It does not totally explain why the songs here are 'special to me' but a clue might be in the fact that most are written by other folk, and Isla generally sings her own songs (and here she only gets in five of her own.
Still treading the 'light country' route, Isla picks (or writes) the story songs and that seems to be her trade-mark.
And she's very successful too, so don't knock it until you've heard it.

1) The Clock In the Tower
2) Special To Me
3) A Lion In the Winter
4) Yellow Roses
5) Love All Over
6) The Fields of Athenry
7) Young Love
8) That Was Before I Met You
9) It's Been A Long Time
10) Take Me Back To Ireland
11) After All These Years
12) Hands of Time
13) Scotland, You Are In My Heart
14) Why Do We Love
15) Journey's End

It does not totally explain why the songs here are 'special to me' but a clue might be in the fact that most are written by other folk, and Isla generally sings her own songs (and here she only gets in five of her own.
Still treading the 'light country' route, Isla picks (or writes) the story songs and that seems to be her trade-mark.
And she's very successful too, so don't knock it until you've heard it.

Lineup

Isla Grant - Vocals
Declan O'Donoghue - Drums, Percussion & Bass
Johnny Scott - Guitars, Dobro & Mandolin
Willie Dunne - Keyboards
Charlie Arkins - Fiddle & Harmonica
Seamus Shannon - Accordion
Gerard Fahy - Pipes & Whistle
Danny Sheerin - B/Vocals
with
Marie Fielding - Fiddle
Dougie Pincock - Whistle