A bookend to first solo disc by ex-Wolfe Tones member
Francis King | Calgary, AB, Canada | 06/17/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Liberte '98 sounds like it was recorded at the same time as the singer/songwriter/mandolin player's first solo outing (1996's Legacy). That means more ballads about notable events and people in Irish history, all from the slant of a devoted anti-British republican. Warfield has a decent voice and his passion comes through in every note. True, he sometimes comes off like a one-trick pony, incapable of throwing a fun party song into the mix (the way the Wolfe Tones usually did on every album). But don't let that discourage you. It's refreshing to hear somebody sing about *all* aspects of Ireland, not just the happy and celtic/new age elements."