| Phil Coulter | Primary Artist, Piano |
| Noel Bridgeman | Snare Drums |
| Gerry Cullen | Background Vocals |
| David Leonard | Track Performer |
| Fran McPhail | Background Vocals |
| Frank Gallagher | Fiddle, Viola, Human Whistle |
| Ivan Gilliland | Guitar, Mandolin |
| Ken Rice | Violin |
| Brendan Monaghan | Percussion, Pipe, Human Whistle |
| Phil Callery | Background Vocals |
| Rory McCarron | Percussion |
| Roy Arbuckle | Percussion |
| Alison Hood | Cello |
| Brona Cahill | Violin |
| Catherine Mary Clancy | Harp |
| Louis Roden | Violin |
| Joachim Roewer | Viola |
| Rachel Walker | Viola |
| Gillian Williams | Violin |
| Kathy Aldous | Violin |
| Mark Jenkins | Bass |
| Aoife | Vocals |
| Dermot Byrne | Accordion |
| Bill Butt | Cello |
| Nicola Cleary | Violin |
| Different Drums of Ireland | Track Performer |
| Diane Daly | Violin |
| Phil Coulter | Arranger, Producer |
| Elaine Clark | Orchestra Director |
| Tony Harris | Engineer |
| Ray Staff | Mastering |
| Dave Gold | Arranger |
| Janet DeMatteis | Art Direction |
The Cd has some excellent arrangements, but some are only good. You may find yourself playing only the excellent arrangements.
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Posted October 1, 2010
I absolutely loved the Phil Couter recording as it was played on our bus as background music as we toured Ireland. But when I bought the record and listened to it carefully I found that every song was performed the same way: a slow solo start that builds to a rousing finish. Great! But how many banana splits can you eat in a single session?
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Posted October 1, 2010
One doesn't have to be born in Scotland or Ireland to be moved by this CD, amazing, I am glad you can't wear out a CD. He puts in music, what can't be said.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Coulter takes traditional instruments and themes and weaves them into a fresh, contemporary sound. Songs range from the traditional ''Flow Gently Sweet Afton'' to a delightful, original compostion, ''Coultergeist.'' Mostly piano with and without accompaniment except for ''The Gathering-Bealtaine'' which features five bodhrans. ''Highland Cathedral'' is majestic!
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Posted October 1, 2010
This is absolutely GREAT! The best thing to have in the computer to help cope with the stress of the job and let me tune out the rest of the world! I've always loved ''Flowers of the Forest'' and he does an exceptional job on it as well as ''Highland Cathedral''. An all around truly enjoyable listening experience.
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Posted October 1, 2010
This is an awesome, peaceful, yet unique cd both harkening toward the past and moving toward the future.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Coulter takes his listener on a mystic time warp into an ancient land, its people and his own being. It is inspiring, uplifting and thoroughly enjoyable. I think it is his very best.
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Editorial Reviews
Barnes & Noble - Carol Wright
Rare is the album that's so good you can hardly stop drinking it in. Irish composer Phil Coulter's HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL is just such an album. Coulter taps the sturdy stuff of old Protestant hymns, touches the mists of Irish laments, and grabs the rushing pulse of primal Irish drums. His weaving of solo piano, string orchestra, voices, and Irish instruments is a thoroughly noble effort. "Highland Cathedral" begins with a touching piano solo and is then delicately augmented by violins and strengthened by basses. On later verses, Coulter adds solo bagpipe and then a pipe band, finally topped by a church organ. "Going Home," an arrangement of a Dvorák theme, was written in ...