How St. Patrick Got His Groove Back

NEW YORK (PBS/ www.maritabrake.com) - In the tradition of Riverdance, Enya and the new PBS special, Celtic Women, comes Marita Brake's breathtaking collection of Celtic Americana, The Celtic Rose.

With a voice as expansive as the two continents it traverses, Brake brings a fresh, sensitive and deeply personal diary couched in ancient, Celtic sounding ballads, rousing anthems and soothing angelic choruses.

One critic states,"while Brake's haunting melodies
and evocative lyrics conjure up eerie phantoms reminiscent of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" (Keats)her vocals also tempt comparison to Loreena McKennitt, and at times, even Sinead O'Connor." Brake's striking vocals and collaborator, Kent Thompson's mystical arranging bring Celtic music to a new, cinematic high. It is at once symbolic, vibrant, rich and very unique. One senses in Thompson, a budding fellow alum to James Horner(The Titanic).

This is a new celticity, told from the perspective of a romantically gifted Midwesterner.

Stand out tracks include, "The Celtic Rose", "By The River" and "On Me Mother's Grave".

This is quality music performed and written by a woman faithful to the tradition, but able to see the future, as well.
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