Bushes and Briars (album)

Bushes & Briars is the sixth studio album by Irish folk singer Susan McKeown. It was released through Alula Records on February 3, 1998. Produced by McKeown, Jamshied Sharifi, and Akira Satake, Bushes & Briars features guest appearances from Andy Irvine, Chris Speed, Greg Anderson, Jerry O'Sullivan, Skúli Sverrisson, and Séamus Egan.

The album was met with critical acclaim from various media outlets, including AllMusic, The Christian Science Monitor, and Green Man Review, among others.

Critical reception

Buhses & Briars was met with critical praise from various media outlets. Rick Anderson, in a review for AllMusic awarded the album 4.5 stars, writing:

Norman Weinstein, in a review for The Christian Science Monitor was equally effusive, noting

Meredith Tarr, in a write-up for Green Man Review offered similar praise, stating

Track listing

Personnel

Primary Artist

• Susan McKeown – vocals, composer, arranger, liner notes, producer

Musicians

• Andy Irvine – mandolin
• Chris Speed – clarinet
• Dave Bargeron – tuba
• Don McGeen – bassoon
• Greg Anderson – cittern, guitar
• Hassan Hakmoun – vocals
• Jamshied Sharifi – arranger, engineer, keyboard, producer, wind arrangements
• Jerry O'Sullivan – uilleann pipes
• John Clark – French horn
• Johnny Cunningham – fiddle
• Larry Campbell – guitar
• Mick McAuley – accordion
• – background vocals
• Séamus Egan – bodhrán, flute, whistle
• Skúli Sverrisson – bass, E–bow
• Samir Chatterjee – tabla, tamboura
• Tom Zajac – hurdy-gurdy
• Akira Satake – mandocello; producer
• Ben Wittman – percussion

Technical

• Dan DiPaola – engineer
• Eric Helmuth – engineer
• Scott Noll – engineer
• Atsushi Yamazaki – assistant engineer
• Ed Oliveau – assistant engineer
• Rich Wilkins – assistant engineer
• Rick Rowe – mastering
• Dennis Connors – photography
• Josef Sudek – photography

References