Roehind - Buile

La artista autista queer Roehind busca subvertir las nociones del público moderno sobre la música celta. Su álbum debut, Buile (pronunciado BWILL-uh), proviene de una palabra irlandesa antigua que significa "locura" o "frenesí". Fusiona elementos del folk tradicional, la electrónica y el worldbeat para crear un sonido único y cautivador, etéreo y encarnado, ancestral e inmediato. Con canciones cantadas en irlandés, gaélico escocés, galés y francés, Buile abarca desde melodías tradicionales vibrantes hasta oscuros y melancólicos cantos fúnebres paganos, pasando por ritmos bailables de club que jamás imaginarías que provienen de una canción de remo del siglo XVIII.

Roehind, cuyo nombre artístico es la artista multidisciplinaria Alys Hoy, residente en Los Ángeles, aprendió producción musical desde cero durante el confinamiento por la COVID-19, tras muchos años de fascinación por la música, la cultura y los idiomas celtas. Desde escribir sus propios arreglos de canciones tradicionales, hasta grabar y producir con un presupuesto limitado en su pequeño estudio casero, e incluso dibujar la portada, ha elaborado meticulosamente a mano cada elemento de su álbum debut para hacer de Buile no solo una visión artística singular, sino un verdadero trabajo de amor.







1. Cumha Sheathain 03:33
2. J'ai Vu Le Loup 03:40
3. Dheannain Sùgradh 03:19
4. Amhrán Na Farraige 04:04
5. Abu Chuibhl' 03:00
6. Càite a Bheil I 04:14
7. Yr Adar Gwylltion 03:13
8. Buile Shuibhne 04:13
9. Tiocfaidh An Samhradh 04:14

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Skyedance - Live In Spain

Skyedance está formado por Alasdair Fraser (violín), Eric Rigler (gaita escocesa y uillean), Chris Norman (flauta de madera), Paul Machlis (teclados), Peter Maund (percusión) y Mick Linden (bajo).

En este álbum, la banda contó con invitados españoles entre los que se encontraban la cantante gallega Mercedes Peón (voz), el nominado al Grammy Latino Hevia (gaita midi), José Manuel Tejedor (gaita asturiana), Joxan Goikoetxea (acordeón), el entusiasta acordeonista vasco Kepa Junkera (trikitixa), Mikel Laboa (voz) y Oreka TX (txalaparta) en tres conciertos bastante notables en 2001 ante un público español muy entusiasta.






1. Harris Dance 04:45
2. Dizzy 03:44
3. Marabilla 05:21
4. Dinky's Medley 03:52
5. Cries and Shrieks of Woe 04:22
6. A Stór Mo Chroí 02:37
7. Stoney Run 05:53
8. The Spark 05:25
9. Way Out to Hope Street 02:12
10. Theme for Scotland 04:30
11. Donostia 04:27
12. Txoria Txori 04:04
13. The Other Side of Sorrow 04:43
14. Galen's Medley 04:52
15. Tail Toddle Finale 08:44

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The Chieftains (1964-2012)

The Chieftains es una banda irlandesa de música tradicional, fundada en Dublín en 1963, año de la grabación de su primer LP titulado simplemente The Chieftains. Su composición inicial fue Paddy Moloney (gaita irlandesa), Martin Fay (violín y huesos, instrumento de percusión tradicional), Seán Potts (whistle) y David Fallon (bodhrán). Todos ellos eran músicos procedentes de Ceoltóirí Cualann, la orquesta de Seán O'Ríada y de la escena de pubs de Dublín. El éxito de la formación exclusivamente instrumental fue una sorpresa, ya que la emergente escena folk irlandesa se nutría principalmente de los aportes que los cantantes de grupos como The Dubliners o The Clancy Brothers realizaban.

