High Top Mountain
Sturgill Simpson
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Reviews (3)
The guardian
d. 8. June 2017
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Jude Rogers
d. 8. June 2017
"Recorded in a County Galway cottage over three days, the mood throughout is old-fashioned, simple and unpretentious. Those wanting wild experiment will go wanting, but the playing is moving and warm ...".
Folk radio UK
d. 3. Apr. 2017
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Dave McNally
d. 3. Apr. 2017
"Usher's Island combines the excitement of the 1970's traditional Irish groups with an appropriate modern sensibility. The album is taken at an unhurried pace that allows plenty of room for light and shade in the music, so we get to hear the artistry of a quintet that surely constitutes the cream of Irish traditional musicians. The singing includes some of the very best performances from two of the very best. This is an album that is imbued with the musical history both of the place where it was recorded and of the five celebrated members of a band from which I hope we will hear much more".
fRoots
2017 July
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Colin Irwin
2017 July
"It's a bit like one of those fantasy bands people used to get asked to assemble in magazine articles back in the day. But Ushers Island are a real, living immaculate entity, a modern incarnation of Planxty if you like; the tune sets envelop you with warmth and subtlety and, when Lunny slips up the gears, irresistible drive. You can't help thinking McGoldrick is the key to all this. His flute playing in particular is majestic throughout, blending seamlessly with Glackin's gorgeous, flowing fiddle, at the very epicentre of each nuance or instrumental sleight of hand or breath ... Essential for any Irish music lover".