Personnel: David Downes (whistling, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Dave Keary (guitar, bouzouki); Nollaig Casey (fiddle); Michael "Fitzy" Fitzgerald (pipe); M irt¡n O'Connor (accordion).
Audio Mixer: Andrew Boland.
The debut album by the High Kings was issued by the same folks who had a hand in Celtic Woman and Riverdance, and consists of easy listening and buffed-and-polished Irish folk music of appeal to an audience that is comparatively massive for the world music fringe: this album made the lower levels of the Billboard Top 200 album chart. The High Kings is glossy and polite -- targeted perhaps toward listeners who enjoyed the pennywhistle on Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" -- even on tunes that strive to be upbeat and frolicsome. ~ Stewart Mason
Professional Reviews
Dirty Linen (p.49) - "The level of talent of these men is borne out by the fine harmonies and vigorous singing on the CD..."
