About the recording: "Journey
Through the British Isles" was recorded in Northern California over a
three week period in 2004. Included inside is a 12-page booklet with all
the lyrics, and photos of Michael as well.
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1. Come Lasses and Lads | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
2. The Star of the County Down | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
3. Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
4. The Willow Song | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
5. The Laird O' Cockpen | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
6. It was a Lover and His Lass | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
7. Three Ravens | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
8. Ground Ivy | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
9. Under Yonder Oaken Tree | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
10. The Jolly Miller | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
11. Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
12. The Cuckoo | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
13. Bonnie Labourin' Boy | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
14. The Maid of Llanwellyn | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
15. The Rowan Tree | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
16. Going to Swansea | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
17. Ca' the Yowes | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
18. The Leprechaun | Hi-fi | Lo-fi |
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Come Lasses & Lads..... ........ Lords & Ladies! Join Michael on a magical journey through time as he regales you with songs of the British Isles. Experience the Scotland of Robert Burns, the England of Shakespeare, the lovely countryside of Ireland and Wales. Hear timeless melodies from the 17th to the early 20th centuries masterfully arranged by Quilter, Liddell, Hughes, and others. All aboard! |
Accompanying Michael are superb musicians playing piano, classical guitar, 19th-century flute, viola da gamba, and other period instruments including baroque types of flute, piccolo, violin, viola, and cello. | ||
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