Celtic music from others countries

[Tittibruni]

Hi folks,
This is a space to talk about celtic-traditional music from others countries and places. I want to share with you some interesant bands and I hope you will do the same.
Enjoy the music!!

[Tittibruni]

Today I'm going to talk about a Galician bagpiper call "Carlos Nuñez".
He began his career playing with "The Chieftains" and soon he was known all around the world. He recorded his first solo album "A irmandade das Estrelas" (Brotherhood of Stars) in 1996. The next albums were "Os amores libres", "Mayo longo", "Almas de Fisterra" and "Cimena do Mar". The most I like is "Almas de Fisterra". He borned in Vigo (Galicia), where I borned too. The last time that I watched him in concert was in 2006 for his birthday in Vigo. He played with "The Chieftains", "Sharon Shannon" and more. This concert was recorded in a DVD.

Here you could find more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez

[Alexandre Boulet]

Loreena Mc Kennit who is Canadian with Irish heritage have travel the world to place where the Celt have been. She have travel to a lot of place :) get this new cd ! she will tell you her trip around the world !! it called An ancient muse. available on Itune music store too ! or elsewhere...

[Tittibruni]

Hi Alexandre, thanks for your comments!
You are right Loreena McKennitt is lovely, she is a marbellous singer and harpist. I have all hers cds and the last one is fantastic. I think it took too long (5 years) because she suffered a personal tradegy. She made a special edition of this cd for Spain with some songs recorded in live, but I haven't that version. And in the cd-book of "The book of secrets" she explained all the long trip, and describe the places where she was. I would like to see her in concert one day.

For the people who want more information this is the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreena_McKennitt

There is also another canadian singer named "Claire Pelletier". She is from Quebec, and she has a wonderful voice too. For sure you have more information about her than me, why don't you share it with us?

[Alexandre Boulet]

Hi Tittibruni :) actually i don't know her... but i have found her webpage ) if you do not already have it )

http://www.clairepelletier.com/

i will check that site also. I have one cd of Loreena Mc Kennit for some years now not knowing she was irish :) this cd is the Visit.

I always had an affection for this cd, i never knew why, now i know :)

talk to you soon :)
Slan

[Deragon Pierre]

Hy to all of you guy`s,started to collect Lorrena McKennitt 15 years ago,got the first one that superb
Paralelle dreams,and whent on to today with Muse,Great Irish-Canadian singer love every singles that she make.She always had a tendance toward Arabic sound and tempo,and that is superb
Tittibruni made me hear another version of Celtic music it is awsome and superb and I`m very greaful to him,meanwhile another group that I heard a few years ago swept me of my feet,GWENDAL, Flemish group,extremly good,got 2 cd`s of them,out of this world,but who I love the most,or should I say prefer the most are Irish,like the one I haed a few day`s ago....'Doinna'McSherry......WOW he can display emotions,warmth,pain,and laughter,he is a super Bagpipe player, love the music he make superb......WANT to know your point of view...Thank You
Pierre D. Slan.

[Tittibruni]

Welcome to the discussion Pierre!
I didn't know that tune so I began to investigate. John McSherry is the uilleann piper of an irish band call "At first light". They were playing this year in Dublin at Temple Bar Trad Festival, but I didn't go to the concert :( And the tune Doinna is like you said, it wake up a lot of emotions inside you.
Here is a link of a wonderful video of this tune: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=k0KQTv8qvkE

Now I have to answer to Alexandre. About Claire Pelletier I only have this cd "Tournee Galileo" that was recorded in concert in St-Denis. When you listen to the cd it sounds perfect like a studio album. She can sing a capella or play the guitar too. I'll share some song in my blog. Her webpage is beautiful but there is a problem: it's in french. I can't understand it, hahaha.
Goodbye

[Deragon Pierre]

Thank you Tittibruni
You are a great guy,welcoming me like you did,I appreciate you very much.
If only I could have your talent on the computer putting links like that,I`m not very good at this and have a hard haed understanding it,so I manege the best I can......!!!!

I don`t know about Claire Pelletier but I will go and see...my first language is french second is english a little bit of spanish,a little bit of gaelic, and that`s all.....You teach me gaelic,I`ll teach you french...........hihihihihi......Slan. Pierre D.

[Deragon Pierre]

HY Tittibruni
By the way another great Irish piper that never stop to amaze me,,,,Davy Spillane
You can see and hear Ireland on that video.....Davy Spillane Midnight Walker,but that not new he`s got much more stuff on YouTube videos EXQUISIT .......REPLY

Pierre D ...........Slan.

[Tittibruni]

Midnight Walker. For me this is the best tune of Davy Spillane. The music of his cds are very different. I discovered this tune long time ago, when I began to listen to celtic and ethnic music. I don't remember any gig of Davy in Spain, at less not in the last years.

[Deragon Pierre]

Thank you Tittibruni,for your comment,you are absolutly right,also i`d like to point out that John Mc Sherry and Davy Spillane got about the same sensitive style or way`s for expressing themselve.By the way if you`ve got more artist from Galicia or another place like Wales love to hear about it...!!
enjoying talking to you...........keep in touch....Slan..Pierre D.

[Tittibruni]

I think it's time to introduce another Galician band: "Faltriqueira". This is a galician word for pockets of the traditional dancers clothes. Faltriqueira is a new band that recorded their first solo album in 2002 and four years later they published Efffeto Faltriqueira their second solo album. At the begining the band was composed for five girls, but finally only Carolina, Ana, María and Teresa decided to continue with the project. From childhood they learned to play tambourine and sing in traditional way (all voices at the same time), but now they make polyphonic songs. There isn't an equal band in Spain. The lyrics are written in Galician and they talk about daily things, mystic tales, love or problems from old times. For me it's a lovely band. I can listen them to hours and hours and I don't feel bored. I had the chance to see them two times in concert.

Well, here is the english link: http://www.faltriqueira.com/english/elgrupo/

[Deragon Pierre]

Thank you so much Tittibruni for reply,I appreciate it very much,I will go to the link and listen good before coming back to you,this is awesome what a way to share,Go raibh maith agat....Pierre D. hihihi..!! Slan