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<title>The Chieftains</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[After the demise of the Dubliners, the Chieftains became <i>the</i> warhorses of traditional Irish music. The group formed in Dublin in 1962, when uilleann pipe player Paddy Moloney gathered a bevy of traditional players to record a one-off traditional album, <I>The Chieftains 1</i>. It seemed like that would be all the world would hear from the musicians, but in 1967 Moloney re-formed the group, enlisting fiddler Sean Keane, among others. Two years later they released <i>The Chieftains 2</i>, but it wasn't until 1975 that the band could quit their day jobs and become full-time musicians. With an ear for the eclectic, the group began to experiment with Celtic music in the diaspora, collaborating with musicians from Cape Breton, Brittany, Galicia and the American South. Harpist Derek Bell had joined in 1973, and in 1979 they added flautist Matt Molloy (of Bothy Band and Planxty fame), two additions that greatly expanded the group's musical reach. Over the years the Chieftains have become unofficial (and official) musical ambassadors for Ireland, traveling the world to perform and collaborating with giants like Van Morrison, Mick Jagger and Sinead O'Connor, among many others.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Clannad</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:06 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Clannad are ground zero for the hybrid of Celtic Folk, new age synths and pop music that gets piped into seaside gift shops and relaxation seminars. But just because they helped create a genre as starched and bland as a boiled spud doesn't mean that their own music is lifeless. Clannad have been around for thirty years now and have created barrel-loads of beautiful traditional Celtic Folk music, as well as shimmering pop songs and dreamy clover-scapes. The band is actually a family affair -- like a Gaelic, straight-haired, Caucasoid version of the Jackson 5, with Janet and LaToya thrown in for spice. The related Brennan and Duggan broods got together to celebrate their shared heritage. Enya, the beautiful multi-tracked enchantress, was onboard for a short while during the early 1980s when the band was experiencing a surge in popularity in Europe. Since that time, the changes in their sound have more to do with trends in production and technology than artistic shifts. The Corrs have also stolen some of their feathery thunder by bringing even more pop and rock into their mix. Nevertheless, playing a Clannad CD remains a key part of any ponytailed man's plan to seduce his yoga instructor or herbologist.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Mary Black</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:49:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[While perhaps not as well known as Enya or Sinead O'Connor, Mary Black is
one of Ireland's most significant female singers. Born into an intensely
musical family -- her father was a fiddler from Rathlein Island and her
mother a singer -- Black was learning Irish folk at the knee of her older
brother Shay by the time she was eight years old. She came to take much joy
in singing, and fortunately for her she was blessed with a remarkably pure,
if not overly powerful, voice. After releasing one solo album in the early
1980s, the offbeat traditional Irish band DeDannan asked Black to join. Join
she did, touring with the band for three years (leaving her children in the
care of her husband Joe). But the call of her solo career proved strong, and
she ultimately returned to it in 1986. After a string of gold albums in
Ireland, 1987's <i>By the Time It Gets Dark</i> went multiplatinum and the
chart-topping, triple-platinum <I>No Frontiers</i> (1989) followed quickly
on its heels. Though she's a traditional singer of considerable talent,
Black has never limited her career to Celtic folk, taking on pop and other
influences as they suited her.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>The Clancy Brothers</title>
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<category>Folk Revival</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:46 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Except for their trademark Aran sweaters, you might have mistaken the Clancy Brothers for a bunch of dock-working thugs -- until they raised their voices, that is. This clan of singing Irish emigres helped catalyze the Greenwich Village folk scene and eventually became one of the most popular singing groups in the world. Enlisting the services of teetotaler friend Tommy Makem, the Clancys inaugurated the Ballad Revival of the 1950s, a trend that rescued from obscurity the old songs of Ireland at a time when England was doing everything in its power to quash Irish nationalism. The movement made it respectable again for folks to identify with working-class songs and their Irish heritage. Intentionally or not, the Clancy Brothers reawakened people's awareness of class issues and social injustice and helped precipitate the political folk movement of the '60s. Of course, the group was never uni-dimensionally political; they're most fondly remembered for their rowdy drinking songs, after all. Not content to merely sing their odes to John Barleycorn (songs like "Nancy Whiskey" and "The Parting Glass"), they <I>assailed</I> them with booming voices that brim over with excitement. Listening to the Clancy Brothers feels like having a run-in with that big, back-slapping uncle who's always happy to see ya'.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Dubliners</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hard-drinking, scruffy-bearded wastrels from the wrong side of the tracks, the Dubliners first performed as the Ronnie Drew Folk Group in the bars of Dublin, coalescing into the Dubliners at O'Donoghue's Pub. Following the success of the raucous "Seven Drunken Nights" in 1967 (duly banned by Ireland's ever-conservative RTE Radio), the band embarked on a never-ending world tour spreading their boozy gospel. Having recorded their most influential songs in the 1960s, the Dubliners disappeared from the limelight for nearly two decades before returning to the fray in the 1987 with a fearsome rendition of "The Irish Rover" with kindred spirits the Pogues, included on the album <I>Celebration</I>. Further collaborations with Irish luminaries the Hothouse Flowers ("The Rose") and the Pogues once more ("Mountain Dew") served as a reminder of the Dubliners' vast influence on subsequent generations of Irish musicians. They continue to this day despite innumerable line-up changes.
