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Buy A Good Suit of Clothes - Deagh Dheis Aodaich by Fiona J Mackenzie
Fiona J Mackenzie - A Good Suit of Clothes (Deagh Dheis Aodaiche): A collection of 12 songs of the Emigrant Gael.This unique and exciting album showcases emigrant songs presented in a variety of styles and both older and more recently composed songs depicting the experiences of Highland emigrants over the past 300 years. The album which always keeps the songs to the fore is sure to become a classic resource of Emigrant material but also showcases the best of Scottish vocal talent and instrumentalists.
Produced by Irvin Duguid, the CD features 2005 Mod Gold Medallist Fiona Mackenzie. There are also contributions from Gaelic singers Darren MacLean, Sineag Macintyre, Katie Mackenzie and Cathy Ann MacPhee and istumentalists John Goldie, Mary Ann Kennedy, Anna Massie, Ian Muir, Fraser Fifield, James Mackintosh, Guy Nicolson, Simone Welsh, Mr McFall's Chamber, Ed McFarlane.
A Good Suit of Clothes (Deagh Dheis Aodaiche) has excellent sleevenotes with the song-words in both Gaelic and English.
Media Reviews
a stunning vocal performance
12 songs under the sub-title 'Songs of the Emigrant Gael' and it's a pretty classy piece of work with a stunning vocal performance from Fiona and a dynamic production. Initial reaction is that this is one of the year's best to date, and we don't understand a word of Gaelic.So how good must this be?
... the girl has soul
"We sure like this voice. Beautiful. The songs are very, very melodious, very musical. Lovely. And, the girl has soul. She can sing. Very comfortable with different keys and ambiences. This is a lovely album. There are some terrific backing musicians. Wonderful additional singers round it all out….. contemporary take on some very, very traditional sounding tunes…. This is a beautiful album by a beautiful singer. A standout……." Bill Margeson, Irish American News (August 2009)
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