Summer Madness - Summer Madness 2001: Keeping It Real

Friday 16th November 2001
Summer Madness - Summer Madness 2001: Keeping It Real
Summer Madness - Summer Madness 2001: Keeping It Real

STYLE: Celtic
RATING 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 4126-4450
LABEL: ICC ICCD56230
FORMAT: CD Album
RRP: £4.99

Reviewed by Tony Cummings

It's clear that the move into an indoor Belfast venue, brought about by the foot and mouth crisis, has also resulted in the best ever Summer Madness recording. From opener, the utterly haunting Irish air "What Can I Do", sung exquisitely by Lynne McGeehan, to the closing song of abandoned devotion, the Andy Flannagan-penned "How Does It Feel", this is marvellous stuff packed with Celtic-tinged pop rock arrangements, memorable songs and some old favourites (Musseau's "You Are Mighty", Kendrick's "Lord Have Mercy"). Worship leaders Andy Flannagan and Ian Hannah are gutsily impassioned and poignantly tender while the band is top notch. If you've a heart to see the healing of Ireland continue, this is the album to help you focus on the Healer.

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1. What Can I Do [Listen]

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