Prog with celtic influences
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Topic: Prog with celtic influences
Posted By: Marcos87
Subject: Prog with celtic influences
Date Posted: April 21 2022 at 11:51
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I don't know if many people here know bands like Iona, but i find that the blend of celtic/progressive is very interesting. Do you know any progressive-celtic band (or any band with celtic influences)? This track by Iona it's outstanding Dave Brons also released some interesting stuff (his last album is prog-rock plus celtic and the lyrics are based in Lord of The Rings... magic). Dave Bainbridge (guitarist of Iona) recently released "To the far away", which is prog-celtic as his finest, featuring vocals of Sally Minear (yes, the daughter of multi instrumentalist Kerry Minnear of Gentle Giant). ------------- galeriaderaices.bandcamp.com/ |
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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: April 21 2022 at 12:05
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Dave Brons, Dave Bainbridge, and Sally Minnear (among many, many others) are guest musicians on Cronofonía’s rather good eponymous release from last year. It’s not Celtic prog by any stretch of the imagination, but I imagine you’d still rather enjoy it. https://homerecordsbe.bandcamp.com/album/cronofon-a" rel="nofollow - https://homerecordsbe.bandcamp.com/album/cronofon-a ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: April 21 2022 at 12:25
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The kings of Celtic Prog were the Irish band Horslips, who are credited with creating the genre called Celtic Rock and spawned two full blown concept albums, The Tain and The Book Of Invasions. Here's a sample. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: April 21 2022 at 12:26
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Book Of Invasions, full album.
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: April 21 2022 at 12:44
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One more. Dearg Doom from The Tain album. Hard riffing with a bagpipe solo! ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: April 21 2022 at 13:42
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Obviously, what Steve just said In general you could look at the prog folk sub genre for ideas
Anyway, here are some I can think of Amazing Blondel Dan Ar Braz Asturcon Avaric Bollenberg Experience Carol of Harvest Circulus Clannad Corde Oblique Crystal Phoenix Fellowship Hexvessel Dead Can Dance Decemberists Faun (both German groups with this name) Favni Forest Galahad (the German group) Galley Beggar Garolou Jox Loudest Whisper The Morrigan Mostly Autumn (first few albums) Motis Moving Hearts Mushroom Mike Oldfield (QE2, Five Miles Out) Oloferne Gavin O'Loghlen and the Cotter's Bequest Pererin Red Jasper Sad Minstrel Sangre de Muerdago Secret Green Seven Reizh Alan Stivell Tornaod Trees Tri Yann Wood Demons |
Posted By: Snicolette
Date Posted: April 21 2022 at 13:53
Great list. Will see if I can think of any to add ------------- "Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp |
kenethlevine [/QUOTE wrote:Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: April 21 2022 at 16:32
Hi, Was going to mention Alan Stivell, whose work is probably more than just "celtic" in that there is a lot of material that is rock, some with a taste of jazz, and even some with classical motifs. Dan Ar Braz had been with Alan for quite a while:
All of these albums are magnificent with a nice rock edge, and AGAIN, I think was done with American tastes in mind, and it rocks out really nice in a lot of places, specially some of the "standards" in Alan's repertoire. Highly recommended. ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: April 21 2022 at 17:23
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Jethro Tull with Darryl Way of Curved Air.... ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: April 22 2022 at 04:28
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: April 22 2022 at 05:27
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IONA : all their discography CAPERCAILLIE : much more folkish than progish |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: April 22 2022 at 08:13
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I particularly like The Moors, due mainly to the authenticity of the Celtic music... The Moors are a two person band from Boston, with one self-titled release in 2004 (re-released in 2007). Their music can be categorized as prog folk, with heavy Celtic, pagan, and medieval influences. Their music contains beautiful, soaring vocals, driving percussion and bass lines, and virtuosic fretless guitar riffs to create lush, enchanting soundscapes over a prog backdrop. The primary driving force behind the band is Sharynne MacLeod NicMhacha. She is a Celtic scholar, singer, musician, and author, trained in Celtic Studies at Harvard University. She is a direct descendant of Clan MacLeod, long recorded as having connections with the “Fairy Folk.” Her work focuses on preserving the indigenous shamanic wisdom of the Celtic world. Sharynne presents at colleges and teaching centers in Ireland, Scotland, and North America. Guitar wizardry is provided by Scott Dakota. Says Scott of his guitar work: "The songs were all arranged around live looping to build the layers and textures, and no keyboards, synths, or basses were used. Everything here is fretless guitar, tuned drum machine, and vocals. What functions as bass is the low range of the wide-range fretless guitar, which covers bass through guitar range. It's tuned low to high starting from Eb a half step below bass guitar low E, up in open 5ths. Eb Bb F C G D. The idea being, with careful part writing and some looping assist, I can cover most of the octaves needed for rock orchestration." Bandmembers: Sharynne MacLeod NicMhacha: Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Chanting, Flute, Tin Whistle (Irish Pennywhistle), Harp, Viol, Recorder (Tenor), Flute (Tibetan Wood), Viola, Bells, Percussion. Scott Dakota: Guitar (Wide-range Fretless, Self-modified), Effects, Viol (Bowed Two String Fretless), Percussion, Drum Programming, Backing Vocals, Overtone Voice, Tape Loops, Drone, Noises. Official website: http://www.mobiusbandwidth.com/themoors.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.mobiusbandwidth.com/themoors.html
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: April 22 2022 at 10:23
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: April 22 2022 at 10:32
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Mobile by Gentle Giant. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: BarryGlibb
Date Posted: April 24 2022 at 17:59
Correction a uilleann pipe solo! Magnificent! Horslips need more love on PA.
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Posted By: PhideauxFan
Date Posted: April 25 2022 at 00:31
| From my collection of CDs: Iona, Karnataka, Mostly Autumn and Seven Reizh. |
Posted By: Guy Guden
Date Posted: April 25 2022 at 07:18
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Malicorne ------------- https://twitch.tv/guygudenspacepirateradio |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: April 26 2022 at 08:06
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 26 2022 at 13:10
| I have to second the wonderful recent album from Dave Bainbridge - To The Far Away, featuring Troy Donockley and others on a variety of pipes and whistles. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: April 27 2022 at 07:40
Hi, This is really nice stuff!  ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: wiz_d_kidd
Date Posted: April 28 2022 at 07:34
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Yeah. It's a shame they didn't produce more. This one album is very hard to find, but worth seeking out. Amazon still carries it ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00196W35Y/ref=dm_rwp_pur_lnd_albm_pm" rel="nofollow - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00196W35Y/ref=dm_rwp_pur_lnd_albm_pm ) but the CD is quite expensive. Some of the songs are available for listening on YouTube. |