#2504: New Celtic Music

For this New Sounds program, there’s a helping of Celtic music from the non-compromising traditional band Altan, named after the deep and mysterious lake behind Errigal Mountain in Donegal. The group was born of a combination of old Donegal fiddle music and unusual Northern flute tunes and later added a bouzouki-player a guitarist, a second fiddler and an accordion player. Their sound benefits from a deep knowledge and love of other music, as well as Irish, ranging through rock, blues, jazz and country to classical. Also on the show is the most recent record by Canadian singer Mary Jane Lamond – “Storas” (treasures.) Lamond elegantly delivers Scottish Gaelic ballads using modern instruments and progressive arrangements driven by the desire to let the songs breathe. Plus, music from the huge and expressive voice of singer/songwriter Susan McKeown, not just a Celtic singer, but an interpreter who can easily bridge into folk, rock, pop and blues. All that and a whole lot more.

PROGRAM #2504 Great Women’s Voices in Celtic Music (aired Mon. 1/30/06)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Mary Jane Lamond	Storas	O Nighean Donn nan Gobhar [4:30]	Factor/Turtlemusic #06363 www.maryjanelamond.com
Altan	Harvest Storm	Donal Agus Morag [4:30]	Green Linnet #1117 ** www.greenlinnet.com*
Mary Jane Lamond	Storas	Oran Luaidh [4:00]	See above.
Susan McKeown	Lowlands	An Nighean Dubh [4:00]	Green Linnet #1205 www.greenlinnet.com*
Various artists: Alyth McCormack	The Future Sounds of Gaeldom	Hi Horo [4:00]	Survival #15161 www.valley-entertainment.com
Altan	The Red Crow	Mallai Chroch Shli [4:00]	Green Linnet #1109 www.greenlinnet.com*
Various artists: Capercaillie	Celtic Voices	Ailein Duinn (Dark Alan) [3:30]	Green Linnet #3125** www.greenlinnet.com*
Various Artsists: Kate Bush	The Celtic Heartbeat Collection 2	Mna Na h’Eireann [3:00]	Celtic Heartbeat /Universal #53122 Available at Amazon.com*
Various Artists: Annie Ebrel & Gilles Le Bigot	Celtic Voices	Ar Galan Digorr [6:30]	See above.
Various Artists: Karen Matheson	Celtic Voices	Rithaill Aill [3:30]	See above.
Various Artists: The Iron Horse	Celtic Voices	Raindance [2:00]	See above.

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