Road Less Traveled - Danú

I discovered this band through Radio 2's folk night, and bought the album off the back of one track: County Down. The female singer Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh has a gorgeous mellow folk voice, but the instrumental fiddle tracks are of equal merit. From the first listen, I thoroughly enjoyed this album, with its fantastic Irish pipes and fiddle playing - and while the band are very tight they retain a good-time pub band feel. I was fortunate enough to see them live at Cardiff's St David's Hall, and their performance was great fun. It's difficult not to tap your feet to the upbeat reels and jigs ... more