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| Posted by: Pendragon83 28-Jun-2008, 11:32 AM |
| I live in America and sadly, Gaelic music is not as widely popular as I think it should be. I was wondering if anyone knows of any contemporary Gaelic groups or artists that I might be interested in. |
| Posted by: Rindy 28-Jun-2008, 05:35 PM |
| Welcome to Celtic Radio Pendragon83. I hope you will enjoy the music as well as the wonderful people you will find here on the forums. I am glad you like Gaelic music, I do as well. Some bands that came to my mind when I read your post were, Runrig, Capercaillie. I know there's more just can't think of them at the moment. lol. There's a lot of helpful folks here I am sure they will be glad to help you out. I hope this helps some. I look forward to you posting here on the forums. Slainte |
| Posted by: Aaediwen 29-Jun-2008, 04:31 PM |
| Mary Jane Lomond, I second the vote for Capercaillie, then there's Altan, and of course Clannad and Enya |
| Posted by: Blackdog 30-Jun-2008, 01:38 PM |
| A few suggestions, The Rankin Family from Cape Breton. A group that's tougher to find but wonderful Tannas from Scotland, and if it's Irish you're after try to get a copy of Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh's cd Daybreak, on the Compass label. Agree too anything by Capercaille is magical. Cheers! |
| Posted by: [email protected] 21-Jul-2008, 08:50 PM |
| I saw The Chieftains on Saturday and wrote about it in my blog. http://macbitseach.blogspot.com/ They've been playing for 47 years and they are one of my favourites. Here's their website: http://www.thechieftains.com/ |
| Posted by: ilpiccolobardo 22-Jul-2008, 12:00 AM |
| I can surely add Wolfstone, Ashley MacIsaak, Milladoiro and Dan Ar Braz...but they are only a few in the sea of great celtic Musicians. My preferred are Capercaillie, the singer Karen Matheson (that also has a solo career) is fantastic ! Slainte__IPB |
| Posted by: stoirmeil 22-Jul-2008, 04:01 AM |
| Runrig's lyrics are posted on the web, with translations, so you can really get a look at them, or even use them for study when you get to studying the language eventually. http://www.jimwillsher.co.uk/Site/Runrig/Lyrics/Lyrics_Intro.php |
| Posted by: merle 23-Jul-2008, 09:26 PM |
| I suggest North Sea Gas, The Hooligans and Bob Hay and the Jolly Beggars. |
| Posted by: bobbeau 26-Jul-2008, 10:03 AM |
| As for local groups, Pendragon, based in Rhode Island, has been performing for many years and is widely regarded for their wide ranging selections. |