Tag Archives: Celtic music

An omnibus review of various Celtic music CDs by John O’Regan

Posted on 28th January 2023 by John O'Regan

Wendy Stewart’s Standing Wave (Greentrax, 2003) Beth Kolle’s The Northern Folk Harp (Beth Kolle, 2002) Graine Hambley’s Golden Lights and Green Shadows (Klang Welten, 2003) Gordon Duncan’s Thunderstruck (Greentrax, 2003) John Sherman’s Far Green Country (Valhalla Park Productions, 2003) Finbar … Continue reading →

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Willie Clancy’s The Pipering Of Willie Clancy Volumes 1 & 2, Tommy Martin’s Uilleann Piper, Brian McNamara’s A Piper’s Dream, Kevin Rowsome’s The Rowsome Tradition, and various artists’ World Pipe Band Championships 2000, Volumes 1 & 2 

Posted on 28th January 2023 by Diverse Voices

Tim Hoke wrote this review. I was a little intimidated when a package of seven bagpipe CDs arrived at my house. Now, I love bagpipes in all forms as much as anyone who doesn’t actually play them can, but a … Continue reading →

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Chris Stout’s First o’ the Darkenin’, Freeland Barbour’s The Black Water, and James Thurgood’s Handy Little Rig

Posted on 28th January 2023 by John O'Regan

Solo instrumental efforts by band members or ex-band members sometimes start out as a one-person venture, but the end result is often a conglomeration of ideas and influences suggested by fellow musicians that have come on board. In this review … Continue reading →

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Celtic Mavericks: A John O’Regan Omnibus Review

Posted on 20th January 2023 by John O'Regan

The Woods Band’s Music from the Four Corners of Hell Todd Menton’s Where Will You Land Steve Finn, Andrew Dinan and John Joe Kelly’s Before the Flood Colin Reid’s Swim Tanya Brody’s Sirens & Lovers Empty Hats’ Greatest Hats Celtic … Continue reading →

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Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton: Early recordings, 1987-1998

Posted on 29th December 2022 by Jo Morrison

Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton’s The Gael Linn Barnes, Allison Hampton, Wendy Morrison, and Myron Bretholz’s The Celtic Consort Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton’s The Dark Island Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton’s The Spiral Castle Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton’s … Continue reading →

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VRï’s Islais a Genir

Posted on 1st November 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

The multitude of sacrifices people make in everyday life, the oppression of hard and low-paying work, and the way their humanity shines forth through music and song – that’s the spirit and message of Islais a Genir the second release … Continue reading →

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An omnibus review: Gill Bowman, Celtic Offspring, Keltik Elektrik, Conor McCarthy and Alph Duggan, and Rod Patterson

Posted on 27th October 2022 by Diverse Voices

Gill Bowman’s Toasting the Lassies (Greentrax, 1994) Celtic Offspring’s “Nobody Cries When You Cut Up a Bagpipe” (LaughingOnion Records, 1995) Keltik Elektrik’s Keltik Elektrik 2: Just when you thought it was safe to sit down (Greentrax, 2000) Conor McCarthy and … Continue reading →

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Craig and Kara Markley’s Once Upon a Winter Moon

Posted on 27th September 2022 by Lory Hess

Cleveland-area musician Craig Markley showcases the emerging vocal talent of his daughter Kara in this self-produced offering for the holiday season. In the title track, a plaintive flute melody over brooding synthesizer chords leads into a setting of the medieval … Continue reading →

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Alex Sturbaum’s Slash

Posted on 20th September 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

In an email conversation I had with Alex Sturbaum (they/them) after they contacted me about reviewing this album, one of my comments was something on the order of “this is an incredibly generous album.” And I didn’t just mean the … Continue reading →

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Feast of Fiddles’ Live ’01

Posted on 14th July 2022 by Stephen Hunt

Feast of Fiddles began life as an idea for a one-off show, cooked up between melodeon player Hugh Crabtree and folk club impresario Mike Sanderson in 1993. The idea was simply to invite some of the UK’s best known fiddle … Continue reading →

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