| Track listing | 1. Inisheer - Buttons & Bows 2. Foggy Dew, The - Eugene O'Donnell/James MacCafferty 3. Were You at the Rick (An Raibh Tú Ag an Gcarraig) - Déanta 4. Ned of the Hill - Cherish the Ladies 5. My Love Is in America - Dennis Cahill/Martin Hayes 6. Mrs. Judge - Donna Long 7. Gentle Breeze (An Feochán) - Eileen Ivers 8. If Ever You Were Mine - Cherish the Ladies 9. Sally Gardens, The - Eugene O'Donnell 10. Dobbin's Flowery Vale - Altan 11. Troubled Child, The (An Leanbh Aimhréid) - Seamus and Manus McGuire 12. Sí Beag, Sí Mór - Pat Kilbride 13. Róisín Dubh - Joe Burke 14. Derry Air (Danny Boy) - Eugene O'Donnell/James MacCafferty
| | Details | | Playing time: | 55 min. | | Distributor: | (Independently by Label) | | Recording type: | Studio | | Recording mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
| | Album notes | Producers include: Buttons & Bows, Eugene O'Donnell, James MacCafferty, Neil Martin, John Cunningham. Compilation producer: Thomas Rota. Personnel: Susan McKeown (vocals); Ciarán Curran (guitar, bouzouki); Eoghan O'Brien (guitar, harp); Mary Coogan (guitar, autoharp); Gabriel Donohue (guitar, zither, piano, harmonium); Dennis Cahill, Mick Moloney, Pat Kilbride, Mark Kelly (guitar); Kate OBrien (fiddle, viola); Rosie Mulholland (fiddle, keyboards); Eileen Ivers (fiddle, rainsticks); Ciarán Tourish, Eugene O'Donnell, Paul O'Shaughnessy, Manus McGuire, Martin Hayes, Siobhan Egan (fiddle); Michael Aharon, Neil Martin (cello); Joanie Madden (flute, tin whistle); Frankie Kennedy, Deirdre Havlin, Joe Burke (flute); Jackie Daly, Maureen Doherty Macken (accordion); Garry O Briain (piano, keyboards); Donna Long, James MacCafferty (piano). Celtophile's Most Beautiful Melodies of Irish Music delivers exactly what the title promises, collecting traditional Irish tunes into a budget-priced CD. Buttons & Bows' "Irisheer," Eugene O'Donnell's "Foggy Dew," Cherish the Ladies' "If Ever You Were Mine," Altan's "Dobbin's Flowery Vale," and Eileen Ivers' "Gentle Breeze" are a few of the highlights from this affordable sampler of lilting Irish melodies and songs. ~ Heather Phares
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