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Thread #131776   Message #2979013
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
03-Sep-10 - 01:01 AM
Thread Name: Ralphies new CD 'Eloise'
Subject: RE: Ralphies new CD 'Eloise'
It is indeed a little gem, and not of the lettucey kind.

I'm not the world's biggest concertina fan, but these tunes are delightful. They're played skillfully, thoughtfully and enthusiastically; there's contrast; there are some old favourites and others completely new to me, although not the world. It is a collection of different pieces, rather than a conglomeration of the same 3 tunes, played 14 times which so many CDs these days sound like.

Only one bugbear - when ripping the CD to the computer (we store all our music on a separate hard drive, for transferral to MP3, or in case of accident/fire/divorce proceedings), there is no info on the CD, no track listing, no artist or even a title. Or is it just our computer being touchy?

It is a very restful album, even the artwork is calm and gentle. Well worth the money and one that will be played often I think. It gets **** and added to my 'favourites' list!

Thank you, Ralphie. A far cry from the last CD I got from you! :D

LTS


(That's four stars by the way, not an expletive).