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Dennis    Cahill    Back to Artist List         Hayes & Cahill

Recent Album:    Live in Seattle    1999

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   Capercaillie    Back to Artist List

Recent Album:    Beautiful Wasteland    1997

FORMED: Scotland
Though Capercaillie mix contemporary electronics with traditional Scottish jigs and reels, the lineup includes only two Scots: vocalist Karen Matheson (b. Oban, Argyll, Scotland) and vocalist/bassist John Saich (b. Irvine, Scotland). The rest include one Canadian (Marc Duff, who plays bodhran and whistles), one Irishman (Manus Lunny, bouzouki and vocals) and two Englishmen (fiddler Charlie McKerron and keyboard player Donald Shaw).
Formed in 1984, the group built a local reputation for their solid musicianship and popular live act, releasing albums in 1984 (Cascade) and 1987 (Crosswinds). In 1988, Capercaillie was commissioned to compose the soundtrack for The Blood Is Strong, a series about the history of Gaelic Scots. The album went platinum in Scotland, and tours of North America and the Middle East spread the word. Sidewaulk, released the following year, is perhaps the sextet's best album. A single from 1991's Delirium even made playlists on London's BBC Radio 1. Capercaillie released the compilation Get Out in 1992. Then, with a flurry of activity in the mid-'90s, the group released three albums within two years. ~ John Bush, All-Music Guide (From CD-NOW Biography)
Capercaillie regularly shows up on "Top Ten" lists for sales of Celtic music in both Europe and the US.
    CD NOW     Official Web Site     I-music     BBC Bio
    Ceolas     All Music Guide Review


   Celtic Fiddle Festival    Back to Artist List

Recent Album:    Encore    1998

    http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=759551043/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/popsearch.html     Green Linnet Bio



   Ceoltoiri    Back to Artist List

Recent Album:    Silver Apples Of The Moon    1992

Maryland band Ceoltoiri perform traditional music on Celtic harp, hammered dulcimer and guitar. ~ Steve Winick, All-Music Guide (From CD-NOW Biography)
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   Chanting House with Susan McKeown    Back to Artist List

Recent Album:    Susan Mckeown & Chanting House    1996

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    Irish Music Page Bio     Dirty Linen Article

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