MP3 Review

The Celtic Compilation is now almost a mandatory element in the catalogue of most serious records labels around the world. As a supplier of tracks for many of these compilations, it was only a matter of time before Owl produced one for their own catalogue.

Windows to a Celtic Heart features some of the tracks and artists which have already been included on major international compilations in such company as Moby, Faithless, Sting, Sarah Brightman, Paul Hardcastle, Art of Noise, Era, Ry Cooder, Clannad, Mike Oldfield, Enigma, Deep Forest and many of the world's finest film score composers including Vangelis and Ennio Morricone.

This 17 track (64 minute) album includes the work of Dagda, Tom Donovan, Pauline Glackin, Sharon Murphy, Cruiskeen, Orla Maher, Reg Keating and Úna ni Bhaoighill. Steering away from the traditional / folk format which is tha staple diet of Celtic compilations, Windows to a Celtic Heart is to be commended for seeking out its own path between Celtic ambient and new age with a generous sprinkling of light pop. To the fore in this catagory are the two tracks by Sharon Murphy, Not like me and Sonnets in the wind, and the almost pop/dance track Spirits of Ages

Windows to a Celtic Heart is a window to all that is best in the new wave of contemporary Celtic sounds and voices.