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Post by ใค๐โณโฒ๐ง ๐
๐๐โ๐๐๐๐ on Jul 12, 2022 18:10:24 GMT -5
I have always liked Celtic music, it could be the timbre of their singing voices or the style of the song, which can vary from something calm to more upbeat. ๐ถ The Celtic musical instruments are also fascinating - the Irish and Scottish bagpipes, tin whistles, and the harp. The violin/fiddle tunes are quite nice to play too ๐ป Some notable Celtic melodies that most of the world would know include Auld Lang Syne, Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), and Loch Lomond. Here is a version of Auld Lang Syne sung by Dougie Maclean - this video is particularly nice to revisit towards the end of the year. When I was in choir there were a few Celtic tunes that we sung hyms to - one was the Irish tune known as 'Slane' - Be Thou My Vision, or Rop tรบ mo baile in Old Gaelic. I discovered that Moya Brennan recorded a version of the song - Bรญ Thusa Mo Shรบile Before Enya, some songs by other Celtic musicians that I knew included one that was preloaded on my mp3 player, which I later found out was called Scalliwag, by Gaelic Storm.
I also listened to some music by Julie Fowlis as I mentioned before, here is a version of her singing the song called Touch The Sky. Enya, Clannad and Julie Fowlis are the 3 artists which appear under the Spotify subgenre 'Celtic' for me. The song Sweet Dreams sung by Annie Lennox (Eurythmics), though not particularly Celtic, is quite good musically. It also mixes well with Enya's song Boadicea, haha. I like some of her other songs too, like There Must Be An Angel and Walking on Broken Glass. In 2020 or so I discovered Maggie Reilly after finding out who sings Moonlight Shadow by Mike Oldfield. I also listen to her other songs Reunion, Echoes, You Brightened Up The Darkness, and her cover of the Heart song These Dreams. Maggie Reilly re-recorded the song Moonlight Shadow a few times; I quite like her voice in this newer version. I might have watched Susan Boyle's Britain's Got Talent performance of 'I Dreamed A Dream' when it aired (and rewatched it lots too:) Her songs tend to be more contemporary covers or ones from musicals, but she is still a wonderful person and singer. Here is a 'Radio 2 Piano Room'* 2019 performance of her famous cover. The Go Compare man 'Gio Compario' is played by the Welsh operatic tenor Wynne Evans. He disappeared from the adverts and returned by popular demand! I still remember this first version of the song in the adverts, haha. Those who I know from children's shows include the Scottish characters in Balamory - Miss Hoolie (Julie Wilson Nimmo), Suzie Sweet (the late Mary Riggans), PC Plum (Andrew Agnew) and Edie McCredie (Juliet Cadzow). Also Nina (Katrina Bryan) in Nina and the Neurons; she has a particularly good voice. They are more pantomimes actors/actresses than musicians but they generally do have rather nice singing voices It seems like most Celtic people seem to have a pleasant singing voice which tends to age well too. I have been to Scotland quite a few times quite a few times and have seen some good street performances in Glasgow before. Finally, of course, music by Moya and Clannad, Brรญdรญn, and Enya. I respectively admire their voice, songwriting and Enya's musical genius. ๐ Enya, in what may have been her earliest English speaking interview in 1986, said:
"I believe that I am a true Celt at heart, and any music I write, would be Celtic music, whether it be a pop song or a classical piece"
I may not be Celtic or related to anyone Celtic myself but I find that quote genuine, and that many Celtic people really do share great spirit through their music. ๐
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Post by Riene on Jul 13, 2022 20:42:09 GMT -5
Other than Enya, I have Celtic music by Clannad, Seรกn Keane, and Maura O'Connell, that I listen to on a regular basis.
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Post by ใค๐โณโฒ๐ง ๐
๐๐โ๐๐๐๐ on Jul 15, 2022 15:59:12 GMT -5
I have also listened to a bit of the music by other Celtic musicians that Enya has recorded music with, perhaps one or two other songs by each artist. - Mairรฉad Nรญ Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy, with Enya playing the synthesizer on the album Ceol Aduaidh
- Enya singing backing vocals of the song "Quiet Desperation", one of the songs on the album Ordinary Man by Christy Moore
- Some of the backing vocals in a 1991 cover of "The Whole Of The Moon" by Terry Reid
- For the album The Lion And the Cobra album by Sinรฉad O'Connor, Enya reads a Psalm in Gaeilge for the song "Never Get Old"
- The Clannad sung version by Moya, of the poem "The Last Rose Of Summer", where Enya sang a backing part and played the keyboard
Also a little bit of Daniel O'Donnell singing (his version of Oรญche Chiรบin is also nice), Enya's father Leo singing and playing the accordion, and Enya's sisters - solo work by Moya and Brรญdรญn, and Olive and Deirdre singing some backing vocals too.
