Faire Celts:

A Woman's Voice

Various Artists

TRACKS
  1.  He Moved Through The Fair

          Sinead O'Connor
  2.  The Voice

          Eimear Quinn
  3.  Hebridean Hale-Bopp

          Karen Matheson
  4.  A Woman's Heart

          Mary McLaughlin
  5.  Can You See The Border?

          Keri Steele / Nina Loretto
  6.  This Piece Of Earth

          Jenny Schaub
  7.  Molly Na Gcuach Ni

       Chuilleanain

          Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh
  8.  I Am Going To The West

          Connie Dover
  9.  Erin Gra Mo Chroi

          Cathy Jordan
10.  Hoireann O

          Talitha MacKenzie
11.  Ferry Me Across The Water

          Kim Robertson
12.  Dream Lover

          Mae McKenna
13.  Thoir Dhomhb Do Lamh /

       Ruidhleadh Na Coilich Dhubha

          Sandra Mackay

FAIRE CELTS -  a collection of compelling contemporary Celtic divas.  Connie Dover, Karen Matheson (Capercaillie), Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Altan), Sinéad O'Connor, Kim Robertson, and many others lend their extraordinary voices to an album brimming with Celtic soul, beauty and the strength of a woman's voice. 

Exclusive new track! "A Woman's Heart" by Mary McLaughlin.

Meet some of the Celtic women of song....

Regarded as one of the finest exponents of the Donegal fiddle style, Mairéad was taught by her father Francie who in turn learned a lot of local tunes from his mother Roise. Mairéad was also taught by the renowned fiddle player, Dinny McLaughlin who was a frequent visitor to her home when she was a young girl. Mairéad's songs are collected and learned from family and neighbors. The Gaoth Dobhair Gaeltacht has a very strong singing tradition both in Irish and English, and it's from this rich source that she finds most of the material which she sings with Altan.

Connie Dover

Connie heard a song at age 15 in Kansas City by British folk-rock band Steeleye Span. The sound of British traditional music immediately attracted her. Connie quickly embarked on what has become a lifelong study of Scots and Irish music. "Hearing this music for the first time," she recalled, "was like falling in love or perhaps 'coming home'." Crystalline and sensuously captivating, Connie Dover's voice soars, drawing its stylistic power from her experiences in Scotland, England, and the Midwest while exploring a common musical ground among all three.

Kim Robertson

The foundation for Kim's unique approach to the Celtic harp and music lies in a simple love and passion for the instrument. She has redefined the rich tradition of the harp with her innovative improvisation and techniques, fusing the classic and contemporary, the established and the revolutionary. Blended exquisitely with Kim's vocalese, the harp in her hands and her voice become a powerfully evocative instrument of astonishing beauty and delicacy.