La formación publicó su segundo disco, The Chieftains 2, en 1969 con algunos cambios: Seán Keane se incorporó como violinista y Peadar Mercier reemplazó a David Fallon en el bodhrán. El año 1971, en que su tercer disco The Chieftains 3 salió al mercado supuso el despegue de la banda y el reconocimiento a su estilo, fuertemente tradicional pero con innovaciones enriquecedoras. La banda tocó por primera vez en los Estados Unidos de América en 1972, a lo que siguieron varias giras en 1973 y 1974.

Sus componentes: Paddy Moloney, Matt Molloy, Kevin Conneff, Seán Keane, Martín Fay (abandonó la banda en 2001), y Derek Bell (fallecido en 2002) han realizado en el grupo treinta y tres grabaciones, aparte de las realizadas por cada uno por separado. El grupo también ha realizado proyectos para revitalizar el folclore Irlandés aunque últimamente han intentado llevar su música hacia una fusión con la música de otros artistas como pueden ser The Corrs, Mark Knopfler, Mick Jagger, Sting, Carlos Núñez, Sinéad O'Connor, Kepa Junkera o Ry Cooder. Varios de sus trabajos más importantes son "An irish Evening", "The celtic harp", "The long black veil" y "Santiago". 

En 2010, acompañados de Ry Cooder, lanzaron el álbum "San Patricio", que pretende ser un homenaje al Batallón homónimo, que peleó junto al Ejército Mexicano en la Guerra contra los Estados Unidos de 1846 a 1848. En este álbum participan también reconocidos artistas mexicanos como Lila Downs, Los Tigres del Norte y Chavela Vargas.WIKI

Albums:

1964 The Chieftains 1
1969 The Chieftains 2
1971 The Chieftains 3
1972 The Chieftains 4
1975 The Chieftains 5
1976 The Chieftains 6 Bonaparte's Retreat
1977 Live! (Live album)
1977 The Chieftains 7
1978 The Chieftains 8
1979 The Chieftains 9 Boil the Breakfast Early
1981 The Chieftains 10 Cotton-Eyed Joe
1982 The Year of The French
1985 The Chieftains in China
1987 Ballad of the Irish Horse (soundtrack)
1987 Celtic Wedding
1987 James Galway and The Chieftains - In Ireland
1988 The Tailor of Gloucester (soundtrack)
1988 Irish Heartbeat (Van Morrison & The Chieftains)
1989 A Chieftains Celebration
1990 Over The Sea To Skye [The Celtic Connection] (James Galway & The Chieftains)
1991 Reel Music - The Film Scores
1991 The Bells Of Dublin
1992 An Irish Evening (Live album)
1992 Another Country
1992 Best Of (Greatest Hits)
1992 The Magic of The Chieftains
1993 The Celtic Harp
1995 The Long Black Veil
1996 Film Cuts (Compilation) (
1996 Santiago
1998 Fire in the Kitchen
1999 Tears of Stone
1999 The very best of the claddagh years (Compilation)
2000 Water From the Well
2002 Down the Old Plank Road - The Nashville Sessions
2002 The Wide World Over - A 40 Year Celebration
2003 Furtherdown the old plank road
2005 Live from Dublin - A Tribute to Derek Bell (Live album)
2006 The Essential (Compilation, 2CD)
2010 San Patricio (featuring Ry Cooder)
2012 Voice Of Ages

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Nasc-Tara Breen & Pádraig Rynne

“Nasc” es el nuevo álbum de Tara Breen (violín) y Pádraig Rynne (concertina) y es una colección nítida y extremadamente bien hecha de pistas instrumentales que muestra una musicalidad increíble y puede presumir de un destello legendario.

Compuesto en gran parte por melodías tradicionales irlandesas, el álbum incluye alguna que otra de origen escocés, bretón y asturiano.




