Rave reviews for Burns album in
the United States

Reviewers in the USA have been heaping praise on the album Eddi Reader Sings The Songs of Robert Burns which was released there by Compass Records on 3 February, 2004.

* USA Today: "Reader's elegant renderings of such songs as My Love is Like a Red Red Rose and Jamie Come Try Me seem fresh and magical." ***1/2

* Time Out NY: "Haunted hearts, unguarded affections, and drunken benders have long littered Reader's musical landscape, so it's not surprising that she would discover a kindred spirit in Burns...Devotees will welcome this warming balm against the bitterest of winter winds."

* Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Reader brings new vitality to the songs of Robert Burns in this lovely collection. Reader's voice is flawless...a magnificent gift from the heart of Scotland." Grade: A

* Irish-American News: "The most creative, wonderful, and difficult-to-describe album we have heard in years...a masterpiece. Flat out."

* Boston Herald: "Her enlightening tribute is a glorious set of towering romantic odes, sprightly jigs and reels, and poignant anti-war ballads." ***

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Get your Eddi studio albums, live bootlegs and T-shirts now

Why not grab a copy of Eddi Reader Sings The Songs of Robert Burns for a loved one? We have just re-stocked our shop with this hugely popular album. Just click on the Merchandise link in the main navigation to buy.

Prefer to hear Eddi performing her classic songs and the new Burns material live? The official live 'bootleg' recordings of four shows - Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds and London - from Eddi's 2003 tour of Scotland and England are available now.

These double CDs recorded from the sound desk are not only great value but also a fantastic memento of a tour that people are still raving about.

Listen to some mp3 sound clips here (just click on the Listen link on the new page that opens up):

Edinburgh
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Newcastle
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Leeds
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London
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Also in stock: Eddi Reader/Robert Burns T-shirts, mugs and bags, studio albums, and a few remaining T-shirts promoting the Driftwood and Simple Soul albums. Grab them before they disappear for good.

Follow the Merchandise link in the main navigation, or just go to this link.

Alternatively, visit the American site www.kufala.com and pick up the authorised bootlegs from there (prices are in US dollars).

Eddi Sings The Songs of Robert Burns

Eddi Reader's stunning new album of Robert Burns material is winning high praise from critics and fans alike. Buy it now from this web site. 'Eddi Reader Sings The Songs of Robert Burns' features 11 tracks recorded with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Full track listing:

1: Jamie Come Try Me (Play RealAudio)
2: My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose (Play RealAudio)
3. Willie Stewart/Molly Rankin (Play RealAudio)
4. Ae Fond Kiss (Play RealAudio)
5. Brose And Butter (Play RealAudio)
6. Ye Jacobites (Play RealAudio)
7. Wild Mountainside (Play RealAudio)
8. Charlie Is My Darling (Play RealAudio)
9. John Anderson My Joe (Play RealAudio)
10. Winter It Is Past (Play RealAudio)
11. Auld Lang Syne (Play RealAudio)

Download the CD booklet now!

Click here for the free (Zipped) download of the pdf (portable document format) version of the CD booklet that will accompany the UK release. The 24-page document includes lyrics, photos, and comments from Eddi. If you don't have it already you will need to download the free Acrobat Reader program to view the pdf.

About the album

Eddi says she has discovered in Burns something she believes has been overlooked in the approach to his work, and she believes that her interpretations of his poetry will reach more ears than have previously heard him.

She explains: "I sang My Love's Like a Red, Red Rose to a bunch of 'worse for the drink' people in a bar in Glasgow one cold January night and I felt something happening between me and the words and the people listening, something profoundly moving. After all my travels singing songs to people, I recognised this as being a vein of emotional gold as yet unmined ... I began to be spooked by him and started on a journey to find him, Robert, the guy from Ayrshire that I would have drunk with, walked with and probably got into trouble with. I wanted to show him off to everyone, sit folk down and say 'no! no! listen, listen, really listen, listen to this...'"

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