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The Saw Doctors - Songs from Sun Street Audio CD

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The Saw Doctors Band: The Saw Doctors
Title: Songs from Sun Street
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Release Date: 1998-11-03
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Good News 2: Sugartown 3: Galway and Mayo 4: Carry Me Away 5: Heading for the Sunshine 6: Catr�ona Tells Lies 7: Blah, Blah, Blah 8: D'Ya Wanna Hear My Guitar? 9: Joyce Country C�ili Band 10: High Nellie 11: Best of Friends 12: Will It Ever Stop Raining? 13: Tommy K. 14: Away With the Fairies 15: I'll Be on My Way

Rollicking music....now, where's my Guinness?
Having heard only a few of the Doctors' songs, I didn't know what to expect from a full album. I picked up this album not long ago on a whim. Well, now I know I didn't waste my money. This is a rollicking set of songs that gets better with each listen. . . whether or not I'm sipping a Guinness. Standouts include "Best of Friends," "Galway and Mayo" and, my personal favorite, "Carry Me Away" (a haunting ballad). For sheer toe-tapping pleasure, you can't beat "Heading for the Sunshine" and the neo-traditional "Joyce Country Ceili Band" (listen for the smile-inducing lyrics). Folks, this album proves that Irish music is so much more than "Danny Boy" and the Irish Tenors. I'll be sure to catch the Doctors the next time they're in the States.


Another "Saw Doctors" Triumph
While I agree with another reviewer that you can't capture the excitement of the "Saw Doctors'" live performances on a cd, I have to say that I play this disc more than any other that I own. . It's got every type of music that the Doctors' fans have come to expect. . . ones detailing yearnings for distinctly Irish events and places, some that are toe-tappingly fun, and the last one, which I plan to put in my will to be played at my funeral someday (listen to it, and you'll get my point! ). . . a great disc!.


Unmatchable FUN!
If you want my thoughts on the band, read on. Outstanding album! If you want my thoughts on it, read the Amazon review above.

I saw the Docs in NYC on St. Pat's day and ended up staying another day SOLELY so I could see them again the next night. It was at those shows that I first heard many of the songs on Sun Street and I was ecstatic when the album finally came out.

This band tore the house down!!! I worked at a Cabaret in college and NEVER saw anything like the craic to be had at a Saw Doctors concert. Imagine a house full of twentysomethings, all hoisting their Harps, whipped into a frenzy by the high-energy tunes and familiar lyrics of the premier Irish folk rock band in the land.

The Saw Doctors take you back to a time when playing music was fun - not a business. The sense you get when you see them is that they took an Irish tradition, playing music, and turned it up a notch, adding electric guitars to the flute and accordion, and making it (more) fun in the process. They don't take themselves, or their music, too seriously, and that's part of what makes it so grand.

If you're curious, check them out. Look them up on the web and go to their next concert. (They play the Fleadh's in the States, but they're better indoors. ) But be prepared. I GUARANTEE you'll have the time of your life.


Sounds just like the Pogues quit drinking.
Although this CD was forced on me by my former boss, I have played it TWICE of my OWN FREE WILL. This cheery mix of listenable four-leaf clovers lets us all know what would have happened if the Pogues had quit drinking in their prime. . . which is pretty good considering ginger beer isn't exactly my bag. Thumbs up!.


great cd, still keeping the traditional irish sound
I am pleased to say that The Doctors have kept their own unique sound that I thoroughly enjoy. I am a major fan of The Saw Doctors and I own all of their cd's. To all The Saw Doctors fans out there, A GREAT BUY.


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