Eric Rigler - Music of Caledonia (18 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Eric Rigler
Music of Caledonia
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Braveheart Trilogy - Eric Rigler, Horner, James
2. Amazing Grace - Eric Rigler, Newton, John [Compo
3. Highland Cathedral - Eric Rigler, Kelly
4. Muckin O'Geordie's Byre/Atholl Highlanders
5. Caledonia - Eric Rigler, MacLean, Dougie
6. Mari's Wedding/Kesh Jig
7. The Skye Boat Song
8. The Mingulay Boat Song
9. The Castle Walls - Eric Rigler, Garden, Bill
10. Wild Mountain Thyme - Eric Rigler, McPeake, Francis
11. The Dark Island - Eric Rigler, Maclachlan
12. O' Luaidh - Eric Rigler, Allan, John MacKen
13. Mist Covered Mountains
14. Cope, Johnnie
15. The Water Is Wide
16. Loch Lomond
17. Strath Ban/Jenny Dang the Water/Miss McLeod
18. Flower of Scotland - Eric Rigler, Williamson, Ann

CD Details

All Artists: Eric Rigler
Title: Music of Caledonia
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Scotdisc
Release Date: 4/6/1999
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop
Styles: British & Celtic Folk, Celtic
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 723723516725

CD Reviews

Mixed Bag

05/16/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"When it's good, it's VERY good -- I was wondering what "Amazing Grace" would sound like on Uillean, as opposed to Highland, bagpipes -- now I know and I am not disappointed (thanks in part to Eric Rigler's command of the "Irish" pipes)! That one piece made this album worth the price of admission. There are also a couple of traditional reels that are great too. However... the "strings" part gets to me. They are too much -- either over dramatic or just real boring -- for example, I was listening to this lamentable version of "Loch Lomond", and I was expecting a voice to break in at anytime and annouce, "Thank you for holding, someone will be with you shortly"! Elevator music!But I'd recommend it on the basis of Eric Rigler's solo Uillean pipe version of "Amazing Grace" alone. It's that good."