Founding member Trevor Hutchison spent much of 2007 pouring over the band’s body of work to select the tracks that best represent not only the energy, drive and fire that Lúnasa is known for, but also the uniqueness of their compositions and arrangement style. Along the way, the band made a side trip to the Compass Sound Studio …
Traditional Music of Scotland (instrumental and vocal) Celtic traditional music from the Scottish branch, featuring some of the country s most celebrated musicians performing great tunes by countrymen Robert Burns and others.Celtophile provides a grand introduction to the breadth and depth of Celtic music in Ireland, Scotland and Britain. This particular collection, features the Tannahill Weavers, Capercaillie and …
Digipak CD of the self titled album by The High Kings, an exciting Irish ballad group of four top class performers who create this unique ensemble, re-energising the great Irish ballads and introducing exciting new songs. The creators of the smash hit Celtic Woman present the band: Finbarr Clancy (son of Bobby Clancy of the Clancy Brothers) …
The lilting, crystalline tone of the Celtic harp must be one of the most joyful sounds in mankind’s history. The harp originated a thousand years ago in ancient Ireland; it shone through the age of the bards and brought hope during long years of occupation and oppression. As it is a challenging instrument to …
Altan hails from the same part of Ireland as Clannad. But while that other County Donegal band has turned to middle-of-the-road pop, Altan walks down a more traditional path of Irish music. It’s one connected to the revival begun when the Bothy Band and Boys of the Lough rediscovered an Irish musical tradition deeper than “Danny Boy.” Like …
Music In The Great Hall: Instrumental Music From The Ancient Celtic Lands
Music from the ancient Celtic lands–all-instrumental music on early music and traditional folk instruments performed by members of Ensemble Galilei and guests. Includes: Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer, Sue Richards on Celtic harp, Bonnie Rideout on Scottish fiddle and Carolyn Surrick on viola da gamba. Recorded in the Great Hall of St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, an …
Double Play picks up where 2005’s In Play, Liz Carroll and John Doyle’s first critically acclaimed album left off.Demonstrating continued maturity and invention with a selection of new compositions by both Carroll and Doyle, Double Play also features Doyle’s take on a Dick Gaughan song, “A Pound a Week Rise”, which, in it’s original incarnation, paid tribute to …
Sinead O’Connor really knows how to end a career. True, she’s been trying to do it since the early ‘90s, through incendiary action (ripping up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live) and regularly spaced announcements of her retirement. The release of She Who Dwells comes with the caveat that it is O’Connor’s last …
Each a master-musician in his own right, Matt, Tommy, and Paul come together on this album to produce a collection of fiery reels, jigs, and hornpipes. The tunes here are from different sources, mainly from Counties Clare, Donegal and Roscommon, and capture the atmosphere of the informal yet spirited sessions that traditional musicians revell in. Superb Irish traditional …
First released in 1976, this album was immediately hailed by critics and listeners alike as a signal that a new direction in Irish music was being forged.Over 30 years later, it is every bit the awesome achievement it was played up to be. Its influence is felt even now everywhere Irish music is heard or played. Old Hag …