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Live (String Sisters album)

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Released
  
8 March 2007

Length
  
62:23

Release date
  
8 March 2007

Label
  
Heilo

Recorded
  
2005/06

Artist
  
String Sisters

Producer
  
String Sisters

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Genres
  
Folk music, Celtic music, Folk music of Ireland

Live is a live album from the international music group String Sisters. The CD/DVD was recorded on the group's Norway tour in 2005/6 and was released in November 2007. Live features traditional and newly composed sets arranged and written respectively by the band members.

Contents

The album was released in 2009 by Compass Records in North America and at the end of that year was longlisted for a Grammy award. Live missed the shortlist, but bandmember Liz Carroll was nominated for another project.

The string sisters live at celtic colours international festival 2015


Track listing

The CD and DVD have two track lists, composed mainly of the same tracks with a few additions to the DVD.

DVD Edition

  1. The April Child / The Joy of It!
  2. Introduction (Annbjorg)
  3. G-strings
  4. The Champaign Jig Goes to Columbia / Pat and Al's Jig
  5. Introduction (Liz C)
  6. For the Love of Music / Tune for the Girls / Land ta Lea
  7. Introduction (Emma)
  8. The Hussar / Toss the Fiddles
  9. Introduction (Catríona)
  10. Da Trowie Burn / The Fly and Dodger
  11. Like a Fire and Like a Storm
  12. Introduction (Liz K)
  13. Rumble Thy Bellyful
  14. Introduction (Mairéad)
  15. Tune for Frankie / Red Crow / Leslie's
  16. Presentation Band (Annbjorg) / Introduction (Mairéad)
  17. The Matchmaking Song (Tá Mo Chleamhnas a' Dhéanamh)
  18. Shetland Fiddle Diva / Kinyon's Jig / Kinyon's Reel / Lad O'Beirne's
  19. The Horsebell Tune
  20. Saviour of the World / Gabhaim Molta Bríde / Luseblus
  21. Farewell (Annbjorg)
  22. Fremont Center / Ahind da daeks o' Voe / Come awa'in / Paddy's Trip to Scotland / Dinky's

Encore

  1. The Murder in Halsingland
  2. Wackidoo

String Sisters

  • Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Irish fiddle, vocals (Ireland)
  • Annbjørg Lien – Hardanger Fiddle (Norway)
  • Liz Knowles – fiddle (USA)
  • Catriona MacDonald – fiddle (Shetland)
  • Liz Carroll – (USA)
  • Emma Härdelin – (Sweden)

    • Misters

  • David Milligan – piano (Scotland)
  • Tore Bruvoll – guitar (Norway)
  • Conrad Molleson – bas (Scotland)
  • James Mackintosh – drums (Scotland)

    • Songs

    1Shetland Fiddle Diva / Kinyon's Jig / Kinyon's Reel / Lad O'Beirne'sStig Ove Ose6:16
    2The Champaign Jig Goes To Columbia / Pat & Al's JigStig Ove Ose3:14
    3The Matchmaking SongStig Ove Ose5:51

    References

    Live (String Sisters album) Wikipedia
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