Live is a live album from the international music group String Sisters. The CD/DVD was recorded on the group's Norway tour in 2005/6 and was released in November 2007. Live features traditional and newly composed sets arranged and written respectively by the band members.
The album was released in 2009 by Compass Records in North America and at the end of that year was longlisted for a Grammy award. Live missed the shortlist, but bandmember Liz Carroll was nominated for another project.
Track listing The CD and DVD have two track lists, composed mainly of the same tracks with a few additions to the DVD.
CD edition
DVD Edition The April Child / The Joy of It! Introduction (Annbjorg) G-strings The Champaign Jig Goes to Columbia / Pat and Al's Jig Introduction (Liz C) For the Love of Music / Tune for the Girls / Land ta Lea Introduction (Emma) The Hussar / Toss the Fiddles Introduction (Catríona) Da Trowie Burn / The Fly and Dodger Like a Fire and Like a Storm Introduction (Liz K) Rumble Thy Bellyful Introduction (Mairéad) Tune for Frankie / Red Crow / Leslie's Presentation Band (Annbjorg) / Introduction (Mairéad) The Matchmaking Song (Tá Mo Chleamhnas a' Dhéanamh) Shetland Fiddle Diva / Kinyon's Jig / Kinyon's Reel / Lad O'Beirne's The Horsebell Tune Saviour of the World / Gabhaim Molta Bríde / Luseblus Farewell (Annbjorg) Fremont Center / Ahind da daeks o' Voe / Come awa'in / Paddy's Trip to Scotland / Dinky's Encore The Murder in Halsingland Wackidoo
Personnel String Sisters Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Irish fiddle, vocals (Ireland) Annbjørg Lien – Hardanger Fiddle (Norway) Liz Knowles – fiddle (USA) Catriona MacDonald – fiddle (Shetland) Liz Carroll – (USA) Emma Härdelin – (Sweden)
Misters David Milligan – piano (Scotland) Tore Bruvoll – guitar (Norway) Conrad Molleson – bas (Scotland) James Mackintosh – drums (Scotland)
References
External links String Sisters' Official site Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's Official site