Between the Jigs and the Reels: A Retrospective
| Between the Jigs and the Reels: A Retrospective |
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| Compilation album by Planxty | ||||
| Released | 28 October 2016 | |||
| Recorded | Command Studios, London (1972) Escape Studios, Kent, UK (1973) Sarm Studios, London (1974) Windmill Lane Studios (1979) Windmill Lane Studios (1980) Windmill Lane Studios (1983) |
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| Genre | Irish folk | |||
| Length | 77:08 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Ireland | |||
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Between the Jigs and the Reels: A Retrospective is a two-disc anthology by the Irish folk band Planxty. It includes a 17-tracks CD and a 36-tracks DVD with over two hours of previously unreleased footage (1972–1982) from RTÉ archives.
All but two tracks are re-released from the following albums:
Two tracks are re-released from the 1981 single: "Nancy Spain" (track 16), and Timedance – a three-part suite recorded with full orchestra and rhythm section (track 17). The latter was also performed during the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Dublin on 4 April 1981, and was the genesis of the work Bill Whelan would later compose for Riverdance.
The DVD features footage recorded during the following live performances:
Between the Jigs and the Reels:A Retrospective received positive reviews from folk music critics.
In her review of the compilation for The Irish Times (28 October 2016), Siobhan Long stated:
In his review of the compilation for The Irish Examiner (26 October 2016), Ed Power added:
In his review of the compilation (5 October 2016), Roddie Cleere (of Roddie Cleere’s Irish Music Show (IMS)) stated:
All titles credited as "Traditional" and arranged by: "Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny, Christy Moore, Liam O'Flynn", except where indicated.
All titles credited as "Traditional" and arranged by: "Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny, Christy Moore, Liam O'Flynn", except where indicated.
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