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- Special Reserve
- - 110,652 plays
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Gaelic Storm
Released 2003

Nancy Whiskey
03:28
9,629 plays

Courtin' In The Kitchen
04:08
9,220 plays

Drink The Night Away
03:15
8,792 plays

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- 1
- Courtin' In The Kitchen
- 04:08
- 9,220 plays

- 2
- Johnny Tarr
- 03:31
- 13,464 plays

- 3
- The Schooner Lake Set
- 04:04
- 8,100 plays

- 4
- The Leaving Of Liverpool
- 03:40
- 7,570 plays

- 5
- Drink The Night Away
- 03:15
- 8,792 plays

- 6
- After Hours At Mcgann's
- 03:40
- 7,164 plays

- 7
- Swimmin' In The Sea
- 04:20
- 6,354 plays

- 8
- Nancy Whiskey
- 03:28
- 9,629 plays

- 9
- She Was Prize
- 04:12
- 6,806 plays

- 10
- Johnny Jump Up/Morrison's Jig
- 05:00
- 10,144 plays

- 11
- Titanic Set
- 03:22
- 7,314 plays

- 12
- Tell Me Ma
- 02:43
- 8,582 plays

- 13
- Beggarman
- 03:45
- 7,513 plays

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album review

The collection of previously released material and three new tracks on Gaelic Storm's Special Reserve captures the infectious, somewhat raw energy that has become this band's trademark. An occasional detour into some other corner of the world's music adds softer fragrances, but even "Swimmin' in the Sea," which sounds like a Paul Simon interpolation of a Caribbean groove, bears that whiff of Watney's puddled on oak. Heard for the first time, "Courtin' in the Kitchen" tells a bawdy story over galloping drums and keening pennywhistles, "The Schooner Lake Set" showcases Tom Brown's rugged virtuosity on pipes, and "Nancy Whiskey" opens with an electronic bagpipe line whose retro-synth texture gives way to a cautionary message that seems intended, given the boisterous vocal, to be ignored. Capped inevitably by the medley played during their cameo in Titanic, Special Reserve offers a spirited introduction to the pride of Celtic Santa Monica. ~ Robert L. Doerschuk, All Music Guide