- Paul Moody]]></description>
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<title>Altan</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:05:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Considered by many to be the best traditional Irish band in the world, Altan were originally a duo consisting of Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh on vocals and fiddle, and Frankie Kennedy on flute. The two (with help from a young Enya on their early work) plunged themselves into the world of jigs, reels, ballads, waltzes and other traditional Irish and English folk, singing pure melodies in Gaelic and writing stunning instrumentals. The group has grown to include a much larger core, incorporating acoustic guitars, accordion, twin fiddle, bouzouki and more -- resulting in a rich, vibrant conglomeration of dynamic sonorities. After releasing a string of masterpieces (including <I>Harvest Storm</I> and <I>Island Angel</I>), tragedy struck when Kennedy died of cancer. The band lives on, releasing excellent music under Ni Mhaonaigh's ongoing direction.
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<title>Moya Brennan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Her name is pronounced "Moya" and yes, her sister is Enya. But Maire Brennan is no clone; she's an integral part (both singer and harpist) of the seminal Celtic band Clannad. After decades of struggle and eventual success with Clannad, Brennan began writing her own songs. She released her first solo album in 1992 and has continued to release an album every few years.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Irish Rovers</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cynics would say Canada's Irish Rovers peddled a sort of bastardized,
caricatured Irish folk to unsuspecting North American audiences. But Irish
bands like the Clancy Brothers were no less theatrical; perhaps a bett! er
explanation is simply that the Irish Rovers were homesick Irishmen who
found themselves playing up stereotypes to willing fans while keeping their
sentimental favorites alive. Whatever the case, the group shot to (brief)
prominence in the mid-1960s when they sold out the famous San Francisco
venue the Purple Onion for weeks on end. While their fame didn't last, the
band has: they've been through multiple lineup changes through the years
but continue to tour and record.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Leahy</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:55 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Derek Bell</title>
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<title>Old Blind Dogs</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:04:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Old Blind Dogs formed in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1990 as part of a new movement of roots revival bands. Playing souped-up Scottish folk (thanks to diverse instruments including the Balkan bouzouki), the group was quickly catapulted to the top of the scene. Despite their popularity, the group's gone through multiple line-up changes over the years, losing veteran singer and guitarist Ian F. Bentzie in 1999.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>John Renbourn</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:05:51 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the '60s, fingerpicking was all the rage among folkie guitarists; the playing style renders notes clean and distinct -- just the opposite of the strum-it-to-death approach usually taken by neophyte guitarists. It's the difference between an eyedropper and a garden hose, musically rendered. The two men primarily responsible for the rise of fingerpicking in the U.K. were John Renbourn and Bert Jansch. The two were actually roommates for a brief time in the mid-1960s, putting together in their spare time a collection of original material interspersed with subdued traditional ballads and anglicized blues. Still influential today, the recordings were released in 1966 as <I>Bert and John</I>. The album inaugurated one of the most important collaborations in modern folk, as the two then went on to form Pentangle. An important British Folk band astounding in its range of reference, Pentangle brought together Celtic Folk, blues, antique ballads, modern jazz and Continental guitar styles. Since his days with Pentangle, Renbourn has remained a tireless explorer of new directions in guitar-based folk, incorporating new influences from Indian music to medieval carols.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<title>Bill Whelan</title>
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<category>Musicals</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:34:35 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Steve Baughman</title>
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<category>Singer-Songwriter</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:35:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Natalie MacMaster</title>
