The Celtic Connection - The Best Of Irish Newfoundland Favourites is a collection that is sure to please their current fans and create new ones. It’s hard to believe that eighteen years has passed since the band first performed at a folk festival on the Southern Shore. There have been many miles logged as the band has played from coast to coast across Canada and also traveled worldwide (as far as Tokyo), performing Irish rebel tunes, jigs, reels, heart-wrenching ballads and some of the best music from Newfoundland. The Celtic Connection has become a cornerstone of contemporary Irish/Newfoundland music. The Best Of Irish Newfoundland Favourites is made up of the most requested songs that the fans expect when they go to a live show to see the band perform. Their family roots, being from the Southern Shore are Irish and the repetoire is made up of both Irish and Newfoundland songs that they have been singing all their lives. This CD features 18 songs taken from the band's recordings (Calvert’s Dream, Forever, Celtic Connection and Higher).