Play On Light
Download links and information about Play On Light by Sìleas / Sileas. This album was released in 1996 and it belongs to World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic genres. It contains 13 tracks with total duration of 56:18 minutes.
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| Artist: | Sìleas / Sileas |
| Release date: | 1996 |
| Genre: | World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic |
| Tracks: | 13 |
| Duration: | 56:18 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Buain A'choiree | 1:47 |
| 2. | May Colvin | 3:49 |
| 3. | Cumba Easbuig Earraghaidheal | 3:11 |
| 4. | Laill Leathag | 1:18 |
| 5. | Cameron Macfadyen/Dr Cameron's Casebook/Miss Kirsten Lindsay Morrison | 3:49 |
| 6. | Mo Dhomhnullan Fhein | 3:49 |
| 7. | Planxty Crockery/Domhnall Dubh | 4:12 |
| 8. | Pi Lili Liu | 0:44 |
| 9. | Dr Florence Of Jammalamadugu/Duncan Johnstone | 6:52 |
| 10. | The Castlebay Scrap/Stuarts Rant | 4:02 |
| 11. | Aint No Sunshine/The Flawless Juggler | 4:44 |
| 12. | Miss Ann Cameron Of Balvenie/Amy's Rollerskates/Paddy's Leather Breeches | 3:56 |
| 13. | Tha Sior Chaoineadh | 14:05 |
Details
[Edit]Harps have been a part of Celtic music for over 1,000 years. Ireland has been famous for its harpists (one of the best known was Turlough O'Carolan), as has Scotland. Two Scottish harp players/vocalists who have been doing their part to keep Scottish/Celtic harp playing vital and fresh are Mary Macmaster and Patsy Seadon, who comprise the duo, Sileas. Play on Light isn't a CD for Celtic purists; Sileas combines Celtic harp playing with elements of modern folk, pop and rock, and the duo's risk taking pays off. Macmaster and Seadon are obviously well-versed in Scottish/Celtic traditions — they know their way around traditional Gaelic language songs like "Buain a'Choirce," "Pi Li li Liu," "Domhnall Dubh" and "Laill Leathag." But what they do with such songs isn't entirely traditional; for Sileas, learning from tradition doesn't mean you have to be enslaved by it. One of the high points of Play on Light is Sileas' take on Bill Withers' 1971 soul classic, "Ain't No Sunshine," which works quite well in a Scottish/Celtic setting. Play on Light is a forward-thinking CD that has a lot going for it.