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- Feature: MacTalla Mo'r
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1. Celtic Music News
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Greetings Celtic Music Lovers,

Wow! I'm on time with this week's edition. Sorry, ye gotta
understand that I'm in the middle of recording two CDs and
still have a day job until July 8th when I start playing music
full-time. It's an exciting time, but being regular at publishing
a weekly ezine is never easy as I'm sure some of my long-time
subscribers know way too well.

That said, I'm continuing my Celebration of the Celts feature
with two more bands Enter the Haggis and MacTalla Mo'r.

The first song comes from Enter the Haggis. We played with
them... man, it must've been five years ago in Houston at a
Celtic celebration. They rocked the house then, but wow, they've
come along way since. The live tracks are just amazing. I totally
dig their version of "Lanigan's Ball", and I think you will too.

The second song feature comes from MacTalla Mo'r. It's pretty
wild. Take Latin Jazz fusion and combine it with bagpipes. I
hear a few band's claim those influences, but few live up to
them. It's a lot less on the traditional side of things, but
being an occasional fan of Latin Jazz, I thought I'd share it.

Speaking of Houston, next issue, look for a song from The
Blaggards out of Houston, plus, a more traditional Celtic
music treat.

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Heidi, Stef & Bow Triplets now have distribution in the United
States thanks to MAGE Records and CDBaby.

Read about it http://www.celticmp3s.com/magazine/
Buy "One Spot on Earth" by Heidi, Stef & Bow Triplets
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/heidistefbow/from/celtic/

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CELEBRATION OF CELTS
Date: May 7, 2005
Location: Columbia County Fair Grounds (Chatham, NY)
Gates open: 9am
Opening ceremonies: 12pm

The Celebration of Celts, now in its 3rd year of existence,
is a day-long festival celebrating all of the Celtic nations.
This festival has many fantastic Celtic groups performing,
including Australia's premiere Celtic-fusion ensemble, Claymore,
as well Enter the Haggis and many regional performers that are
not to be missed.

They also offer one of the most unique and exciting pipe band
compeitions in the United States: "Piping Outside the Box,"
which consists of 30 minute shows by some fantastic bands
incorporating non-standard instruments such as electric guitars
and cellos, as well as dance and anything else they can think of!

Besides the music, there is much historical information to be
had here, vendors to check out, and contests to watch. This is
certainly not a festival to be missed!

For more information about the festival, please see their
The Celebration of the Celts website.
http://www.celebrationofcelts.com/

I hope to see some of you there!

Celtic MP3s Music Magazine writer, Michelle Osborne, is a native
to the central New York region. She plays both high and low
whistles regularly with the Syracuse Irish session. Besides
being heavily involved in Irish traditional music, she is also
a classical clarinetist and composer.

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CELTIC BAND FEATURE #1
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"Lanigan's Ball" by Enter the Haggis

Enter the Haggis is best described as Celtic Fusion. Though
their roots are firmly placed in the Celtic tradition, within
their music are influences of rock, bluegrass, funk and Latin.
ETH has developed into an International act with heavy touring
not only across North America but also Europe - including
Ireland, Scotland, Germany and Italy. After much success with
their most recent album, "Casualties of Retail", Enter the
Haggis is gearing up for a follow up recording to begin
sometime in the fall of 2005.

Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Similar Artists: Ashley MacIsaac, The Elders, Martyn Bennett
Influences: Latin Music (including Cuban and Brazilian), Riff
rock acts (Rage Against t he Machine for example), Newgrass
(Bela Fleck, Nicklecreek, etc), Alt. Rock (Radiohead, Muse,
The Killers, Smashing Pumpkins, etc)

Website: Enter the Haggis
http://www.enterthehaggis.com/
Download MP3: "Lanigan's Ball"
http://www.enterthehaggis.com/index.php?page=Multimedia
Buy CD: Enter the Haggis Live!
http://www.enterthehaggis.com/index.php?page=Merchandise



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CELTIC CD FEATURE
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"The Makem & Clancy Concert [Live]" by Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy

by Phil Hall

Artist: Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy
http://www.makem.com/
Album: The Makem & Clancy Concert
Year produced: 1990

Not only is "The Makem & Clancy Concert" the finest live Celtic
recording of all time, but it is also among the greatest concert
recordings every captured on microphone -- regardless of the
musical genre. Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy were in top musical
form as they barreled their way through an amazing mixture of
comic, romantic, haunting and Celt-flavored patriotic tunes.

"The Makem & Clancy Concert" is the rare recording where the
humorous songs and lively comic patter can be heard endlessly
and still raise gales of laughter. Whether running amok with
the zany situations of "My Father Loves Nikita Khruschev" or
taking hedonism to surreal borders with "The 200 Year Old
Alcoholic," the duo can turn novelty songs into classics of
brilliantly conceived mirth. Even their running commentaries
are goldmines of good humor: when an attempt to rouse the
audience into a sing-along results in a lopsided and lethargic
mess, Tommy Clancy exhorts the audience members to join hands
in an attempt "to contact the living."

But Clancy and Makem know how to pull at the heartstrings with
a sincerity that is uncommon even among the most gifted of folk
singers. "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" recounts the
Australian experience in World War I with brutal and devastating
results. "The Dutchman," with its story of love amid the
challenges of aging and a fraying mind, is given its single
most poignant rendition here. "Leave Her Jonny," with its cry
for the premature end of a doomed love, is work of simple grace
but rich power.

