Capercaillie Live in Concert

• Artist: Capercaillie
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 03, 2002
• Type: Live
• Genre: World

Review

A true live recording (no studio overdubs or "enhancements") taken from their show at Celtic Connections 2002 finds Capercaillie sounding better and stronger than on their studio releases. Karen Matheson is one of Scotland's best young singers, although much of the band's work has seen her light hidden under a bush, to an extent. Here she shines, particularly on the glorious ballad "Iain Ghlinn Cuaich," where a sparse arrangement puts her firmly front and center. While there's a good selection of familiar material, including a highly rearranged "Coisich a Ruin," there's also some new work, just to show they're still moving ahead. As always, Michael McGoldrick proves to be a wizard on flute, whistle, and uillean pipes, but the rest of the band are a match for him, and the interplay between musicians breathes with an easy confidence. They've been around for 18 years, a long, long time, and on the evidence of this, it's been worth waiting so long to release their first live set. Excellent stuff. ~ Chris Nickson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Mo Chailin Dileas Donn	Traditional	Capercaillie	(3:45)
Finlays	Traditional	Capercaillie	(5:45)
Kepplehall: Kepplehall/The Osmosis Reel	Donald Shaw, Michael McGoldrick	Capercaillie	(6:16)
Nil Si I Ngra	Manus Lunny	Capercaillie	(5:10)
The Miracle of Being	Donald Shaw	Capercaillie	(6:02)
Dr. MacPhail's Reel/Cape Breton Song	Traditional	Capercaillie	(5:34)
The Weasel Set: Granny Hold the Candle While I Shave the Chicken's Lip Pt.	Manus Lunny, Donald Shaw	Capercaillie	(4:32)
Inexile	Traditional	Capercaillie	(4:12)
Iain Ghlinn Cuaich	Traditional	Capercaillie	(3:15)
Bonaparte	Traditional	Capercaillie	(4:28)
The Rob Roy Reels: The Road to Rio/Bulgarian Red/Shetland Reel/The ...	Charlie McKerron, Donald Shaw, Traditional	Capercaillie	(8:00)
Coisich a Ruin	Traditional	Capercaillie	(3:18)
Crime of Passion	Donald Shaw	Capercaillie	(5:57)
The Tree	Traditional	Capercaillie	(4:56)

Credits

Michael McGoldrick (Flute), Karen Matheson (Vocals), Michael McGoldrick (Bodhran), Donald Shaw (Accordion), Manus Lunny (Bouzouki), Ryan Art (Design), Ewen Vernal (Bass), Charlie McKerron (Fiddle), Camie Young (Engineer), Donald Shaw (Vocals (Background)), Manus Lunny (Vocals (Background)), Chimp Robertson (Bodhran), Manus Lunny (Guitar), Chimp Robertson (Percussion), Michael McGoldrick (Whistle (Human)), Ewen Vernal (Vocals (Background)), Michael McGoldrick (Uillean Pipes), Donald Shaw (Keyboards), Leila Angus (Photography), Stephen Fleming (Monitor Engineer)

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