Name: Capercaillie: Live in Concert
Brand: Relativity Entertainment
SKU: 557493
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Capercaillie: Live in Concert

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Album: Capercaillie: Live in Concert
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Mo Chailin Dileas Donn
2)	Finlays
3)	Kepplehall: Kepplehall/The Osmosis Reel: Kepplehall / The Osmosis Reel
4)	Nil Si I Ngra
5)	Miracle of Being, The
6)	Dr. MacPhail's Reel/Cape Breton Song: Dr. MacPhail's Reel / Cape Breton Song
7)	The Weasel Set: Granny Hold the Candle While I Shave the Chicken's Lip Pt.: Granny Hold The Candle While I Shave The Chicken's Lip II / The Weasel In The Dyke / Macleod's Farewell
8)	Inexile
9)	Iain Ghlinn Cuaich
10)	Bonaparte
11)	The Rob Roy Reels: The Road to Rio/Bulgarian Red/Shetland Reel/The ...: The Road To Rio / Bulgarian Red / Shetland Reel / The Gesto Reel / Kiss The Maid Behind The Barrel / The Rob Roy Reel
12)	Coisich a Ruin
13)	Crime of Passion
14)	Tree, The

Album: Capercaillie: Live in Concert
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Mo Chailin Dileas Donn
2)	Finlays
3)	Kepplehall: Kepplehall/The Osmosis Reel: Kepplehall / The Osmosis Reel
4)	Nil Si I Ngra
5)	Miracle of Being, The
6)	Dr. MacPhail's Reel/Cape Breton Song: Dr. MacPhail's Reel / Cape Breton Song
7)	The Weasel Set: Granny Hold the Candle While I Shave the Chicken's Lip Pt.: Granny Hold The Candle While I Shave The Chicken's Lip II / The Weasel In The Dyke / Macleod's Farewell
8)	Inexile
9)	Iain Ghlinn Cuaich
10)	Bonaparte
11)	The Rob Roy Reels: The Road to Rio/Bulgarian Red/Shetland Reel/The ...: The Road To Rio / Bulgarian Red / Shetland Reel / The Gesto Reel / Kiss The Maid Behind The Barrel / The Rob Roy Reel
12)	Coisich a Ruin
13)	Crime of Passion
14)	Tree, The

Performer Notes

Capercaillie includes: Karen Matheson (vocals); Manus Lunny (guitar, bouzouki, background vocals); Charlie McKerron (fiddle); Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle, Uillean pipes, bodhran); Donald Shaw (accordion, keyboards, background vocals); Ewen Vernal (bass, background vocals); David "Chimp" Robertson (bodhran, percussion).
Recorded live the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland on January 25, 2002.
Personnel: Karen Matheson (vocals); Michael McGoldrick (whistling, flute, Uilleann pipe, bodhran); Manus Lunny (guitar, bouzouki, background vocals); Charlie McKerron (fiddle); Donald Shaw (accordion, keyboards, background vocals); Chimp Robertson (bodhran, percussion); Ewen Vernal (background vocals).
Recording information: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland (01/25/2002).
Photographer: Leila Angus.
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