1. The silver strand / Caha mountains / McGovern’s 04:29
2. A slip of a thing 04:51
3. Greenlights / Portalen 03:15
4. True Logic / Late nights at the central / The stig jig 03:51
5. St Mat / Ricardo Portela / Pasuscais D'Amieva 06:10
6. Wake up to Cape Breton / Cloonagroe Reel / Dan Breen's 03:22
7. Hats off to Dod / The chestnut tree / Byrne's mill 03:39
8. Johnny Doherty's / The scolding wife / Cairngorm dance / Tommy Whelan's 03:45
9. Coolfin slide / Ocean walk / The scartaglen 03:48

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Shamrocks & Holly - An Irish Christmas Celebration

1996 recording of instrumental versions of Christmas-related songs and airs. As these efforts go, it’s probably one the best I’ve heard, and is worth it alone for Frankie’s flute version of "Ding Dong Merrily On High".
Frankie Gavin plays fiddle, flute, whistle and viola.
Carl Hession plays piano, church organ, and keyboards.
Joe Bernie plays saxophone.
also features "The Carl Hession Chamber Orchestra".





1 The First Noel 01:55
2 Children's Chimes  03:26
3 Silent Night  02:32
4 Turkey Reel  01:56
5 Adeste Fideles 02:23
6 Holly and Ivy  02:21
7 Tommy Coen's Christmas Eve  03:37
8 Angels We Have Heard on High Traditional 02:20
9 Ragtime Rudolph  02:21 
10 Ding Dong Merrily 02:33 
11 Away in a Manger 02:19 
12 The Holly Reel  02:00 
13 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 02:57 
14 Jingle Bell Jazz  02:59

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The Irish Rovers - Songs of Christmas

The Irish Rovers is a group of Irish musicians which originated in Toronto, Canada. Formed in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover" they are best known for their international television series, contributing to the popularisation of Irish Music in North America, and for the songs "The Unicorn", "Drunken Sailor", "Wasn't That a Party", "The Orange and the Green", "Whiskey on a Sunday", "Lily the Pink" and "The Black Velvet Band".
The primary voices heard in the group's early songs were Will Millar (tenor), Jimmy Ferguson (baritone), George Millar and Joe Millar, and in the last twenty years, also John Reynolds and Ian Millar. Wilcil McDowell's accordion has been a signature sound of the band throughout their more than fifty years.
Founding member George Millar and his cousin Ian are both from Ballymena, Davey Walker from Armagh, Sean O'Driscoll from Cork, Gerry O'Connor from Dundalk, with Morris Crum from Carnlough and percussionist Fred Graham from Belfast.^[1] Flute and whistle player Geoffrey Kelly was born in Dumfries, Scotland.
In the 1980s, the group briefly renamed itself The Rovers. During this period, their "Wasn't That a Party" led to crossover success in the country rock genre.
The Irish Rovers have represented Canada at five World Expos, and in 2018 were honoured as one of Ireland's greatest exports at Dublin, Ireland's EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum.




1 Bells Over Belfast 3:24
2 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen 3:03
3 Christmas Caroling 2:47
4 Away In A Manger 3:10
5 Good King Wenceslas 2:20
6 We Three Kings 3:18
7 The Christmas Traveller 3:03
8 What Child Is This? 3:53
9 Christmas In Killarney 2:59
10 Silent Night 3:13
11 Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake 3:30
12 All Through The Night 3:39
13 Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer 3:26
14 We Wish You A Merry Christmas 3:10

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Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones - Far Away In Australia

Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones

A special group of Irish men and women have been responsible for preservation of the tradition of Irish ballad singing over the past 50 years. Derek Warfield is a distinguished name among them. Derek Warfield and They Young Wolfe Tones are bringing that musical tradition forward with a reverence for Ireland’s past and the energy and optimism of a new generation of Irish musicians.

Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones are thrilled to be celebrating 10 years On the One Road and are delighted to be celebrating it in style with the release of a new CD “Boys & Girls” planned for April release, and performances all over America including some great Irish American Festivals & Venues.
  www.theyoungwolfetones.com





