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 Nikki Matheson – 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
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