Joanie Madden - Song of the Irish Whistle 2 (1999)

A follow-up to A Whistle on the Wind and Song of the Irish Whistle, this CD continues in the same vein, featuring Joanie Madden on an array of Irish whistles, backed by an even wider array of guest instrumentalists. The selections are, again, mostly traditional tunes arranged by Madden and Brian Keane, with a few original compositions thrown in for good measure. Overall, the tone of 'Song of the Irish Whistle 2' falls somewhere between lilting and gently ambling, with occasional forays into the livelier, percussive realm of jigs and other dances. This installment does have a few more fast-paced numbers than its predecessor, while the slower numbers remain orchestrated by Keane in a syruppy mixture of acoustic and electronic backings.~ amazon.com

Album credits: Joanie Madden - Arranger, Whistle (Human), Main Performer; Zan McLeod - Bouzouki, Guitar, Arranger; Jerry O'Sullivan - Uillean Pipes; Bob Olhsson - Mastering; Mary Rafferty - Accordion; Emedin Rivera - Percussion, Conga; Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Tambourine; Arto Tuncboyaciyan - Percussion; Keith Chirgwin - Engineer, Digital Editing; Siobhan Egan - Fiddle; Frez-Albrecht - Engineer, Mixing; Carol Thompson - Harp; Sean Harkness - Engineer; Tommy Skarupa - Engineer, Mixing; Gabriel Donahue - Guitar, Arranger; Jeanne Bradshaw - Design; Joe Carrano - Engineer; Keyvan Behpour - Photography; Bill Shanley - Guitar; Alan Whelan - Assistant Engineer; Dan Rowe - Editing, Mixing; Dave Anderson - Fretless Bass; Dan Barrett - Cello; Jimmy Higgins - Bodhran; Stephen Hill - Mastering, Art Direction; John Boswell - Piano; Eileen Ivers - Fiddle, Arranger; Ron Bach - Engineer, Editing; Frances Black - Arranger, Vocals; Phil Bowler - Bass (Acoustic); Mary Coogan - Guitar; Donna Long - Piano; Mary Black - Arranger, Vocals, Performer; Brian Keane - Synthesizer, Arranger, Conductor, Producer, Engineer, Orchestration, Mixing, Wind Chimes, String Arrangements, Orchestra, Bass.

tracklist:

01. John Of The Glen
02. Charlie Mulvihill's/The Conspiracy
03. Pinehurst (From The Film Pinehurst)
04. The Twisting Of The Rope
05. The Munster Clock
06. The Cat's Meow
07. The Edge Of The White Rock
08. Bantry Girls Lament
09. Madame Bonaparte
10. Nuala's Bonnet/The Croton Dam
11. Homesteaders (From The Film The Way West)
12. Come By The Hills

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