CD SEAL MAIDEN - A Celtic Musical - Studio Cast 2000

(Diverse Autoren) Karan Casey, Máiréad Ni Mhaonaigh, Iarla Lionaird, Martin Hayes, Dannis Cahill.

Keltisch-irisches Musical mit Dialogen. 13 gesungene Tracks.

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Using such traditional Irish instruments as uilleann pipes, the low whistle, the concertina and the violin, as well as some of the purest, sweetest voices to be heard on a children's recording in recent memory, Seal Maiden: A Celtic Musical relates a mystical tale. Despite her mother's warnings, a playful seal pup frolics too close to the shore, magically moults her sealskin and turns into a human. The Seal Maiden's humanness leaves her heartsick and discontented; she misses her mother and can't shrug off an atavistic affinity for biting off eels' heads and devouring them whole, as well as other strictly-for-the-seals behaviour. Eventually, though, she marries and has a son. When he discovers his own hidden sealskin, he becomes her gateway back to the sea and the slippery, song-filled life she left behind. If this Emerald Isle legend sounds familiar, that's probably because it was recently given silver-screen treatment in John Sayles's The Secret of Roan Inish. Narrator and lead singer Karan Casey (of the traditional Irish group Solas) is enchanting, especially on "The Song of the Seal" and "Seoithin". Musicians Martin Hayes (violin) and Dennis Cahill (guitar) display near-magical heart-melting powers on "Port Na bPucai", which captures the Celtic spirit beautifully. And then there is this album's intended audience--kids--to consider. Children ages six and up will be left spellbound by the Seal Maiden's fantastic saga, and those under six will be lulled into sweet dreams by its gentle-voiced, exceptionally talented singers, whose far-off land of salty waves and endless possibilities they evoke so gracefully.