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THE STRAUSS OF IRISH MUSIC.

FRANKIE GRIFFIN | Cork City,Ireland | 03/20/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF BILL WHELAN?OR HOW ABOUT DONAL LUNNY?SHAUN DAVEY?PHIL COULTER?WELL IF I WAS TO SAY THE CHIEFTAINS?RIVERDANCE?WELL FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WOULDENT KNOW THIS FACT,IF SEAN O RIADA (RIP)NEVER EXCISTED,THEN NEITHER WOULD THESE GUYS.I REST MY CASE,THE AFORMENTIONED COMPOSERS HAVE OPENLY SAID THAT SEAN O RIADA STARTED THE IRISH MUSIC RENASSAINCE.GO OUT AND BUY SOME HISTORY ON CD."

Correct track listing

Joseph | Dublin, Ireland | 11/26/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album contains three film scores written by Seán Ó Riada and played by the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra. The films were Mise Éire, directed by George Morrison in 1959; Saoirse?, directed by George Morrison in 1960; and An Tine Bheo, directed by Louis Marcus in 1966. The track listing provided by Amazon.com, above, contains errors. A corrected track listing follows.Mise Éire [15:05]
1. Mise Éire (I Am Ireland)
2. Miontéama (Link theme)
3. Cogadh Na mBórach (Boer War theme)
4. Sochraid Bachelors Walk (The funeral of the Bachelors Walk victims)
5. Ó Donnabháin Rosa os cionn Cláir (O'Donovan Rossa lying in state)
6. Óglaigh na hÉireann (Irish Volunteers theme)
7. Cois Uaigh Dhairmuid Uí Dhonnabháin Rosa (By O'Donovan Rossa's graveside)
8. Lámhach na dTaoiseach (The execution of the leaders)
9. Éiri Amach (Insurrection)
10. Athshuaimhneas Cois Life (Peace returns to the Liffeyside)
11. Miontéama (Link Theme)
12. Cathair Bhriste (Dublin devastated)
13. Téama Na nÓglach (Irish Volunteers theme)
14. An Asgard (The Asgard sequence)
15. Mise ÉireSaoirse? [09:09]
16. Saoirse? (Freedom?)
17. Kelly the Boy from Killane
18. An Ceol Sochraide (Terence McSwiney funeral sequence)
19. Who Fears To Speak?
20. Na Dubhchrónaigh (Black and Tan sequence)
21. Cloigíní Lúcháire (Joybells)
22. Ceol Máirseála (Step Together)
23. Miontéamaí (Link themes)
24. Saoirse?An Tine Bheo [11:34]
25. An Tine Bheo (The living fire)
26. A Nation Once Again
27. An Tine Bheo
28. Ceol an Phiarsaigh (Pearse theme)
29. The Grand Old Dame Britannia
30. Who Fears To Speak?
31. Miontéamaí (Link themes)
32. God Save Ireland
33. Ruairí Mac Easmainn (Roger Casement theme)
34. An Tine Bheo"