Tony Christie & Ranagri - The Great Irish Songbook (2015) PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

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Tony Christie & Ranagri - The Great Irish Songbook (2015) PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

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Tony Christie & Ranagri - The Great Irish Songbook (2015)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 46:38 minutes | Scans NOT included | 1,41 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Front, Scans NOT included | 1,23 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/44,1 kHz | Front, Scans NOT included | 486 MB
Stockfisch Records # SFR 357.4087.2

This album is not an idiosyncratic whim dreamed up over a few 'jars' at the local pub, but brings to light an aspect of Tony Christie the artist (real name: Anthony Fitzgerald) which many won't have expected. The songs have profited immensely from the contemporary arrangements, making the 'golden oldies' shine with a new brilliance. How this album came about is a story which could only happen to musicians: the year is 1990. A young Irish musician (Donal Rogers) is looking for a good drummer, and following a recommendation he goes to a Tony Christie concert. After the concert he ends up at the house of drummer Sean Fitzgerald, who happens to be the son of Tony Christie. Inevitably the alcohol flows and many stories are told. The power of their common Irish heritage swells up and they sing Irish folk songs til the early hours of the next morning.

This is really Tony Christie's masterful musical homage to his heritage and his ancestors. For his fans and all other interested parties this album isa very gratifying and uplifting journey to the mysteries of the Irish-Celtic music culture - modern and in excellent sound quality.

Ranagri (pronounced Ran-ag-rye) is a venture from four musicians who have come together to create some exciting new sounds. Consisting of flutes, ethnic flutes, electric harp, bodhran, guitar, bouzouki and vocals, Ranagri fuse worldwide folk music with quality contemporary songwriting, enhanced by virtuosic instrumentals, vibrant rhythms and haunting melodies, all interlaced with vivid storytelling.