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Post by alrik on Dec 16, 2022 14:35:36 GMT -5
A few days ago I suddenly found that the irish "The Corrs" are going to do a tour in Australia and in New Zealand in 2023. www.thecorrsofficial.com
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Post by alrik on Aug 5, 2023 8:09:58 GMT -5
The Corrs are currently in Australia, and Asia as well, it seems : www.thecorrsofficial.comMy favourite songv of them is the "Would you be happier ?"
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Post by RichardF on Aug 16, 2023 9:07:59 GMT -5
The Peatbog Fairies have released an new album, "I see a World" . I'm enjoying it. No really new ground broken, but with female vocalists featuring for the first time. Only thing is it seems light on the pipes and heavy on the drums. For those not familiar with Skye's finest; they are a mix of EDM and Gaidhlig folk music.
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Post by Suvi on Oct 9, 2023 7:20:22 GMT -5
Just some new recommendations from me, all based on my concert experiences at this year's edition of The Irish Festival of Oulu: Siblings Laura & Barry Kerr (Lurgan, Co. Armagh) & Donogh Hennessy: Barry made his debut album already at the age of 17 and has toured the world with big names such as Cara Dillon, Dan Tyminski, Dervish and Steve Cooney. He has even won the coveted Liam O'Flynn Award in 2020. Barry's sister Laura is a stunning violinist from Lurgan, Co. Armagh. The siblings relased their album "Castor Bay" in 2018, and in addition to that Laura has been a guest musician on numerous traditional Irish music projects. Donogh Hennessy then is a real multi-talent: as a guitarist, recording engineer and producer he has been working with Lรบnasa, Sharon Shannon, Sรฉamus Begley and Pauline Scanlon to name but just a few collaborators. One of the gems heard in the festival concert was the song called The Tern And The Swallow, Cara Dillon has made a version of it as well (I have yet to listen to her version), but the Kerr/Kerr/Hennessy version is a real tear-jerker too! Just found the trio's live version of the song HERE . Enjoy! Brรญd Harper : A great violinist originally from East Donegal village called Castlefinn, winner of many awards and a world-renowned violin teacher. Her Youtube channel is HEREJim Murray : A very talented guitarist who hails from Co. Cork. He has collaborated with many big names such as the late Sinรฉad O'Connor, Sharon Shannon, Steve Earl, Shane McGowan, Altan, Mary Black and more. His YouTube channel can be found HEREDermot Byrne : An accordion/melodeon virtuoso, also from Co. Donegal (Buncrana). A former member of Altan (1995-2013) who has collaborated with e.g. the late Sรฉamus Begley, Yvonne Casey and Steve Cooney to name but just a few artists. Happy listening! Suvi
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Post by Suvi on Oct 27, 2023 5:31:02 GMT -5
Just found out that the photo gallery from this year's The Irish Festival of Oulu contains quite many short videos as well, so in case you want some tastebits of what was in offer, just go HERE ! I had no luck with any candid cameras this time though... Suvi
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Post by alrik on Dec 16, 2023 9:15:52 GMT -5
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Post by alrik on Dec 26, 2023 15:56:51 GMT -5
I'm not quite sure if she is filed under "celtic", but Maggie Reilley, the singer known from Mike Oldfield's "Moonlight Shadow", does a small tour next year (which in fact, begins in a few days ). I bought her Christmas Album the other day, and, although it doesn't have many "traditional" songs I recognized (maybe they are better known in Great Britain ?), she did a nice rendering of "Merry Xmas Everyone", known from the band Slade. The absolutely funny thing is, meanwhile my sister was there, listening to the CD (we were in the house of our parents), and listening to that song, when the CD had ended, I turned on the radio, and guess what happened ? A few minutes later they were playing EXACTLY THE SAME SONG ! What a coincidence !