1. Far Away in Australia 3:07
2. Back Home in Derry 4:13
3. Flight of The Earls 4:49
4. Australian Waters / Spirits of Wine 3:59
5. Shores of Botany Bay 4:44
6. Take Care of Your Fenians or the Yankees Will Steal Them Away 4:00
7. Australia a Republic 4:26
8. Black Velvet Band 4:02
9. Waltzing Matilda 3:21
10. South Australia 2:50
11. Farewell To Ireland 3:38
12. Around The Boree Log / Van Diemans land 3:05
13. With Me Swag All On Me Shoulder 4:06
14. Ned Kelly 6:35
15. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda 5:35
16. Castle Jig / Green Groves of Erin / Damp In The Attic 3:44
17. The Wild Colonial Boy 4:17
18. Fields of Athenry 4:59

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Meav Ni Mhaolchatha - The calling (2013)

Méav gives much of the credit for her love of classical and traditional music to the early influences of her very musical family. In addition, she attended an Irish language school in Dublin where she was exposed regularly to traditional Irish music in Gaelic.

Although Méav received a law degree from the world-renowned Trinity College in Dublin, it did not take long for her to realize her destiny was in music, not law. "Music is part of what I am," Méav says. She did her post-grad work in arts administration, working for an organization called Music Network, which was responsible for arranging tours of classical, jazz and traditional music throughout Ireland. At the same time, she realized that her singing was taking over as her number one interest. "Gradually it came to me that this is what I should be doing all the time," she said.

By 1998, her astonishing vocal clarity and breathtaking range had already caught the attention of producer/composer David Downes, earning his respect and admiration. Little did either one of them know that their lives would change forever with their collaboration on a special project in 2004 called "Celtic Woman."
Méav's fanbase exploded with the airing of "Celtic Woman" on PBS in the United States, and she has been especially appreciative of the loyalty and support of all her fans, both old and new.

After two years of touring with the group, Méav left to resume her solo career. With the success of her first US solo shows last December in NY and NH, Méav promises to come back again to the US to grace her fans with her enchanting performances.

In 2009, Méav was invited to perform the song "Where the Sunbeams Play" for Disney's "Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure." March of 2010 marked Méav's Carnegie Hall debut with the NY Pops Orchestra conducted by Steven Reineke. Méav with the world renouned Les Rhapsodes Choir also headlined the Quebec Celtic Festival in September.

In spite of all the well-deserved success and acclaim, by far Méav's greatest achievement to date came when she and her husband Tom celebrated the birth of their children Anna in 2005, and Catherine in the summer of 2009.

 1. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
2. The Calling
3. Light Flight
4. Listen, Listen
5. The Songline To Home
6. Wayfaring Stranger
7. Sovay
8. Shenandoah
9. Once You Were My Lover
10. Glimmering Girl
11. Glasgow's Burning
12. Black Is The Colour

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Lacuna - Humours of Tula

From Saint-Petersburg, Russia: the band constists of professional musicians including: - Boris Roubekin (Aquarium band) studies Irish whistle from world’s famous flutist Brian Finnegan. - Dmitry Olegovich (piano accordeon) is also a leader of the Orquestra Primavera tango band - Andrew Bajramov (bodhran) is the winner of the World Bodhran Championships’2010 Milltown, Co.Kerry, Ireland - Evgeny Vikki plays octave mandolin and DADGAD guitar.

Guest Musicians:
Brian Finnegan (Flute 03, 05)
Alexandra Kurkova (singing 02, 08)
Asya Sergeeva (Harp 08)
Darja Saunina (Harp 02








01 - The Tough Maids of Bryansk (Leslie's - Shake a Leg reels).mp3
02 - The Frost Is All Over (song) - feat A. Kurkova and D. Saunina.mp3
03 - Silver Spear - Humours Of Tullah - Shake A Leg (reels) - feat B. Finnegan.mp3
04 - North Star - Michael Russell's - Club Ceili (jigs).mp3
05 - Slip reels (Garech's Wedding - Cavan Potholes) - feat B. Finnegan.mp3
06 - Ronan's March - Vikki's favorite.mp3
07 - Road To Recovery - Trip To Herves - Fisherman's Lilt (reels).mp3
08 - The Blacksmith (song) - feat A. Kurkova.mp3
09 - Trip to Skype (Greg Dolan and Inmates feat B. Roubekin).mp3

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