Tara O'Grady - Black Irish

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:39
Size: 74.8 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[2:46] 1. Black Velvet Band
[4:27] 2. Danny Boy
[4:35] 3. The Water Is Wide
[2:26] 4. I'll Tell Me Ma
[4:04] 5. Nora
[3:34] 6. Wild Rover
[3:24] 7. Peggy Gordon
[2:49] 8. Molly Malone
[4:31] 9. The Holy Ground

Nominated as one of Irish Voice’s Most Influential Women of 2010, her debut album, Black Irish, is a collection of Irish songs she grew up listening to as a child. But don’t expect any jigs on this CD. She’s swinging it, baby!

Her version of 'Danny Boy' was featured in a 2013 BBC documentary film for the song's 100th anniversary called "Danny Boy: The Ballad That Bewitched The World," along with Elvis Presley's and Johnny Cash's versions. Tara is also interviewed in the film along with folk singer Judy Collins, actor Gabriel Byrne, musician Paddy Maloney of the Chieftains, and film maker Jim Sheridan.

“I think Tara O’Grady has a fierce soul, because her glorious voice is positively dripping with it. I was totally moved by this album. Her unique jazz arrangements of Irish standards, and that VOICE, take me to places I haven’t been in a long time. This delightful album is not only fun, it’s deep!” ~Dr. Christine Ranck, Co-Author, Ignite the Genius Within.

Black Irish

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