Our Review
Molly's Revenge is all about a Celtic music band with four fine fellows: David Brewer, John Weed, Pete Haworth, and Stuart Mason. For Yuledance: A Celtic Christmas Celebration, the guys are joined by vocalist/harpist Jesse Autumn, whose unbelievably fragile voice and gentle harp nicely balance the manly men on their high-energy instrumentals.
Yuledance bursts with Celtic charm and enthusiastic professionalism--you can tell that the band loves the task at hand. With a few exceptions, the tunes are not well known, but they are all well played, and the ride is very worthwhile. I have always loved the delicate Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming, and the piece is perhaps my favorite on the album. Jesse Autumn's heartbreakingly beautiful vocal will bring tears to your eyes; she is also rapturous on Drive Sorrows Away and Silent Night. Most of the pieces are lively instrumentals, the sort of music that makes you uncontrollably tap your toes while writing a holiday music review at the dining room table.
Nicely done, Molly's Revenge. Your Yuledance will have my Celtic feet dancing a jig throughout the holiday season!
--Carol Swanson
(Reviewed in 2007)
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From the liner notes:
David Brewer: pipes, whistles, bodhran
Jesse Autumn: double harp, vocals
John Weed: fiddle, vocals
Pete Haworth: bouzouki, vocals
Stuart Mason: guitar, mandola, vocals
Arranged by Molly's Revenge and Jesse Autumn
Produced by David Brewer and Molly's Revenge
Engineered by David Brewer
Molly's Revenge with Jesse Autumn
Yuledance: A Celtic Christmas Celebration
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Label: Molly's Revenge
Length: 46 minutes
Genre: Celtic
Release: 2006
Track List
| Song Title |
|---|
| It Came Upon a Midnight Clear/I Saw 3 Ships/Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella/John O'Connor (Turlough O'Carolan)/O'Keefe's |
| Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming |
| Angels We Have Heard on High/Good King Wenceslaw/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/The Glass of Beer |
| Bushes of Jerusalem (Tommy Sands)/Brendan Tonra'Jig (Brendan Tonra) |
| Meillionen/Christmas Day in the Morning |
| Drive Sorrows Away |
| Garech's Wedding (Paddy Maloney)/The Green Mountain/The New Mown Meadow |
| Silent Night |
| The Christmas Eve Reel (Tommy Coen)/The Morning Star |
| Morgan Magan (Turlough O'Carolan) |