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A Song In Her Heart (Greentrax, CDTRAX321) by Mary Kathleen Burke
Review by
Ken Miller
Mary K. Burke was born in Northern Ireland and went to Scotland as a teenager. After some part time singing and raising a family, she has now decided to take the plunge and record her debut album. Greentrax are renowned for finding good Celtic talent and they have struck gold yet again with Mary. While this album is not autobiographical, the sleeve notes show how Mary relates each song to some episode in her life.
So let us follow Mary’s timeline and see what we can find. 'Black is the Colour' starts the journey; a safe option perhaps but Mary immediately stamps her own style on the song and lets you know what you are in for. Moving on we get to the real heart of the album. Track 4 is Eleanor McEvoy’s marvellous 'A Woman’s Heart' sung by Mary as if it were written especially for her. Then comes 'Power and Honesty' written by Frankie Hepburn and Austin Ince who provide some of the backing on the album. Again, Mary makes this song her own and the words in the title epitomise Mary’s style. 'The Home I Left Behind' completes this trilogy and tells of her love of her native Ireland.
The title track tells you all you need to know about Mary. It gives hints about her life and her use of music to express her feelings about that life.
Donovan Leitch’s 'Catch the Wind' has never sounded this good. 'Ae Fond Kiss', another traditional song excellently done with Paul McKenna sharing the vocal duties. I could wax lyrical about each track but I will leave you to discover the treasures to be found.
With this album you get more than just a song in her heart. You get a fist full of songs sung from the heart that you allow willingly into your soul.
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