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Irish folk music has produced some outstanding performers over the years, six of whom are celebrated on the late 90s compilation A Woman's Heart. Although they had all emerged from the folk scene of the previous decades, this is a long way from being a traditional album. Only Sharon Shannon really flies the folk flag with the perennially bouncy "Blackbird" and fluent "Coridinio". The rest of the tracks stray closer to the middle of the road and as such reached a huge number of record buyers in Ireland, many of whom continue to remain largely unconvinced by trad music. Eleanor McEvoy is the pick of the bunch (providing the anthemic title track and Latin flavoured "I Hear You Breathing In"), although Dolores Keane comes close with a wonderful rendition of Dougie McLean's "Caledonia". Probably a touch too easy listening for some tastes, but recommended for aficionados of well-crafted music.
Track listing:
1. This Is To Mother You - Sinead O'Connor
2. I Know My Love - The Corrs & The Chieftains
3. Poison Tree - Marcia Howard & Mary Black
4. 24 Hours - Frances Black
5. To Ramona - Sinead Lohan
6. Fields Of Gold - Eva Cassidy
7. Spanish Lady - Maighread & Triona Ni Dhomhnaill & Donal Lunny
8. The Lark In The Clear Air - Cara Dillon
9. Bless The Road - Mary Black
10. Sorry To Say - Juliet Turner
11. The White Strand Sling - Sharon Shannon & The Wild Bullocks
12. Carrick-A-Rede - Cathie Ryan
13. Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Dolores Keane/Tommy Sands/Vedran Smailovic
14. Please Heart, You're Killing Me - Eleanor McEvoy
15. In The Sweet By And By - Dolly Parton with Altan
16. Wild And Free - Mary Coughlan & The Cafe Orchestra
17. Mystic Lipstick - Maura O'Connell
18. Down To The River To Pray - Alison Krauss
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