| Celtic Tides | 
 enlarge | Actor: Various Artists
Studio: Putumayo World Music
Category: DVD
List Price: $21.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 129711
Format: Compilation, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Running Time: 50
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 790248014173
EAN: 0790248014173
ASIN: B00000DG69
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1998
Release Date: September 29, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Introduction to the musicians and music February 26, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought the book that goes along with this DVD in Scotland a couple of years ago and realized that it was essentially interviews with some musicians from various streams of traditional Irish and Scottish music (including the Canadian versions). So I did not expect this to be a music DVD. I enjoyed it and have watched it several times. I like seeing the musicians in the native landscape and hearing them chat about various aspects of the tradition (I did fast forward through replays of one fellow who's a little too "out there" for my taste). This is a good DVD if you know what you're getting, and I also recommend the book of the same name. I also have the CD which goes with it and which is in fact, a musical compilation without interviews. I enjoy all 3. If you like any of these musicians, you'll like seeing them in an informal setting as portrayed in the DVD. If you just want the music, get the CD. If you just want to read what they have to say (in more detail), get the book.
 Novice celtic music fan reviews Celtic Tides DVD October 16, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is an excellent way to acquaint the newer Celtic music fan with some of the current artists' style and material. There are samples of Irish, Scottish, and Canadian musicians' work, and the interviews with the musicians give different perspectives on Celtic music. Although I had heard of Capercaillie, the Chieftains, Mary Black, and Old Blind Dogs and knew some of their work, I found the best part of this very professionally done DVD was being introduced to many artists new to me: Natalie MacMaster, Ashley MacIssac, Seamus Egan, Mary Jane Lamond. This DVD opened the door for me to more Celtic music than I would have had access to otherwise. The opening recording of Cookie Rankin singing to Natalie MacMaster's "Drunken Piper" alone was worth the price of the DVD! Highly recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about Celtic music.
 Not what I expected. June 22, 2000
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Like Reviewer Jon Mau, I feel disappointed and cheated with this DVD. I am a great fan of Celtic Music and expected something more than a documentary with snippets of music. OK for viewing ONCE, hardly something I would want to see again. "Very misleading packaging! '"
a celtic smorgasbord--loved it! April 18, 2000
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I've bought this DVD and have enjoyed it over and over. I'm a fan of the music of Capercaillie, Altan, Loreena McKennitt, Mary Jane Lamond, the Rankins and others, but this DVD provides a chance to see and hear them talk about their music. If you want a concert video, DON'T buy this DVD--the music is fragmented between the interviews and there are no complete numbers. But if you already know the music of these artists and want to know more about them, this is the DVD for you. Watching it is particularly poignant now that the Rankins have disbanded. They will be missed.
Celtic Tides: A Musical odyssey -Misleading January 1, 2000
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
"A Musical Odyssey" this is not. It is more aptly labeled, " A Musical Travesty." Uninspired voiceovers mar every track on this disk. There is not a single track that is left complete. -Maddening. Buy this DVD only if you wish to infuriate yourself.
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