Love-Hounds-request@gaffa.MIT.EDU (01/12/91)
Really-From: woiccare@pebbles.sct.clarkson.edu >> While I'm on the subject, can anyone recommend any good Irish bands? > Will Scottish do? A band called "Capercaillie" is really great. second the motion. i saw them last spring on their "sidewaulking across america" tour and they were quite impressive. and they did "lagan love" too! :) > They have two albums out that I know of - "Crosswinds" and "Sidewaulk". i believe there is two more, but i cannae fer the life of me remember the titles. another scottish recommendation: the battlefield band. much more "tra- ditional" oriented than say the relatively modern arrangements that capercaille does. most of their stuff is on flying fish as i recall. > The Bothy Band was the predecessor of Relativity relativity is kinda sorta a celtic traditional supergroup. they're stuff is okay, but i like... > and Triona (I won't try her last name) sang for them, too. triona o domhnaill (pronouced /o-don-al/). she's also worked with a group called nightnoise that is worth investigating. they are on windam hill and have two albums. the first is called _something of time_ and the second is called _at the end of the evening_. nightnoise is billy oskay and triona's brother michael (pronounced /mi-a-hell/). they have also released a *wonderful* album called _nightnoise_ also on windam hill that i heartily recommend (if only for the song "cricket's wicket"). > As for bands without female vocalists, Silly Wizard, Tannahill Weavers, > and any band with Phil Cunningham are good bets. the fiddler for the silly wizard played violin for the boston band the rain dogs incidentially. they put on a great show too when i saw them last (and first). > All of these are available from Green Linnet Records in (I think) New > Canaan, CT. They put out a catalog with pretty accurate descriptions > of the stuff they're selling. yeah. their address: green linnet records 70 turner hill road new canaan, ct 06840 not sure how much catalogs are though. write and find out. woj