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orinoco
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response 134 of 226:
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Jun 19 21:28 UTC 1999 |
I've been listening to Boiled In Lead a lot recently - I've had the library's
copy of "Orb" checked out for the past month, but that's the only CD of theirs
the library has. Do any of you more knowledgeable types know anything about
this band? Any reccomendations for an album to buy?
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anderyn
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response 135 of 226:
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Jun 20 23:49 UTC 1999 |
Oh my. I think I have everything of theirs, well, except for the vinyl,
and the *ahem* expensive copy of "Alloy". What particularly did you
like on "Orb"? That'll help me figure out what you might like next. The
lead singer changes after that, btw, though both "The Gypsy" and "Antler
Dance" are cool, I don't like the lead singer quite as much.
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orinoco
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response 136 of 226:
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Jun 21 17:35 UTC 1999 |
My favorites on "Orb" were Harout, Siege of Delhi, Klezpolka, and Cunovo Oro.
In general, I like their Eastern-European-sounding stuff better than their
Celtic-sounding stuff, although both are pretty cool.
Actually, just yesterday I found a copy of "Thy Gypsy" in one of the listening
stations at Borders. On first listen, I didn't like it nearly as much, but
who's to say it wouldn't grow on me?
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anderyn
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response 137 of 226:
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Jun 21 23:18 UTC 1999 |
"The Gypsy" is a concept album, from a book by Megan Lindholm and
Steven Brust. One of the members of the band is Jane Yolen's son, and
they often use songs by Brust and Yolen in their sets. "Antler Dance"
has more Eastern-European sounding things on it, as well.
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jor
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response 138 of 226:
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Sep 15 18:44 UTC 1999 |
Anyone see Loreena McKennit last night on CBC?
I was impressed. Evidently she's become quite
a businesswoman running her own record company.
I think this might have been taped a couple years ago.
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otaking
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response 139 of 226:
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Sep 15 19:39 UTC 1999 |
Loreena McKennit was on CBC? Did anyone tape it?
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eeyore
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response 140 of 226:
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Oct 7 02:16 UTC 1999 |
I didn't know that it was even on...darn!
Well, in other Loreena news, she had a live, double-disc, best of cd come out
last week....if you like Loreena, you *MUST* get this cd....between me, my
roomie, and my boss, we've not had the discs out of the player yet!!! :)
For the most part, the songs sound mostly the same, with some variation. It's
a little less snoozy and a little more driving. Almost everything that I
ever wanted to hear live by her is on this album. (BTW, it's called Live in
Toronto and Paris). The only thing I don't like about it is that it has
absolutely nothing from her first two albums. But I think that they do sound
completely different from the more recent three, so I do kinda understand it.
But anyway, to make the whole thing short, if you like Loreena McKennit, the
disc is worth every penny to buy. Even songs that I was getting irritated
with (Like Lady of Shallot and Bonny Swans, which are right next to each
other!), I really enjoyed, because they were just different enough to not be
the same boring song.
Just go get the cd!
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anderyn
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response 141 of 226:
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Oct 17 22:37 UTC 1999 |
Seconded.
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eeyore
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response 142 of 226:
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Oct 19 04:46 UTC 1999 |
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one hooked on it. :)
Actually, my set just went missing....I'm going nuts trying to find it, so
that I can play it constantly again....:)
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krj
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response 143 of 226:
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Feb 20 23:52 UTC 2000 |
Lansing folk-ish radio stations are playing an interesting-sounding new
CD by a local Irish music band called Pub Domain. Their live album
comes out for St. Patrick's Day, of course.
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katie
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response 144 of 226:
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Feb 21 00:28 UTC 2000 |
They play in Chelsea at the bar pretty often.
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krj
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response 145 of 226:
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Mar 17 19:28 UTC 2000 |
It's St. Patrick's Day 2000. Tower and Elderly Instruments are having
big sales on Celtic music -- even the stuff which isn't Irish!
I paid $11 last night for the new CD by the Scottish band Ceolbeg.
Anyway, March 17 means it's time to kick off the
reviews of the annual, ritual Irish CD purchases.
First up: Cathal McConnell, LONG EXPECTANT COMES AT LAST.
McConnell is a singer (reedy, cranky voice), flute player, and
slightly wacky member of the band The Boys of the Lough.
The Boys, who have members from Ireland, Scotland and England,
were one of the first bands playing Celtic music to regularly tour
the USA; they go back to the early 1970s. McConnell's album
is in a much older style than much of what's marketed as Celtic
music these days: lots of unaccompanied singing or lightly
arranged flute tunes. And I suspect his voice is an acquired taste.
I'm enjoying this, but I think I enjoy it because it brings back
memories of 25 years of seeing perform live in the band.
So I hesitate to give it a recommendation to the general audience.
If you know Cathal, though, I think you'll have some fun with this.
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I have not found any sign of the Pub Domain album mentioned in
resp:143, which was supposed to be out now.
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bmoran
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response 146 of 226:
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Mar 23 17:11 UTC 2000 |
I've got a tin whistle instruction book/cd by Cathal. Very slow and
deliberate, the first song went very well. The 2nd piece is just a bit
ahead of where I feel comfortable. He sounds like a likeable guy tho.
