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Andy Irvine had for years longed to pay homage to East European folk music and here, with piper Davey Spillane and producer/arranger Bill Whelan, he realises a worthy dream. Some of Ireland's finest jazz and folk musicians were pressed into service while a Bulgarian flavour is added by the string playing of Nikola Parov. But it is the wonderful vocals of Hungary's Marta Sebestyen that steals the show. The end result is a joyous selection of folk and dance tunes - the sort of dance music that compels the most conservative of Irish step dancers to throw their hands in the air. It's not surprising the one of Bill Whelan's next projects was to compose the music for Riverdance.
Track listing:
1. Chetvorno Horo
2. Bear's Rock
3. Dance Of Suleiman
4. Illyrian Dawn
5. Two Steps To The Bar
6. Pride Of Macedonia
7. Kadana
8. Hard On The Heels
9. Antice
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