昨年にはシャロン・シャノン・バンドのゲスト・シンガーとして来日していたポーリー・スキャンロンのデビュー作が、シャロン主宰のデイジーから登場。シニード・オコナーを彷彿とさせるハスキーな歌声が印象的で、トラッド・フォーク系からウィリー・ネルソンのカヴァーまで実にヴァラエティーに富んだ選曲。とはいえ一本筋の通った静謐な仕上がりで、若さゆえの荒削りな部分を補ってあまりある魅力を発揮しています。
bounce (C)佐々木 俊広
タワーレコード（2004年03月号掲載 (P92)）
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Featuring Sharon Shannon, John Reynolds (Sinead O’Connor, Indigo Girls, Hothouse Flowers, Cara Dillon), Donogh Hennessy (Lunasa), Damien Dempsey, Justin Adams (Robert Plant), Clare Kenny, Kieran Kiely, and Caroline Dale.

Though only twenty-four years old, vocalist and songwriter Pauline Scanlon has galvanized the Irish music scene with her stunning debut album, Red Colour Sun. Deeply immersed in the tradition, yet completely aware of the edgier developments in contemporary alternative music, Scanlon is capable of making the oldest ballads sound immediate and fresh while granting newer material a timeless resonance.

As featured vocalist with the Sharon Shannon band over the past two years, Scanlon has entranced audiences the world over with her distinctly delicate intensity. The ingeniously-produced Red Colour Sun frames that intensity in a variety of settings, ranging from purely traditional to more eclectic, contemporary surroundings. Original songs, co-written by Scanlon and Lunasa guitarist Donogh Hennessey, suggest a budding compositional ability. They are joined by intense traditional material and illuminating interpretations of songs by Willie Nelson, Peggy Seeger, and Don McLean.

Simultaneously enlivened by the new and enriched by the traditional, Red Colour Sun marks the emergence of a powerful, wide-ranging new voice in Irish music.
（発売元：Compass RecordsのWEBストアの作品紹介より）