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Review: “Bareknuckle Pipes & Drums” by Albannach

Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, Albannach brings us their third studio album in the form of “Bareknuckle Pipes & Drums”. Consisting of a Championship winning piper, a main drummer, bass drummers and bodhran musicians, Albannach is not your “Run of the Mill” Pipe and Drum band.  The album opens with the tune, “Bare Arsed Bandits”, which is not only a great track but also one befitting of Albannach’s energies and dispositions. Having seen Albannach live a number of times, they approach … Continue reading →

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MP3: “Chick Pipers” by Brizeus

Brizeus is an innovative pipe and drum band, led by acclaimed piper, EJ Jones. The name Brizeus is a play on a name for Dionysus, and the band focuses on music of dance, revelry, and festival. Brizeus performs original, traditional Celtic, and Medieval and Renaissance European music. These traditions come together to make an energetic show that is melodic, rhythmic, tuneful, and true. Brizeus is a group of pipers, drummers, and string players based all over the USA performing Celtic, … Continue reading →

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“A Celebration of Twenty” by IONA

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With a beautiful voice, Barbara Tresidder Ryan brings a many-layered grasp of the exciting to the Celtic traditions she sings.  Her multi-lingual talent also imbibes joy into every song.  I promise, I will listen to all the songs Barbara sings in Irish until I know them by heart. The flute, fiddle, guitar, base, drums and pipes…  I feel the need to create a new word to describe the extreme talent and the love of the music that Bernard Argent, Andrew … Continue reading →

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Review: “ReD” by Clandestine

Most fans of Celtic music do not automatically associate  the state of Texas with Celtic music but this four-person band from Houston has been involved in the genre since 1991 and has toured the U.S, Canada and parts of  Europe.  Their CD entitled ReD was even sent into space with the space shuttle Endeavor in 2008. Clandestine’s music is a lively mixture of  haunting vocals by Emily Dugas and  stirring instrumentals featuring pipes, fiddle, Bodhran, whistle and guitar.   Check out the … Continue reading →

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