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Riverdance: Music From The Show,Bill Whelan

- Riverdance: Music From The Show
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Bill Whelan
Released 1996

Riverdance (Remix)
03:47
9,202 plays

Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
04:09
8,950 plays

Riverdance
05:43
7,853 plays

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songs

- 1
- Reel Around The Sun
- 08:40
- 12,066 plays

- 2
- The Heart's Cry
- 02:26
- 5,453 plays

- 3
- The Countess Cathleen/Women Of The Sidhe
- 05:42
- 7,849 plays

- 4
- Caoineadh Cu Chulainn
- 04:09
- 8,950 plays

- 5
- Shivna
- 03:38
- 5,412 plays

- 6
- Firedance
- 06:02
- 6,884 plays

- 7
- Slip Into The Spring
- 03:44
- 5,323 plays

- 8
- Riverdance
- 05:43
- 7,853 plays

- 9
- American Wake (The Nova Scotia Set)
- 03:07
- 7,108 plays

- 10
- Lift The Wings
- 04:58
- 6,047 plays

- 11
- Macedonian Morning
- 02:56
- 4,851 plays

- 12
- Marta's Dance/The Russian Dervish
- 06:03
- 6,406 plays

- 13
- Andalucia
- 04:19
- 5,187 plays

- 14
- Home And The Heartland
- 03:25
- 5,374 plays

- 15
- The Harvest
- 03:38
- 5,150 plays

- 16
- Riverdance (Remix)
- 03:47
- 9,202 plays

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album review

Even though the visual elements are missing, this soundtrack to Riverdance sounds quite spectacular, making a no-holds-barred attempt to captivate the listener with grandiose variations on Celtic musical forms. Adding to the grandeur and magic of the music are performances by artists such as Davy Spillane, Maire Breatnach, Anúna, Nicola Parov, and others who are forces to reckon with individually. The music transits between soaring vocal pieces and floor-shaking orchestral numbers that possess astonishing energy. Lead ceilidh dancer Michael Flatley left the production under something of a cloud, turning up later with the derivative and far more mediocre Lord of the Dance. On this recording he, female lead Jean Butler, and the other ceilidh dancers can be heard providing taps on three tracks, including the thunderous "The Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe." ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide