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Over 70 Tracks - Over 4 Hours of Music!
The Irish Tenors Platinum is a 4 CD set which features the Tenors 4 bestselling albums: The Irish Tenors (Debut Album), The Irish Tenors Live in Belfast, The Irish Tenors: Ellis Island & The Very Best of the Irish Tenors
Track listing:
CD 1: The IRISH TENORS:
Forty years after the Clancy Brothers found popularity singing traditional Irish folksongs to an American audience, along comes the Irish Tenors, the trio of John McDermott, Anthony Kearns, and Ronan Tynan. Backed by plenty of coverage of on public television, the three tenors perform a soothing and nostalgic mix of Emerald Isle tunes--from "Danny Boy" to "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," along with a few surprises. Recorded live at the Royal Dublin Society Main Hall with a light orchestra, the album gives each of the three vocalists his chance in the spotlight. Fans of John McDermott should be sure to seek out the artist's solo discs, which are far more intimate (and musically diverse) fare.
Track Listing
1. Minstrel Boy
2. Believe Me
3. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
4. Mountains of Mourne
5. Toora-Loora-Looral
6. When You Were Sweet Sixteen
7. Voyage
8. Will Ye Go, Lassie
9. Eileen Og
10. Darling Girl from Clare
11. Danny Boy
12. Only Our Rivers Run Free
13. Grace
14. The Town I Loved So Well
15. The Old Man
16. Boolavogue
17. Galway Bay
18. When Irish Eyes are Smiling
19. Spanish Lady
20. Love's Old Sweet Song
21. Danny Boy (reprise)
CD 2: Irish Tenors Live in Belfast
Track Listing:
1. Dublin Medley: Dublin In The Rare Old Times/Molly Malone
2. Carrickfergus
3. Bantry Bay
4. Scorn Not His Simplicity
5. Fields Of Athenry
6. Star Of The County Down
7. Last Rose Of Summer
8. Red Is The Rose
9. Lift The Wings
10. She Is Far From The Land
11. Ireland Mother Ireland
12. Green Isle Of Erin
13. Percy French Medley: Phil the Fluther's Ball/Come Back Paddy Reilly/Lay Of The West Clare Railway
14. Mary From Dungloe
15. Isle Of Inisfree
16. There Is A Flower That Bloometh
17. As I Sit Here
18. Kerry Dance
19. Will Ye Go Lassie Go
CD 3: Ellis Island
The Irish Tenors' fourth album sees the trio of Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan, and Finbar Wright paying a sentimental musical tribute to Ellis Island, the hallowed landmark that met the majority of immigrants entering the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. Needless to say, the Tenors' repertoire this time around is full of reflective ballads of love, loss, and homesickness, including the original "Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears" that opens this disc. Throughout this studio recording, the Irish Tenors are in fine form and backed by a soft-hued orchestra that never interferes with their soaring vocals. Traditional tunes include "My Wild Irish Rose," "How Are Things in Glocca Mora," and, of course, "Danny Boy" (the last sung by all three tenors, with refreshingly simple solo piano accompaniment). Thankfully, the threesome didn't forget that the immigrants had fun, too, as evidenced by some lighthearted fare; "The Courtin' Medley" features the Tenors at their most upbeat and comical. Ellis Island is a moving aural portrait of the struggles and triumphs of the Irish émigrés and a must-have for fans of the threesome. Newcomers may enjoy the Tenors' debut disc even more, as the earlier live album is a slightly more upbeat and spirited affair.
Track Listing
1. Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
2. My Wild Irish Rose
3. Love Thee Dearest
4. Forty Shades of Green
5. Courtin' in the Kitchen
6. The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door
7. I'll Tell My Ma
8. Macushla
9. Slievenamon
10. The Green Fields of France
11. Trasna Na Dtonnta (Over The Waves)
12. Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile (Long Life to You on Your Homecoming)
13. An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Goat)
14. The Rose of Tralee
15. The Old Bog Road
16. How Are Things In Glocca Morra
17. The Croppy Boy
18. A Nation Once Again
19. Let There Be Peace
20. Danny Boy
21. God Bless America
CD 4: Very Best of the Irish Tenors
In the short time since they grouped together a few years ago to form their sensationally successful trio, the Irish Tenors have already put out an impressive array of recordings and DVDs, including some bona fide gooseflesh-inducing live concert performances. So, if you still have the enviable pleasure of discovering these amazing vocalists--or want to turn a friend on to their musical charms--this compilation CD will do the trick nicely. It brings together such classics as "Danny Boy," "Toora Loora Loorala," "Last Rose of Summer," and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (featuring John McDermott)--all rendered with the kind of passionate, heartfelt, and harmonious crooning that is their signature style, whether they're singing as an ensemble or as highlighted soloists. And even if you have the complete Irish Tenors, this anthology includes several numbers not found on their previously released CDs. Hard to think of a sweeter treat for a fan of singing too good to ever go out of fashion.
Track Listing:
1. Toora Loora Loorala
2. Will Ye Go Lassie Go
3. Spanish Lady [New Version]
4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
5. Percy French Medley: Phil the Fluther's Ball / Come Back Paddy Reilly
6. Amazing Grace
7. Nearer My God to Thee
8. Danny Boy [New Version]
9. Fields of Athenry
10. Only Our Rivers Run Free
11. Molly Malone
12. Last Rose of Summer
13. She Moved Through the Fair
14. Maggie
15. New Medley: The Harp That Once / Óró 'Sé So Bheatha 'Bhaile / I'll Tell Me
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