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Tag Archives: Celtic music
Jennifer and Hazel Wrigley’s Mither o’the Sea
Richard wrote this for Folk Tales. I have been interested in the traditional music of the British Isles for more than 35 years and have grown older listening to the work of musicians who were already well known to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic music, orkney islands
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Ceili Rain’s Say ‘KAY-Lee’
Rebecca Swain wrote this review. I like this Christian Celtic album very much (it is also available under the name Ceili Rain.) It is cheerful, enthusiastic, and well-crafted. Those people who are more comfortable with a bleak, cynical view of … Continue reading
Brìghde Chaimbeul’s Sunwise
Along with a lot of other reviewers and critics, I was very favorably impressed with Brìghde Chaimbeul’s previous album, her second, Carry Them With Us but this one didn’t immediately click with me. Now that the days are shorter, darker, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bagpipes, Celtic music, Scottish smallpipes
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Alistair McCulloch’s Highly Strung
Naomi de Bruyn wrote this review. If you like fiddling and Celtic music, then you’ll like this first release by Alistair McCulloch, although the material is not all Celtic in origin and a great deal of it is original. Highly … Continue reading
Various artists’ Rogue’s Gallery
I’ve never considered myself a particular fan of sea chanteys, but this collection just may make a convert of me. When I read the press release from Anti- earlier this year, I was immediately intrigued by the project, not least … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, Celtic music, pirates, sea chanteys, sea songs
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Mick McAuley & Winifred Horan’s Serenade
Samantha Gillogly wrote this review. As two-fifths of the Celtic superstar band Solas, accordion player Mick McAuley and fiddler Winifred Horan have for years rocked the traditional music scene with their power and precision. In 2005 the two decided to … Continue reading
Karen Matheson’s Time To Fall
Judith Gennett wrote this review. Those whose ears were open to Celtic music in the ’80s will remember those wonderful Capercaillie LPs: great Scottish dance music dividing the high points of Karen Matheson‘s beautiful vocals. Some songs were traditional Gaelic, … Continue reading
Matapat’s Petit Fou
Big Earl Sellar wrote this review. Of the many beautiful regional musics that exist in my native Canada, one of my absolute favourites is traditional Quebecois music. (Incidentally, my number one choice is a variation of this genre, the Metis … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic music, folk music, quebecois music, world music
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Bourque, Bernard & Lepage’s Matapat
Naomi de Bruyn wrote this review. Bourque, Bernard & Lepage provide something not often seen or heard in a professional group: a foot percussionist. In fact, Benoit Bourque is one of Canada’s finest step dancers. He also uses his feet, … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic music, folk music, quebecois music
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Lady Godiva’s Whisky You’re the Devil, Tales of Kings and Boozers, and Red Letter Day
Patrick O’Donnell wrote this review. You’ve got to hand it to Lady Godiva, a “Celtic punk” group out of Sauerland, Germany. In the “unlikely” category they’ve taken the prize, hands-down. Who would’ve thought the Pogues would inspire a bunch of … Continue reading
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Tagged Celtic music, rock and roll
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