Roisin White - With Thanks - Le Buiochas

Roisin White's first album on Veteran The First of my Rambles still makes regular trips to my CD player, and, after getting over the shock of discovering that nearly twenty years have passed since that recording, I'm pleased to be able to give a hearty welcome to its successor. Roisin has a very vigorous rhythmical style, melodic and pleasing, and a style which is able to encompass both the performance of slower more thoughtful material (such as Urncoh Chein Mhic Cainte) and give an effervescence to the lighter material (such as Bold Jack Donahue and Tandagree). On this recording, she has foregone her habit of speaking the title of song at the end of the song - fine in live performance, but not so much so on a repeated performance. So not much to say really. If you like really fine traditional unaccompanied singing and a varied and entertaining mixture of excellent material, you won't hear much better than this. Thoroughly recommended.
Paul Burgess
Veteran VT156CD www.veteran.co.uk