CD review: Brian McNeill
BRIAN MCNEILL: THE BALTIC TAE BYZANTIUM *** GREENTRAX, £13.70
BRIAN McNeill's Back O' The North Wind is regarded as one of the classics of the Greentrax catalogue, and this disc will be eagerly anticipated. While the earlier record examined the Scots in America, this project looks at their explorations through Europe, reflected in song and music. McNeill is a fine player on fiddle and a broad range of other instruments, and though the songs are good, he is not the strongest of singers. He led a performance under this title at Celtic Connections a while back, but the rather flat-sounding recording has been created in various locations over six years, and features a number of guest musicians, including a cameo from Dick Gaughan, and backing vocals from Sylvia Barnes and Patsy Seddon.
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