My holiday purchase the year kept the theme going with Paddy Moloney
and Sean Potts' Tin Whistles cd. Quit fun.
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krj
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response 147 of 226:
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Aug 15 20:08 UTC 2000 |
Finally found the Pub Domain album for sale at the Elderly Music
tent at the National Folk Festival this past weekend.
I'll put a few words about last week's Carreg Lafar concert here;
this was at the Ark, Wednesday August 9. Twila saved me a seat
way down front, so there was a great feeling of being surrounded
by the band. Leader is singer/dancer Linda Owen-Jones, a small
woman dressed all in red; the rest of the band included flute,
fiddle, guitar, and a multi-instrumentalist who most often played
bagpipe, hornpipe and bodhran, and who also sang. The band is from Wales,
and their style seemed closer to Brittany than to Scotland and Ireland.
After the show, Linda was mentioning that the band is not a professional
venture. They record and tour for the love of the music, she said,
and their goal is simply to break even on the tours. They all have day
jobs.
So far I haven't enjoyed their new album HYN as much as I enjoyed the
live show.
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krj
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response 148 of 226:
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Aug 16 03:56 UTC 2000 |
Lunasa, the Ark, Tuesday August 15:
A core Irish trad trio -- flute, uillean pipes and fiddle -- with
an acoustic guitarist. What makes the band is Trevor Hutchinson
on upright electric bass. I'm not sure what he's doing, really --
a little bit is jazz, more is rock -- but I listen to him for the whole
evening, he really powers the whole ensemble. As I mentioned in the
Ark item (item:70), I hadn't been too interested in this band until
I saw that Hutchinson was in it; I remember him very well from
previous Ark shows with accordion player Sharon Shannon.
Very enthusiastic crowd of (guess) 150.
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eeyore
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response 149 of 226:
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Aug 18 05:29 UTC 2000 |
Well, I finally broke down and got an Altan cd. It's not bad, but not
something I'll listen to often. But I'm glad that I got it.
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happyboy
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response 150 of 226:
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Aug 18 19:14 UTC 2000 |
which one?
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eeyore
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response 151 of 226:
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Aug 18 22:46 UTC 2000 |
The Best of with an attached 2nd disk of live stuff.
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happyboy
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response 152 of 226:
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Aug 19 09:09 UTC 2000 |
nice one.
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eeyore
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response 153 of 226:
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Aug 19 16:23 UTC 2000 |
Yeah...and I got it new for $10. :) I was a happy Meg. :)
I now need to get a new Chieftens cd....I have Tears of Stone, but I want to
get the one with the rock people too. :)
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krj
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response 154 of 226:
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Aug 27 19:43 UTC 2000 |
A cd I have been enjoying a lot is Jack Evans' "Once Upon A Time In The
North." Jack Evans was in an 80s band called The Easy Club, which mixed
Scottish folk with swing-style jazz and which produced a couple of albums
which have been enduring favorites at our house. Evans was the acoustic
guitarist who was chiefly responsible for the sound.
Evans has a web page, http://www.jackevans.net , and from there comes the
news that the first Easy Club CD is going to be reissued on CD shortly.
Hooray!
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albaugh
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response 155 of 226:
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Aug 28 01:50 UTC 2000 |
A jig (6/8 time) with 3 beats in a measure (thus 9/8) is known as a Slip jig.
A reel is in cut time. Is there a name for a reel with 3 beats in a measure
(3/2)? I just noticed such a beast on what I'll call a "Scottish sampler"
CD I recently acquired.
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krj
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response 156 of 226:
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Aug 29 17:38 UTC 2000 |
So far, no answer to albaugh's question. Might be a good query to
take to rec.music.celtic, which has a much wider audience than Grex.
I can relay the query if you don't mess with Usenet News.
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This week's paper mail includes a mailout from Battlefield Band.
Davy Steele, the band's most recent guitarist/singer, has left
due to his brain tumor. This is very sad; Steele is recently married
to Poozies/Sileas harper Patsy Seddon, and they have a small child.
For the US tour at least, Battlefield have brought in Karine Polwart.
Karine is the lead singer from Malinky, a band who are getting incredibly
favorable press, and she also sings in a duo called Macalias whose
work I have not heard. This is only the second time in their long
career that Battlefield have brought in a woman singer, and I'd love
to hear this lineup -- and there are no shows in Michigan on this tour.
Argh. Mickey might get a chance to hear them in Texas.
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Some of you might recall the Breton folk rock band Gwenc'hlan,
who I've been quite happy about since discovering their first album
in May. French CD dealer http://www.alapage.com has finally stocked
their second release, so I should have it in a couple of weeks.
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micklpkl
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response 157 of 226:
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Aug 29 18:37 UTC 2000 |
Re: #156 ... Thanks for the heads-up on the Battlefield Band news, Ken. I had
heard about Davy Steele's illness -- tragic --- but didn't realize that they
were adding a female singer. Alas, when I checked the schedule I saw that
they'll be playing in Austin two days after I leave town for vacation. Argh,
is right.
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albaugh
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response 158 of 226:
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Sep 1 13:57 UTC 2000 |
Yep, if you're willing, ask rec.music.celtic what a 3/2 reel is called!
BTW, the group playing it is Tannehill Weavers.
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