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"Danny Boy" was one of my wive's favorite songs and I had it included in her funeral mass. This album is beautiful; each versioon is special.
Danny Boy is by far my favorite song -- and finding a disc with such a variety of versions of "my song"was like a miracle. Thanks for fulfilling my dream.By the way, I was put in touch with your company through a representative of Yesteryear Music.Joanne Kammer
I am already, to the dismay of my old college roommates, one of those sorts who might listen to the same song 5 times in a row off an album. A well done collection; Elvis Pressley has a stirring rendition and perhaps there are copyright reasons as to why this is not on this album; and the Glenn Miller bigband version would have fit in well too. This is certainly solved here. The Roger Whittaker track is moving and has a nice contemporary sound; but I still find fault with his ommission of some of the lyrics, poetic license should only go so far. Still, you will not be disappointed; I was in fact, captivated for the first few hours of listening to this CD, glad I got it on a Saturday. My favorite versions must be the Mario Lanza and Kate Smith tracks; however, my choices may well change because each version certainly has it's merits. Oh, and lastly, some of you may need a box of kleenex to go along with this set.
The concept of a single CD or multi-track recording focusing on a single melody has always seemed out of reach -- at least in a manner that would hold me in rapture from beginning to end. It's a good thing that CDs don't wear out. My dreams were like none I can ever remember. In spades. well, what else. Who could imagine the likes of Al Hirt, James Galway, Peter Nero, Richard Stoltzman (amazing. This CD did the job. I put the Stoltzman (clarinet) solo on "repeat" while sleeping the other night and wow.
How does he do it)., Mario Lanza, Roger Whittaker and on and on. all in a dreamlike collection of wonderful renditions of a familiar melody that transported me back to my childhood (and that's over several decades to before World War II). Anyone who enjoys the "Danny Boy" melody should absolutely hear this marvelously well-balanced collection of. "Danny Boy".
This CD is enchanting from the very start. The variety of renditions keeps the listener tuned in. While it would be hard to imagine anyone purchasing this CD that didn't like the title song, the music is wonderful, especially when shuffled with other similar music on a multiplay CD player.
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