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Post by ใค๐โณโฒ๐ง ๐
๐๐โ๐๐๐๐ on Jan 11, 2024 17:55:09 GMT -5
I find it quite a surprise that no-one here on the forum has mentioned Citรญ Nรญ Ghallchobhair (Kitty Gallagher), a literal neighbour to all the Brennan siblings in Gweedore! A pure and beautiful voice ๐ค as heard in a collection of recordings from 1951, when she was 18 (edit: or 28 if she is 100, wow!) She is probably 90 (100) years old now, and still lives in Dore, Gweedore, according to Mairรฉad in this tweet (embed not working) from 2021. Edit - I just realised Citรญ is Mairรฉad Nรญ Mhaonaigh's mother, of course! I discovered her (Citรญ; I knew of Mairรฉad) a couple of days ago, because I was searching about Irish keening, or caointeoireacht, which is a type of vocal lament, or sean-nรณs, often sung at funerals (not sure about if this continues today). It was from reading about the late Dolores O'Riordan that I'd heard of the term keening. Enya at least does something similar in 'S Fagaim Mo Bhaile, and Na Laetha Geal M'รige. ๐ญ Perhaps vocally in Anรญron, though it isn't mournful nor an Irish song, haha. The keening style varies throughout Ireland, but there's an amazing example by Citรญ in this compilation (just her clip: Keen (song) For A Dead Child) and I decided to listen to more by her. ๐๐ถ [ This seems to be the original recording] Another (in addition to Coinnleach Glas an Fhรณmair/The Green Autumn Stubble ๐ณ linked in the tweet) is An Mhaigdean Mhara (The Mermaid Song). ๐งโโ๏ธ Clannad (Moya singing of course) have this and this nice version of those; it's funny to think that Citรญ's recordings here were before any of the Brennan siblings were born. ๐
๐ถ I just found an article here about the late Alan Lomax who recorded these. Pรณl mentions that Citรญ was their neighbour, and that their grandfather Aodh had translated into Irish one of the songs recorded from her. It's fascinating to know how interconnected they all are, through music. ๐๐ผ๐
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Post by Draรญocht an Dรบlra on Jan 12, 2024 14:49:14 GMT -5
Citรญ is now 100 years old and is alive and well. She was a huge influence on Moya and Mairรฉad and gave Clannad many songs. She is known locally as Citรญ Eoghan Eamonn. There was a really good programme on Citรญ on Raidiรณ na Gaeltachtaโฆ I must see if I can find it.
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Post by ใค๐โณโฒ๐ง ๐
๐๐โ๐๐๐๐ on Feb 7, 2024 17:57:15 GMT -5
I have come across many different Enyas and some Eithnes since discovering 'our' Eithne/Enya, but none have quite surpassed her However, in the past day I finally had a listen to some music by the late Eithne Nรญ Uallachรกin (1957-1999, really sad to learn that she took her own life but was dedicated enough to the music by ensuring that she'd recorded the vocals for her album Bilingua before). ๐ญ๐๐ถ This documentary clip is rather informative, and features her son and husband, with whom she wrote music with, as the duo Lรก Lugh. ๐ถ Regarding a song, there are many of hers I've yet to discover, but I think I just found one of the most wonderful catchy Irish (as Gaeilge) non-traditional songs ever ๐คฉ (unless Enya has something new in store)! It is called Tรก Sรฉ 'na Lรก - also featuring the Scottish band you may know, Capercaillie - wonderful lyrics and translation here, music video in HD here, and a little preview here: ๐ค๐ถ๐
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Post by Draรญocht an Dรบlra on Feb 9, 2024 10:52:50 GMT -5
I have come across many different Enyas and some Eithnes since discovering 'our' Eithne/Enya, but none have quite surpassed her However, in the past day I finally had a listen to some music by the late Eithne Nรญ Uallachรกin (1957-1999, really sad to learn that she took her own lifeย ย but was dedicated enough to the music by ensuring that she'd recorded the vocals for her album Bilingua before). ๐ญ๐๐ถ This documentary clip is rather informative, and features her son and husband, with whom she wrote music with, as the duo Lรก Lugh. ๐ถ Regarding a song, there are many of hers I've yet to discover, but I think I just found one of the most wonderful catchy Irish (as Gaeilge) non-traditional songs ever ๐คฉ (unless Enya has something new in store)! It is called Tรก Sรฉ 'na Lรก - also featuring the Scottish band you may know, Capercaillie - wonderful lyrics and translation here, music video in HD here, and a little preview here: ๐ค๐ถ๐ Eithne was a wonderful singer/composer. You should check out her sister too Pรกdraigรญn Nรญ hUallachรกin.
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Post by ใค๐โณโฒ๐ง ๐
๐๐โ๐๐๐๐ on Feb 9, 2024 12:25:12 GMT -5
Eithne was a wonderful singer/composer. You should check out her sister too Pรกdraigรญn Nรญ Uallachรกin. Yes ๐ผ๐ค I since listened to a few more of her songs; this one called Tรกim Cortha รณ Bheith im'Aonar i Mo Luรญ was so beautiful but sad to listen to, even before I'd read the translation of the Irish lyrics. ๐ญ๐ I also discovered Pรกdraigรญn at a similar time; and also like her music, and the idea of the Oriel Music group. Her voice is good of course, though has more of a choir leader's quality (I read that she did write children's music too). I heard her singing the keening song by Citรญ, and Dรบlaman. Nice that Pรกdraigรญn got the approval of poet Seamus Heaney as mentioned in this clip ๐ She has a new album, Seven Daughters of The Sea, and I was trying to find some on YouTube or Spotify, but I since found that it only seems to be 44s preview tracks on a website, here. They're rather lovely ๐๐๐ถ
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