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Playlist: Celtic Music for May

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With the beauty of Spring in the air, I thought it was a good time to share some of my absolute favorite songs and tunes. This is just a SMALL sampling of some of my top-rated music in my iTunes library. You can find many of these songs through my iTunes playlist. Otherwise click the link to find what you can through Amazon. You will love this music. Enjoy! “Alice’s Reels” by The Tea Merchants from One Lump or Two? … Continue reading →

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17 Free St. Patrick’s Day MP3s for 2012

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I just downloaded a free app of Irish toasts from the Stout Pounders.  For some strange reason, I have the absolute worst memory when it comes to remembering toasts.  So I’m geeking out with this app. I can imagine it now.  I’m standing on stage during my shows at Shamrockin’ in Five Points.  I raise my Guinness high and shout, “A TOAST!”  I shake my app.  Reading it, I shout above the raised pints, “We think of all the friends … Continue reading →

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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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What Is Celtic Rock?

There are many different types of music, and blending one with another often results in a sort of “hybrid” style that can be difficult to classify properly. To add to the confusion, within each sub-genre there is a whole range of music that can qualify, but some may be more like one style than the other… So that brings me to Celtic Rock. What exactly is this style? This may not be a perfect definition, but Celtic Rock focuses on … 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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“Unshackled” by SloanWolfe

OH WOW!! You know that feeling when you hear something great, something that touches your soul. For me, it’s  the pipes! These guys are great. It’s just the thing that my wicked, weary and over-taxed soul needs.

Lars Sloan (pipes), Bryan Blaylock (other great noises), Jimmy Michell (pipes), Mark Sullivan, Matthew Williams (percussion), Robin Sloan and WooDee Gallegos (guitar and bass) create unique and recreate traditional sounds that inspire and move. And there is the one, “Fireside,” where they slow their playful sides.

This is the cure for the youngster in the car next to you playing that thumping rap song far too loud. Turn these guys on and crank them up. Show that youngster what great music is. I do this with several songs that I love.

For as short as it is, “Howler on the Bodhran” is great. They could have gone on for thirty minutes and it would be fine with me. I guess it’s the goose bumps I get, and the feeling of being taken back to a time when there were more things to be happy about than there were sad and depressing things. Then there’s the shadow pipes SloanWolfe does that gets you just in the right spot, and the goose bumps start all over again. I love it! But I have to say that my favorite is “Desert Storm.” I love how they seamlessly folded in several bars of America the Beautiful to push their point through to a valiant conclusion.

You will find, as I did, that these musicians can weave a tale of woe, happiness and triumph without even saying a word. When you buy this CD, and you should right now, you’ll see what I talking about. Enjoy, and thanks Sloan Wolfe. Wait ‘till the guys at work here it… I’ll only give them a taste, so they’ll go buy the CD.

Artist: SloanWolfe
Buy Album: Unshackled

Hometown: Houston, Texas
Similar Artists: The Clancy Brothers, The Corries, Celtic Thunder, The Rogues, Albannach, Tartanic, Jiggernaut

Written by Don Dyer, for the Celtic Music Magazine. Don Dyer is a professional watercolor artist, author, and book cover designer who lives and works in New Mexico. See some of my work at www.dyerinks.com. Find me on facebook.

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MP3: “The Measure of a Man” by The Rogues

The Rogues were Voted #1 Celtic Band in the World out of 63 international groups. In 2010 they won Album and Group of the Year and headlined in Las Vegas at the Monte Carlo. In 2011 the US Navy flew them to Guantanamo Bay to perform for the troops and their music appeared in the Christopher Walken film, “Kill the Irishman”. The style of The Rogues is hard to pin down. They have a large selection of songs from Amazing … Continue reading →

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“3 LBS Of Rage” by The Rogues

        Love the pipes?  If you are nodding your head, then you’ll love this band!  The Rogues “3 LBS of Rage” delivers a multitude of great tracks, showing off the skill and style that made them such a popular group.  This is a CD that any Celtic music lover would be proud to own.  There’s a terrific mix of songs here… you have easy fun, like “South Australia” alongside tracks such as “She Walks on Water” – … Continue reading →

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Review: “American Highlander” by The Rogues

The Rogues barely need introduction. Their trademark sound, heavily infused with bagpipes, have made them one of the top Celtic music acts today. And that sound is exactly what you’re going to get on American Highlander. The album gently eases you into that typical Rogues atmosphere with ‘Steam Train’ and ‘Aidan’s Hornpipe’, and then really picks up with the titular track. Then, the album makes a rather unexpected turn with ‘153 (The Simpleton’s Lament)’, which is a rather poppy track, … Continue reading →

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“Dream” by Wicked Tinkers

Wicked Tinkers’ music will have you on your feet wanting to dance. Not only is it alive with vibrant energy, but the drum beats keep the pace of the music. The band’s music resembles that of which you might have heard hundreds of years ago at a Scottish wedding celebration, or perhaps around the campfire of a Highland raiding party. The raw and exciting sound touches the listener on a more primal level. Being described as “a sound powerhouse,” Wicked … Continue reading →

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