And no red-blooded Celt cannot feel the call to arms with "Sound
the Pibroch," which recalls the doomed nobility of a historic war
with a resonance that echoes through the centuries into today's
war-weary world. While Makem & Clancy may not have intended a
new Celtic uprising with their performance, they nonetheless
inspire a new generation of Celtic music lovers with their
endless talents. This classic recording is one for the ages.

Buy the Album: The Makem & Clancy Concert
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000000E00/thebards?ref=nosim

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Celtic MP3s Music Magazine writer, Phil Hall is contributing
editor for Film Threat, book editor for the New York Resident,
author of "The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies" (MWP Books)
and a proud child of Wales.




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CELTIC BAND FEATURE #2
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"Claveness" by MacTalla Mo'r

MacTalla Mo'r, an exciting Celtic Band featuring Bagpipes,
Piano, Vocals and Bodhran, is taking America by storm!

They've played for HBO TV, at Steinway and Carnegie Hall in NYC,
along side greats like Chick Corea and the Tito Puente Big Band,
at Command Performances for The Average White Band, Rolling
Stone's Kieth Richards and Jose Felician and to rave reviews at
major Celtic Festivals. Called "the best Celtic Fusion Band I've
heard" by Irish critic Joe O'Shea, Mac-talla Mo'r is quickly
becoming one of the most talked about and sought after Celtic
Bands on the scene.

Hometown: New York City and New Fairfield USA
Similar Artists: Tannahill Weavers, Eileen Ivers, Gaelic Storm,
Pogues, Capercaillie, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Mark Saul,
Rare Air, Bob Dylan

Website: MacTalla Mo'r
http://www.mactalla.com/
Download MP3: "Claveness"
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/4/mactallamusic.htm
Buy CD: MacTalla Live From The Valley
http://www.mactalla.com/



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Fans of Irish Celtic Music (added: 16-Mar-2005)
http://www.4celts.com/
I love Celtic music. So I started this website as a quick
guide to Irish Celtic music online.

Susan Hamlin (added: 20-Apr-2005)
http://www.susanhamlin.com/
Fiery folkie Susan Hamlin (singer, guitarist, and composer)
is regarded as one of today's finest performers of Celtic
and American roots music. Her voice is hauntingly clear,
ferocious and effortlessly versatile, more mediumistic than
diva, totally unpretentious. Ditto for her "exquisite"
(The Record, Troy NY) guitar work.

Moonrakers (added: 20-Apr-2005)
http://www.moonrakers.net
3-piece UK-based Celtic band featuring harps, flutes,
cittern and guitar plus female/male vocals.

Cornelia Amiri (added: 23-Apr-2005)
http://www.CelticRomanceQueen.com
Celtic Romance author Cornelia Amiri's page of her monthly
contest, her published books: The Fox Prince, One Heart One
Way, and Danger Is Sweet. As well as articles, her blog, and
much more.

Keltic Kaleidoscope (added: 21-Apr-2005)
http://keltick.net
Keltic Kaleidoscope started performing in 1995 and currently
has four members. They play a variety of Celtic vocal and
instrumental music in Northwestern Ohio and Southeastern
Michigan.

The Light Spirits (added: 25-Apr-2005)
http://www.thelightspirits.net/
The Light Spirts merge the repertoires of the Irish,
Scottish, Australian and Italian musicians to cover a very
large range of traditional Irish and Scottish Music, from
O'Carolan to Robert Burns, up to the Ceol Nua. The group
face more and more challenging stages, with an increasing
audience in several contexts (pubs to theatres, festivals,
clubs), earning greater success with every step.

Celtic Horizon (added: 26-Apr-2005)
http://celtichorizon.tripod.com/
With Free MP3s on our Celtic Horizon web site and based in
Scotland we are a Celtic Folk music band available
worldwide. Soon more Free Mp3s will appear and we intend
to build our own Free Mp3 web site of Celtic, Scottish &
Irish Celtic Music Including our own Songs and Lyrics
Celtic Horizon Folk Band play mainly Scottish, Irish uptempo
Traditional music with Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes, Contemporary
Songs and our own Compositions too.

Beggar's Row (added: 26-Apr-2005)
http://www.beggarsrow.co.uk/
Formed in 1997 especially for the Culross Festival by Bob
Ferguson, disbanded later that year and reformed with a new
line up early in 1998. By the summer of that year the
Beggars went to Russia with overwhelming success and three
more tours followed. The last one involved twenty three
concerts in twenty one days as well as TV shows and several
press conferences. Since then there have been some personnel
changes though Bob, Gus and David remain from the original
line up as founder members.

Father Ted (added: 28-Apr-2005)
https://www.father-ted.live.com.au
4 piece Irish band from melbourne. Australia. Traditional
and contemporary irish music.

The Noble Faire Pagans (added: 28-Apr-2005)
http://tnfp.proboards27.com/index.cgi
Those of The Noble Pagan board has started a Ren guild
called The Noble Faire Pagans..There goal is to repersent
the pagan life styel of the dark and middle ages at ren
faire and festables. I would like to invite any one to
join..



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