Following their gig as steerage band in mega-blockbuster The Titanic, their acclaimed self-titled debut disc, and a continuous tour throughout North America, the U.K., Japan, and France, Gaelic Storm offer up the enticing reels, boisterous jigs, and sweet melodies of Herding Cats. Beginning with the rousing "Drink the Night Away," the quintet marries fiddle, guitar, accordion, harmonica, and bodhran with the African djembe, the group's signature vocals, and a spirit of merriment. Previously a favored pub band in Santa Monica, California, the ensemble, whose members hail from places as diverse as Ireland, Zambia, England, and the U.S., manages to preserve the intimacy of a small show while infusing the recording with robust zeal and exceptional musicianship. "O-Mahonny's" stars a flamenco-jazz-flavored guitar and accordion intro, while "Hewlett's Set," "Western Lilt," and "Titanic Set" cajole the listener to frolic on the dance floor and "She Was the Prize" evokes starry-eyed romance. --Paige La Grone

Customer Rating:
Summary: Herding Cats
Comment: I truely enjoyed this CD. It is the second Celtic CD I have purchased. I also enjoyed the name of the CD, it seems I am always herding my cats around the yard!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome early GS
Comment: I've seen GS in concert three times but until recently didn't own this album. Outstanding stuff. Hoping for a new album in 2008.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Love it!
Comment: OK, I don't think this CD can actually be called Celtic music; Irish maybe, but not Celtic. It lacks some of the dreamy quality of good Celtic music but it's a ton of fun! The only reason I'm giving it four stars is because it's impossible for me to drive to. The songs make me feel like dancing and that's a little bit hard in a car.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Full of Irish fun
Comment: I picked this CD up by chance one day, and ever since it has been one of my all-time favorites. I listen to it in the car all the time. I'm a fan of Celtic music in general, but even if you're not into Celtic this CD is a lot of fun to listen to. It's not purely Celtic or Irish (although it does have it's share of jigs), but it'll keep you loving it and moving to it anyway. There's a lot of fiddle and guitar that work together very well.

Tracks I particularly like are Breakfast at Lady A's, The Devil Went Down to Doolin, and the Park East Polkas. There's some fabulous accordion work in that last; I'd never heard a dancing accordion before but this track made a believer out of me.

In short, if you're in a lively mood this is absolutely perfect.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Grand Celebration!!!
Comment: This cd is not bad at all. They sound a lot better than most artists from Ireland who have gone pop. Celtic music at it's best! Makes me want to riverdance around my living room without stopping for breathe! Gaelic Storm rocks!

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