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- A Kinrowan Estate story: A Ghostly Librarian
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Tag Archives: Celtic music
The Saw Doctors’ The Cure
Craig Clarke wrote this review. The Cure is the first studio album from Celtic folk-rockers the Saw Doctors since their 2001 release Villains?, making it only their sixth in 15 years. They have been busy in the meantime, releasing the … Continue reading
Ar Log’s ArLog VI, Bob Delyn a’rEbillion’s Gwbade Bach Cochlyd, Cusan Tan’s Kiss of Fire, Esgair’s The Ridge, and various artists’ Goreuon Canu Gwerin Newydd
Lyrics-obsessed reviewers (such as me) shouldn’t review CDs in languages they don’t know. Luckily, the CDs in this this collection of Welsh music contain enough instrumental tunes and enough sheer beauty to moderate the language barrier. The various artists’ compilation … Continue reading
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Crasdant’s Crasdant, Gwerinos’s Lleuadllawn, Ogam’s O Gam I Gam, various artists’ Welsh Choirs Sing Folk, and various artists’ Rough Guide to the Music of Wales
Welsh music is often known for its harps, male choirs, and its pibgorn or hornpipe; the Welsh people themselves often given the reputation for a certain dark, dour nature, and deep religious bent. Although Wales is right in the center … Continue reading
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Trefor & Vicki Williams’s Timeless Land
Apart from occasionally hearing Trefor and Vicki sing at various local festivals, the first time that I ever really met them was after Gordon Morris and I sang our song “The Fight of The Fiddlers” at Chester Folk Festival, 2000. … Continue reading
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Various artists’ The Music of Wales, The Folk Collection, and The Music of Wales, The Classic Collection
Nos da. Croeso I Gymru. To those of you not fluent in Welsh that means “Good morning. Welcome to Wales.” Wales has always been a kind of forgotten sibling to England, Scotland and Ireland. But the Welsh language is as … Continue reading
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The Skirlers’ Cutting the Bracken
Take Lorraine Kelly and Marion Storey both on fiddles, add Allen Bowling on highland and border pipes, Bob Smith on vocals, mandolin, guitar, tin whistles and bodhran, Chic Judge on highland pipes and vocals, and Tom Docherty on guitar and … Continue reading
SixMileBridge’s Across the Water
SixMileBridge is something of an odd bird. Oh, I’ve come across Celtic and traditional bands before that use old tunes, or their own material crafted to mimic the traditional styles, and attempt to rock it up with a traditional sound. … Continue reading
A John O’Regan omnibus review: Celtic music with an international flavor
Loscoe State Opera’s All Begins Again (Anew Day, 2004) Sligo Rags’ The Night Before The Morning After (Celtic Music, 2005) Pipeline’s Pipeline (R2/Rel, 2003) Grada’s Endeavour (Compass, 2004) Smithfield Fair’s Swept Away (Stevenson Productions, 2005) Celtic Offspring’s Miss Gnomer (Celtic … Continue reading
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Fling’s The Wild Swans At Coole
Tim Hoke wrote this review. With a name like Fling, you would expect something fast, wild, and maybe a bit out of control. You’ll find none of that here. This Dutch band favors a mellower sound, with lush, almost orchestral … Continue reading
Jock Tamson’s Bairns’ Rare
With almost 20 years between their second and third albums, a mere four years waiting for their fourth is less than we had reason to fear. And yes, the lineup is the same as last time: Derek Hoy, John Croall, … Continue reading