Damn shame the album's second half is kind of lackluster. These first five tracks, man, they represent what Celtic music is. Recorded in Dublin, the rich instrumentation and refined production allow the record to sound grander than a mere Dubliner album. At its best, it's grandiloquent and pastoral, reminiscing The Band or Dylan. At its worse, it's nice background-y Celtic folk music. It's always heartful and fervent though, capturing the special Irish Autumn feeling: melancholic and longing to a certain point, but never downright depressing. When the leaves are brown and the sky is grey, you can either enjoy the rain, or find refuge in a pub.
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