Album: Relative Minors Artists : Qristina & Quinn Bachand Genre:Folk/ Celtic/ World Type: Instrumental Place of origin: Victoria, British Columbia Tracks: 1. Spootiskerry/High Road to Linton/Big John McNeil 2. Extra Bar in Paddyland / The Smirnoff Gigolo 3. Jigs in A (Rosewood Jig/Teviot Bridge/Who’ll be King but Charlie/The Canadian Club) 4. The Frenchies (Fil et … Continue reading »
Silver is the new album by Celtic band Iona. With amazing arrangements of tracks and interesting choices of materials, I am sure listeners would like to hear the ‘behind the scenes’ aspects of this album. And of course, the band as whole. It is quite an achievement to maintain that rush of creativity for decades.Barbara … Continue reading »
The music of Susan Borowski would feel at home in the grand halls where people are in colorful flowing attires. There is something grand about her style that calls to mind the beauty of old music. She is a respected name in the Pittsburgh Celtic music circle. I don’t have one of her CDs yet … Continue reading »
Band: Lexington Field Album: No Man’s War Members: Beau Gray – Vocals, Guitar Cami Smith – Violin Bryan Hane – Lead Guitar Casey Jones – Bass Vincent West – Drums Hometown: San Diego CA Mixing Punk, Americana and the melodic strains of Celtic music: these are the things you can pick up when you … Continue reading »
Band: The Indulgers Album: Whiskey Tonight Location: Boulder/Golden Colorado Members: Damien McCarron – Vocals, Guitar Mike Nile – Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin, Harmonica and Electronic Bagpipe Renee Fine – Fiddle/Violin Aaron Haywood – Bass Francesco(Cheech) Mannone – Drums Guesting on occasion: Neale Heywood – Guitar Ryan Bunnell – Guitar Tracks 1. Whiskey Tonight/2. Ceili Mor /3. … Continue reading »
For years, singer/songwriter Kevin O’Donnell devoted his artistry on the stage and writing. The past fifteen years have been productive so far, spawning books called Fado and prior to that, he founded the Irish-American folk group Arranmore. He also played leading roles in several plays including Twelve Angry Men, The Sensuous Senator, The Complete Works … Continue reading »
Twenty Miles from Home debuts from Northern Ireland through singer/songwriter and vocalist par excellence Eve Williams. She piqued my interest after I heard the song Oblivion. It’s a kind of song that’s hard to ignore due to its unique style. The subject of her voice is one of the things that’s covered here. What gave way … Continue reading »
Album: “Babel Pow Wow“ Artist: Dom Duff Location: Brittany Original Release Date: April 18, 2013 Tracks: 1. Buan yann buan 2. Bitter Lands of Llydaw 3. Noa 4. Chikoloden groove 5. Floc’h ar jabadao 6. A-du gant an avel 7. Babel pow wow 8. Houarn & lêr 9. Buzhug’o’matik 10. Koroll gouez 11. Treizh 12. … Continue reading »
Artist: Kevin O’Donnell Album: Deep is the Well Players: Jim DeWan, Finbar Furey, Larry Gray, Kathleen Keane, Bill Lanphier, Maurice Lennon, Haley O’Donnell, John Rice, John William, and Jessica Willis Style: Irish Country, Americana Tracks: A Letter Home When I Was Young Factory Girl Downtowner Motel Girl from Durango Illinois & Michigan Canal Camp-Farm Road … Continue reading »
In this edition: Eve Williams, Clan Suibhne, Dom Duff, Colin Nea, Connie Dover , Mark Harmer and Planxty. It is 2013. Four years after I officially launched this site. In the past four years, I met a lot of talented musicians and listened to their amazing music. In the past four years I met interesting … Continue reading »
In this issue: Thomas Johnston, Christmas by Baltic Crossing,The Bog Hoppers, Enda Seery’s Blog,Happy Birthday Kevin Crawford(December 6),Celtic Rebels Band,McDermott’s 2 Hours – Stor Mo Chroi and Affiniti. Moving on with the week full of new music and bands. Thomas Johnston For the past five years, Thomas Johnson has been doing his PhD on traditional … Continue reading »
Also in this edition: Eve Mctelenn, The Whistling Tree and Will Tun & The Wasters. From Dublin Ireland to California, Patrick D’Arcy maintained the soul of the uilleann pipes and other wind instruments …making one realize that it is innate passion , not geography that keeps the spirit of the music alive. This week’s … Continue reading »
Also in this edition: Janet M. Christel and Maeve Mackinnon Brian McDaid explains how Irish music shaped both their styles and also the new album they are working on. I was interacting with Gerry Power before this interview started. Brian McDaid arrived a week ago for a few gigs. Gerry decided to hand the questions … Continue reading »
Featuring:Patrick D’Arcy, Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha, Kyle Carey and Noriana Kennedy Introducing Piper Patrick D’Arcy For some musicians and listeners, simplicity is everything. Patrick D’Arcy sets an example of how one instrument can give out so many layers to observe, savor and glorify. His simplistic use of the uilleann pipes, unadorned by other instruments sort of … Continue reading »
In this edition: Fraser Fifield, Carmel Gunning and Calum Stewart The Music of Fraser Fifield My last edition covered music from Ireland, Wales and Brittany. Our new edition unleashes another talent from Scotland by the name of Fraser Fifield. I became familiar with his work after seeing videos of Salsa Celtica. This is the same band … Continue reading »
They love the Celtic edge of things. The mandolin of Joe Khoury is one of the best sounds you hear in Molly Ramone. They are from Nashville TN playing a combination of traditional and original tracks. I think a lot of interesting Celtic musicians are found in Nashville. Do you remember the Chieftains once held … Continue reading »
Meet Italian musician Andrea Balocco. He plays one of the most visually appealing instruments-the hurdy-gurdy. Musical influences include: Sergio Berardo, Nigel Eaton, Patrick Bouffard, Anne-Lise Foy, Grégory Jolivet and Kevin Dalot. He records solo or sometimes with an ensemble. His music is a combination of French folk with leanings on Scottish Celtic music. Personally, … Continue reading »
Ha! I am sure traditional fans in North America will love this. Yes they are coming. My big thanks to Christi in the United States for keeping me informed about the Celtic news over there. This is the message from the band: Hi Folks, If you’re anywhere near Lowell, Somerville or Oak Bluffs in MA … Continue reading »
Clannad is touring! I got this from the Donegal News. The fab Celtic band Clannad is going on a world tour. At last they have disprove rumors that Landmarks was the last album. They are definitely giving everyone another dose of their haunting brand of Celtic music. Countries they will be visiting :USA, Canada, Australia, … Continue reading »
Clarity is a talent and I am glad my friend Matthew Thielker (great guy, he is a vegan, an animal lover and he runs a local cat shelter) brought this idea into an artwork. Continue reading »
