Andy Irvine: Way Out Yonder reviews

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT "WAY OUT YONDER"

Online reviews:
http://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/webrevs/ak2.htm
http://www.surfnetusa.com/celtic-folk/cr-AndyIrvine.htm
http://www.greenmanreview.com/andyirvine.html
http://www.andysfronthall.com/reviews3.html

Quotes:

‘’The Noam Chomsky of Irish Balladry chisels out a new motherlode of sung literature. A bloody masterpiece’’
-Mic Moroney, Irish Times

‘’He has lost nothing of his gift for seizing the essence of a song and communicating it with delicate and enthralling passion. This CD should be essential listening for anyone who's been inspired by his music.’’
-Ken Ferguson, West Australian, Perth

‘’By any measure Irvine is one of the towering talents on the International folk scene. The righteous anger of his youth (an anger directed at war, oppression of the working class, political ineptitude and the inequalities of the world) has never faded. Way Out Yonder is a marvellous distillation of all the diverse strands of his talent’’
-Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald

‘’This new CD is his best solo venture yet; with Irvine singing better than ever. The arrangements complex yet simple, with consideration and craftmanship in every note’’
-Graham McDonald, Canberra Times

‘’Andy Irvine’s splendid new album,’’Way Out Yonder’’, creates the kind of intimacy and warmth that will continue to ensure that his reputation never sets its backside anywhere near those bothersome laurels.

He is an institution in Irish music, driven by the passion and creativity of a man on a mission.

This intoxiticating blend of Irish music and Balkan tunes alongside humour, poignancy and original story-songs in the tradition of Woody Guthrie -- rescuing heroes of the working classes from the footnotes of history -- makes his artistry quite simply unique.’’
-Colin Harper, Irish Times

"He is one of the great unsung heroes; he made a great contribution to Planxty and, by extension, to Riverdance." So says one of the greats of the Irish music scene, Phil Coulter, when he speaks of Andy Irvine. And alludes to the fact that, among other things, the very strong Irish trend of including eastern European music didn't originate in a stroke of genius by the Riverdance team. Rather, it goes back to the late '60s, back to Andy Irvine's early activities in this direction.

His new record, ‘’Way Out Yonder’’, is one of the most wonderful issues of the year, a must for every Irish folk fan. Andy sings with a sovereignty that is profoundly impressive.

And it goes without saying that he didn't have to do much asking to coax friends like Máire Breatnach, Steve Cooney, Declan Masterson, Liam O'Flynn, Nikola Parov, Phil Callery, and Cormac Breatnach into the studio.
-Axel Schuldes-‘’Folkworld’’ Germany. (Translated from the German)

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