Label: Independent
My
introduction to Richard Dillon was the 2014 release The Land of Nod and Lullabies for The Listless. I covered it in April
of this year and I did not expect to have another opportunity to hear this
music so soon. I of course welcome that experience.
Irish
Mist is contemporary new age instrumental with a Celtic theme
weaved in the fabric of its musical output. Richard plays elegantly and with an
underlying current of passion that is recognized by this listener. You would
never recognize that when you just “hear” the music however there is more to
it. The music carries with it emotional substance and purpose. Without words,
it steadily enters your consciousness and travels to the heart and then into
your soul.
Inside the music are stories interpreted through this
talented man’s fingers. The most prolific example is the life and times of an
Irish immigrant toiling away “Into the Mines” to feed his family. The song
echoes of the past and the violin enters the track almost weeping, asking for
relief as the ivory keys beckon it again and again. The song bends your heart
strings as you envision the hard and dangerous work of men in the mines.
This is the kind of picturesque movie that flickers inside
your head while you listening to a tale that comes alive in the music. That is
not an easy thing to accomplish, and to do it with such impact and feeling is what
makes it so real. That is what great music should do, move you, push you to a
state of consciousness and introspection. A place that cannot be reached when laser
focused by your work or by the events of a day.
Call it what you will - new age, instrumental,
contemporary, classical or meditation, this is chicken soup for the soul music.
If you have the inkling or the need to listen to something spiritual and relaxing
and soothing, well then, this is your ticket to all those moods in one sitting.
Irish
Mist intersects with culture, history and the psyche of a human
mind and then sets it free.
4/5
Stars
Keith “MuzikMan” Hannaleck
August 21, 2017
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Tracks:
01. Irish Mist
02. Mother Ireland
03. Smiles
04. My Bed Is a Boat
05. Shadows on the Wall
06. Freckles
07. Dancing on the Light
08. Dying of the Light
09. A Different Time a Different Place
10. Skye Boat
11. Into the Mines
12. Wild Mountain Thyme
13. Mother's Eyes
14. The Long Goodbye
15. Deidres Dance
Tracks:
01. Irish Mist
02. Mother Ireland
03. Smiles
04. My Bed Is a Boat
05. Shadows on the Wall
06. Freckles
07. Dancing on the Light
08. Dying of the Light
09. A Different Time a Different Place
10. Skye Boat
11. Into the Mines
12. Wild Mountain Thyme
13. Mother's Eyes
14. The Long Goodbye
15. Deidres Dance