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<category>Celtic</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:54:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Canadian-born Natalie MacMaster's meteoric rise to fame coincided with the wildfire success of <i>Lord of the Dance</i>. The prevailing interest in traditional Celtic music helped bolster MacMaster from a musical prodigy to a worldwide sensation. As well as playing fiddle with Classical orchestras, she has also written and recorded soft rock songs with her own band. An equally talented singer and musician, MacMaster's blending of Celtic influences and Top-40-friendly pop songs has proven to be a potent combination.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<title>Kim Robertson</title>
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<category>Solo Instrumental</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:07:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Robertson is a virtuoso of the Celtic harp who is one of the key players in new age's Solo Instrumental field. It took almost ten albums before she made her singing debut -- a puzzling decision on her part considering Robertson's warm, delicate voice.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<title>Christy Moore</title>
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<category>Celtic</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sweet-voiced singer Christy Moore is the godfather of Irish pop and Celtic Folk, and older brother to folk phenom Luka Bloom. Besides his prolific solo career, Moore has been behind two of Ireland's most influential and best-known bands: Planxty and Moving Hearts. In the 1970s, Planxty helped bring Celtic Folk into the 20th century, revving up traditional songs with impeccable, high-energy musicianship. Moving Hearts took the revolution one step further as one of the first Irish folk bands to "plug in." The resulting sound would change Irish popular music forever. At its best, Moore's solo work is tender and charming; his tribute to a now-defunct Irish music festival in "Lisdoonvarna" is probably the next best thing to having been there. A true giant - but a gentle giant - of Irish music.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Alasdair Fraser</title>
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<category>Scottish Folk</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:24:34 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Wolfe Tones</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Starting their career in the '60s playing traditional music amidst a pop music explosion, this quartet has prospered singing typically Irish songs. Brothers Derek and Brian Warfield write and sing most of the songs, playing both mandolin and banjo, while guitar and tin whistle complete the group. Unadventurous but thoroughly charming, the Wolfe Tones arouse Irish pride.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Solas</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:38:13 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the more exciting groups to emerge from the efflorescence of Irish Folk acts during the 1990s. Solas play traditional Celtic music (the lyrics themselves are often in Gaelic) on decidedly nontraditional instruments like bouzouki, banjo, and African drums. Their music steers clear, however, of the soupy multiculturalism of some World Music, maintaining its distinct flavors of the Irish tradition.]]></description>
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<title>Maura O'Connell</title>
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<category>Country-Folk</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:51:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An Irish interloper in Nashville's xenophobic country music cabal, O'Connell is often passed over as one of the finest female performers in the field. O'Connell got her start in Celtic Folk band De Dannon, but upon moving to Nashville she began exploring Bluegrass and country avenues in her own characteristically untraditional way. Her voice is a study in gentle restraint, while her career's a study in the public's typical under-valuation of country music's true talents.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<title>Rachel Goswell</title>
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<category>Adult Alternative</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:42:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Kirsty MacColl</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:31:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The daughter of Scottish folkie Ewan MacColl, this rootsy songtress offers some of the finest Jangle/acoustic-bred Pop this side of Robyn Hitchcock. Chiming guitars, the recruited talents of the inimitable Billy Bragg, and MacColl's charming, whiskey-flavored alto comprise these smart, near-perfectly crafted gems. Tracey Ullman actually scored a hit with MacColl's 1979 single "They Don't Know," and it's hard not to find something uproariously funny in song titles such as "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop (Swears He's Elvis)." Still, it's not all snacks and candy -- MacColl has a side as direct and fiery as her wit is sharp, a quality exhibited in cogent, broken bits of traditional folk songs like "Can't Stop Killing You," "Bad," and "My Affair." MacColl might be best known for her duet with Shane MacGowan on "Fairytale of New York." Sadly, MacColl was killed off the coast of Mexico in 2000.
