Gamblers' Ballet
Encyclopedia
Gamblers' Ballet is a 2007 album by the Irish
folk
band Kíla
. It was nominated for the Choice Music Prize
for Irish Album of the Year 2007. The opening track Leath Ina Dhiaidh A hOcht/Half Eight was the first single taken from the album.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
band Kíla
Kíla
Kíla are an Irish folk music/World music group, originally formed in 1987 in the Irish Language secondary school, Coláiste Eoin in Co. Dublin. Kila's blend of Irish traditional music and World Music with a modern rock sensibility is generally credited with breathing new life into contemporary Irish...
. It was nominated for the Choice Music Prize
Choice Music Prize
-Establishment:It was established by journalist Jim Carroll and manager Dave Reid in 2005. as an alternative to the industry-dominated Meteor Music Awards. The Choice Music Prize is modelled after the Mercury Prize which is awarded each year to the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland...
for Irish Album of the Year 2007. The opening track Leath Ina Dhiaidh A hOcht/Half Eight was the first single taken from the album.
Track listing
- Leath ina Dhiaidh a hOcht – 3.18
- Electric Landlady – 4.47
- Cardinal Knowledge – 5.09
- Dúisígí – 3.39
- Seo mo Leaba – 4.09
- Fir Bolg – 5.32
- Boy Racer – 4.18
- Her Royal Waggeldy Toes – 4.06
- Cabhraigí Léi – 4.48
External links
- Review by Harry Guerin, RTÉ.
- Kíla Now That's What I Call Reel Music by Martin Murphy, The Epoch TimesThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times is a multi-language, international media organisation. As a newspaper, the Times has been publishing in Chinese since May 2000. It was founded in 1999 by supporters of the Falun Gong spiritual discipline....
, September 5, 2007. - Kíla Gambles and Wins by Mike Farragher, Celtic Lounge, September 24, 2007
- Folk World Review by Tom Keller, Issue 34 11/2007.
- Review by Clare O'Brien, Subba Cultcha, February 2008
- Review of Single Leath Ina Dhiaidh a hOcht/Half Eight by Pete Whalley, Get Ready to Rock, February 2008
- Review of Gamblers' Ballet by Stephen Eddie, Die Shellsuit. Die!, April 2008