Anton Emery | 2009 | Noone Lasses Review

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Noone Lasses is a 12 track Solo Celtic fingerstyle albumn from Anton Emery. Recorded and engineered by Doug Young (of Acoustic Guitar Editorial fame) it was produced by Celtic Fingerstylist Steve Baughman. Available as a CD or mp3 download, I listened to the old fashioned CD! I know most of us have forgotten what that is even. We do so many thing like listening to music in a live stream, playing online poker games and listening to music on the go on tiny MP3 players. However there really is nothing wrong with a good old fashioned CD, in fact it is rather nice to have a hard copy of something that you can physically keep forever.

The 12 tracks consist of a mixture of Welsh and Irish, reels and jigs. Anton’s flawless technique in performing his own arrangements speaks for itself, unimpeded by signal distortion. Doug and Anton have really succeeded in creating a very clean and clear recording with minimal hiss and hum. The notes ring true, with a quick silver quality and the overtones continue to shine through even with the quick fire melody lines.

Even though I have been inspired by Celtic greats like Bensusan and to a different extent, Renbourn, I have always found newer Celtic inspired players to fall into the trap of concentrating too much on the technical aspects of playing. Sometimes to the detriment of expressing the emotion underlying the melody.

Celtic music is inherently steeped in emotional undertones and to downplay this aspect can result in a recording sounding flat. I am so pleased that Anton never falters in delivering that emotion. And he delivers it with a subtle depth that speaks of authenticity and a love for his chosen musical style.

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You can get a copy of Anton’s CD here at CDBABY.

Links:
Anton Emery http://www.celticfingerstyleguitar.com/
Alberico Guitars. Luthier Interview http://www.guitarbench.com/2010/05/12/fabrizio-alberico-guitars-luthier-interview

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