of Glory
8. Ar ¿¿ireann N¿¿ Neosainn C¿¿ H¿¿
9. The Little Beggarman
10. The Beggarman Jig
11. The Auld Triangle
12. The Parting Glass
13. The Wild Rover

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The High Kings   Primary Artist
Mairtin O'Connor   Accordion
Nollaig Casey   Fiddle
Dave Keary   Guitar,Bouzouki
David Downes   Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Whistle (Human)
Michael "Fitzy" Fitzgerald   Pipe

Technical Credits

Johnny Lappin   Composer
Kirk Jones   Composer
Joe Gastwirt   Mastering
Martin Furey   Group Member
Richard Thompson   Composer
David Downes   Arranger,Engineer,Producer,Audio Production,Audio Engineer
Shaun Davey   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Brian Dunphy   Group Member
Finbarr Clancy   Group Member
Andrew Boland   Mixing,Engineer,Audio Engineer
Shay Healy   Arranger,Composer
Brendan Behan   Composer
Dave Kavanagh   Executive
Don Mescall   Composer
Darren Holden   Group Member