Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs

}} Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs was met with mostly positive review from music critics. Trade publication AllMusic awarded the album 3.5/5 stars. RootsWorld was equally enthusiastic, writing }} Soundstage, observed "A variety of love songs fills this album, expressing joy, lamenting betrayal, and revealing jealousy. The melodies and tempos vary accordingly, as do the arrangements. A quick favorite of mine was "Dó Ín Dú" ("The Things in Your Heart") with its peppy mixed rhythms and light background vocals. The use of harp lends special poignancy to several songs.This is a recording with no weak tracks or players. Fiddle, bouzouki, guitar, mandolin, and percussion all lend force to McKeown's vocals instead of calling too much attention to themselves. Production is clear, unpretentious, and immediate: Close your eyes and you could be in the same room with these artists." ==Track listing==

All tracks are composed by Susan McKeown. • Oíche Fá Fhéil' Bríde (On Brigid's Eve) • A Maid Going to Comber (The Red And Black) • Dó Ín Dú (The Things In Your Heart) • Maidin Fhomhair (One Morning In Autumn/Princess Royal) • Bean Pháidín (Paudeen's Woman) • An Draighneán Donn (The Blackthorn Tree) • Caleno Custure Me (I Am A Girl From The Suir Side) • The Lass of Aughrim • Déirín Dé (The Last of the Light) • An Raibh Tú Ag An gCarraig? (Were You At Carrick?) • 'S Ambó Éara (The Man For Me) • An Droighneán Donn (The Blackthorn Tree) ==Personnel==

• Susan McKeown - Arranger, Liner Notes, Photography, Producer • Cormac Breatnach - Low Whistle • Dana Lyn - Fiddle, Harmonium, Viola • Don Meade - Harmonica • Eamon O'Leary - Banjo, Bouzouki, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Mandolin • Edmar Castañeda - Harp • Eithne Ní Uallacháin - Arranger • Harkaitz Martinez - Txalaparta • Júlio Andrade - Engineer • Lindsey Horner - Bass • Rick Rowe - Mastering • Róisín Chambers - Vocals • Steve Cooney - Arranger, Guitar • Trevor Hutchinson - Engineer • Xuacu Amieva - Rabel ==References==