Name: If Ever I Return by Connie Dover
Brand: Connie Dover
SKU: 727901646624
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (77 reviews)

ALBUM

Connie Dover has a voice that rings like a crystal bell. Whether singing cowboy songs or forlorn Irish love ballads, she can make angels appear and dance in your head. But while critics across the country have rhapsodized about her voice, what is often overlooked is her ability to write strikingly beautiful original music in traditional idioms (an ability overlooked probably because you would rarely guess that her original tunes aren't ageless folk melodies). On this disc, she sets the Gaelic poem "Fear an Bhata" to a lovely, haunting tune and also offers a stately air dedicated to the memory of her paternal grandmother. Elsewhere, she covers such traditional fare as "Lady Keith's Lament," a song of longing for the return of the Scottish monarchy, and the heartbroken "How Can I Live at the Top of the Mountain?" She sings in French on "La Fontaine" (set to another original tune) and comes up with an interesting major-key arrangement of the traditional Appalachian song "Shady Grove." This disc finds her using a bit more percussion and synthesizer than usual, a move which might cause some die-hard traditionalists to raise an eyebrow, but her exquisite singing will erase any doubts.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo

1. Fear an Bhata

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Music: Connie Dover; Lyrics: Traditional Irish; Composer

2. Lady Keith's Lament

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Public Domain; Composer
Arranged By Connie Dover: Public Domain; Other

3. Peggy and the Soldier

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Public Domain; Composer
Arranged By Connie Dover: Public Domain; Other

4. Ned of the Hill

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Public Domain; Composer
Arranged By Connie Dover: Public Domain; Other

5. The Holland Handkerchief

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Public Domain; Composer
Arranged By Connie Dover: Public Domain; Other

6. La Fontaine

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Music: Connie Dover; Lyrics: Traditional French; Composer

7. Mally Leigh

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Public Domain; Composer
Arranged By Connie Dover: Public Domain; Other

8. Who Will Comfort Me?

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Music: Brian Keane; Lyrics: Connie Dover; Composer

9. Shady Grove

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Public Domain; Composer
Arranged By Connie Dover: Public Domain; Other

10. Miss Lillian Williams

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Connie Dover; Composer

11. How Can I Live at the Top of the Mountain?

by Connie Dover

Primary Artist: Connie Dover; Main Performer
Composer: Pubic Domain; Composer
Arranged By Connie Dover; Instrumental Air ( Lightly Swims The Swan): Phil Cunningham: Pubic Domain; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 1 minutes and 8 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

7/11 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

2/11 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Folk, Americana, Singer & Songwriter, Worldwide, Contemporary Folk, Celtic Folk

Label

Taylor Park Music

Music Distribution Service

CD Baby

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1996

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

727901646624

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If Ever I Return

1. Fear an Bhata

2. Lady Keith's Lament

3. Peggy and the Soldier

4. Ned of the Hill

5. The Holland Handkerchief

6. La Fontaine

7. Mally Leigh

8. Who Will Comfort Me?

9. Shady Grove

10. Miss Lillian Williams

11. How Can I Live at the Top of the Mountain?

Technical Specifications

If Ever I Return

Product information

Release options

1. Fear an Bhata

2. Lady Keith's Lament

3. Peggy and the Soldier

4. Ned of the Hill

5. The Holland Handkerchief

6. La Fontaine

7. Mally Leigh

8. Who Will Comfort Me?

9. Shady Grove

10. Miss Lillian Williams

11. How Can I Live at the Top of the Mountain?

Technical Specifications