- Kelly Bauman]]></description>
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<title>Danu</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:53 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Playing a rootsy version of Irish traditional music, this young band enthusiastically burn through medleys of familiar tunes with chirping whistles and flutes, a heavy-breathing accordion and nonstop string action.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Liz Carroll</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:33:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[There so much hot fiddlin' about going on that these Celtic instrumentals could give Uncle Ernie from <i>Tommy</i> convulsive seizures. Liz Carroll is an American treasure who uses her violin to explore many different facets of Irish music.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Dervish</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:22:56 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Daniel Kobialka</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:56:08 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Bonnie Dobson</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:50:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Dobson had a crystal-clear singing voice that was beautiful in English or Gaelic. Her gentle folk songs, such as "Morning Dew," are known to modern audiences through covers by the Allman Brothers, the Grateful Dead, and more fittingly, the Chieftains.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Frankie Lane</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:47:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Exquisite slides and twangs reverberate in Frankie Lane's dobro guitar playing. Sparse yet rich in textures, his instrumental compositions would make the perfect soundtrack music for <I>Local Hero</I> Part II.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Mary McLaughlin</title>
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<category>Ethnic Fusion</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Resplendent vocal arrangements inspired by Celtic traditions are embellished by electronic keyboards, acoustic guitar and Uillean pipes. Although the synthesizers can be intrusive and cold, her caressing voice keeps the music warm.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>The Tannahill Weavers</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:06 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Roy Gullane and Phil Smillie have formed the core of the Tannahill Weavers for decades, writing energetic traditional Scottish and Celtic Folk music. Their work is intense and rhythmic, with many great musicians lending their skills on flute, bagpipe, fiddle and guitar.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Martin Simpson</title>
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<category>New Age Acoustic</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:02:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[British guitarist Simpson is a modern master of the acoustic guitar and a stand-out electric player as well, effortlessly weaving together many styles with his intricate picking and plucking. His guitars are generally tuned with deep drones and unusual open strings, resulting in a style that's unlike that of any other guitarist, and many look to recreate his distinct sound. A major part of his appeal is the taste and beauty of the chords and melodies he plays, which trace the links from English and Celtic Folk to the country and blues of the United States. He often wraps his work in a gentle, easygoing new age feel that never seems to go musically dry, unlike many of his contemporaries in the genre. Recently, he collaborated with Chinese pipa player Wu Man for an elaborate deconstruction of world music barriers -- something Simpson has always excelled at.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Cherish the Ladies</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:59 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[From the Irish community in New York City, this cherished group of ladies strictly maintain their traditional music, playing flutes, strings and accordion. Their jigs, reels and polkas are played with great energy and humor.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Paddy Reilly</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:36:51 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>David Davidson</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:32:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Planxty</title>
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<category>Celtic</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:42:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the early 1970s, Planxty were something of a Celtic Folk supergroup. Featuring the talents of future big names Christy Moore and Andy Irvine, the group recreates the easy feel of an Irish seisiun alternating between heated Irish reels, instrumental jams and characteristically heartbreaking ballads.
- Mike McGuirk]]></description>
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<title>Stan Rogers</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Luke Kelly</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:04:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Boys of the Lough</title>
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<category>Scottish Folk</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:52:06 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[These Boys have been making foot-stomping, lass-swinging Celtic Folk for three decades now. After the Chieftains, the Boys of the Lough are a good place to start for a quick and entertaining primer on traditional Irish music.
- Nick Dedina]]></description>
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<title>Dolores Keane</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:11:23 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Poozies</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Nightingale</title>
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<category>Ethnic Fusion</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:08:05 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Lunasa</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:19:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[There's something quite intellectual about Irish folk music, but Lunasa do something few neo-traditional bands do by underpinning the stark, boiling traditional sound with a bass/guitar rhythm section, courtesy of founders Trevor Hutchinson (of Waterboys and Sharon Shannon fame) and Donogh Hennessy (Sharon Shannon). The result warms up the music without diluting the head-spinning virtuosity that makes it so exciting in the first place. Their 1997 self-titled debut featured a mix of live and studio tracks, and it immediately drew a loud and prominent group of admirers. Green Linnet signed the group for an unprecedented three-album deal and in quick succession Lunasa released three stellar albums, including 2003's gorgeous <I>Redwood</I>, which was recorded in California and expresses some of that state's sunny warmth. Renowned for their live shows, which feature of mix of dizzying instrumental prowess and unstudied, self-deprecating humor, the group seems well on their way to joining inspirations like the Bothy Band in Ireland's folk pantheon.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Battlefield Band</title>
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<category>Scottish Folk</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:49:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Bagpipe blaring and fiddle flying, the Battlefield Band have been a pillar of Scottish traditional music for more than 30 years. Prolific recording artists, the quartet have changed their lineup over the years but have always maintained strong voices and group harmonies. They sing classic folk tales from highlands and lowlands.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Ashley MacIsaac</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:25:18 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Sharon Shannon</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:32:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>De Dannan</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:28:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Arising in the 1970s from jam sessions at a pub in county Galway, De Dannan are recognized as a crucial group in the re-emergence of Irish traditional music. Featuring the standard fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, flute, and button accordion, they play a lot of upbeat jigs and reels, but also ballads that showcase their superb singers -- including, among the many, stars such as Dolores Keane and Mary Black.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Sue Richards</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:28:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An accomplished Celtic and Early music harpist, Sue Richards sounds like a master playing a classical guitar with metal strings. She usually plays in the company of fiddle, guitar and dulcimer.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Donal Lunny</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:28:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Connie Dover</title>
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<category>Celtic Folk</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:24:04 -0700</pubDate>
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