Artist: Brian Hebert & Friends
Album: Any Time At All
Year produced: 2008

Do you like Beatles music? In the mood for something different? This CD is your dream come true! Eleanor Rigby, She Loves You and even I Wanna Hold Your Hand are played here--but with Celtic flavor. Bet you never thought you would hear And I Love Her done as a reel, or Help as a slip jig! I have to say--I'm not a big Beatles fan, but I really did enjoy them here. I'm sure it had something to do with the fact that the songs were done with Celtic overtones.

The CD manages to be inventive without being too over the top. Some of the tunes are more recognizable than others, but they are all arranged well and played expertly. It is amusing to identify the song and then see what they did with it!

The album is 26 songs strong and it is really different. Brian Hebert is a session player so he knows how to bring the energy to the music, and the "friends" include an octave mandolin champion, a wonderful bodhran player and a guest performance by Irish piper Pelham Norville. The music is good, the arrangements are interesting--but true to form--and the result is a fun album that is a pleasure to listen to.

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Catherine L. Tully is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in the arts. She has written for American Style and Classical Singer, among other magazines, and reviews music for Marc Gunn's Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. You can reach her through her website at CatherineLTully.com.

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