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1. Celtic Music News
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Greetings Celtic Music Lovers,

Whew! The newsletter is done. I was worried I wouldn't have it done
by the end of the week before I headed out to Sedalia, Missouri for
the Hamlet of Mid-Missouri Renaissance Festival. The weekend portends
rainy weather, but that's gonna make our shows even better. Always
seems to for some odd reason.

My week was busy. I finished all the vocals for my cat CD then,
I put the finishing touches on the Brobdingnagian Bards' eighth CD,
"Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales". It features our performance of "Jedi
Drinking Song". That got me thinking about the band I learned the
song from, The Dust Rhinos.

If you haven't heard of this amazing Canadian band, I'm so sorry.
They bill themselves as butt kickin' Celtic rock. That's an
understatement. I would've loved to have had them on "The Secret
World of Celtic Rock", but I guess they'll have to wait for the
next Celtic rock compilation in a couple o'years. I'd love to see
them live. What I've heard, The Dust Rhinos are thunderous fun
like you'll hear today in their performance of "New York Girls".

But the first band featured today is The BorderCollies. They're a
fantastic traditional Celtic band from Duluth, Georgia. The band
will return to the North Georgia Celtic Festival, July 23-24th.
The BorderCollies capture the warm hearth of Celtic music with
an upbeat performance of "Three Drunken Maidens" from their debut
CD.

North Georgia Celtic Festival
http://www.emeraldrose.com/ngcf/

Slainte!
Marc Gunn, Bard

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SPECIAL PROMO OPPORTUNITY FOR BANDS
I am looking for bands who would like to be a part of an exciting,
first-of-its-kind music promotion I'm doing for the Brobdingnagian
Fairy Tales CD. If you're interested, email me.
mailto:marc@...?subject=BFT_CD_Promo

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want to hear some great new Celtic music, interviews, and get
some Celtic music news, drop by the website.

This week: Podcast #23 with music and interviews with the band
Kinship and their producer

Last week: Podcast #22 with The Lash, Aine Minogue, Wild Geese,
Gael Sli, Wolfstone and Lady Go! Diva

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CELTIC BAND FEATURE #1
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"Three Drunken Maidens" by The BorderCollies

The BorderCollies are a contemporary Celtic band, featuring a
unique blend of traditional Celtic and folk influences in their
music. Their signature sound incorporates tight instrumentation
with three and four part vocal harmonies. Their recent CD, "The
Road from Swannanoa", showcases the band's original compositions
and their ability to interpret and arrange traditional material.
Based out of Duluth, Georgia, the band performs regionally around
the southeast at concerts, festivals, pubs and clubs.

Hometown: Duluth, Georgia
Similar Artists: Buddy O'Reilly Band, Moira Nelligan Trio, Dougie
MacLean, Susan McKeown, Jimmy McCarthy, David Gray, Fairport
Convention

Website: http://www.thebordercollies.com/
Download MP3: http://www.songramp.com/homepage.ez?Who=Miguel404
Buy CD: "The Road From Swannanoa" by The Bordercollies
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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
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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"New York Girls (live)" by Dust Rhinos

The Dust Rhinos are a butt kickin' Celtic Rock band from Winnipeg,
Manitoba, the heart of Canada. Their show is pure unrestrained
pandemonium designed to make you kick up your feet and party.
From the juiced up traditional favorites of Ireland, Scotland
and Canada's East Coast to Celtified rock tunes to the Rhino's
own originals, an evening with the Dust Rhinos is something to
remember.

A combination of skilled musicianship, a playful sense of humour
and dynamic stage show set the Dust Rhinos apart from other
entertainers. Their ability to bond with the audience makes them
fan favorites where ever they go. For eleven years the Dust Rhinos have been
entertaining crowds across the prairies and in the last
four years they have expanded their reach from the prairies to the
rest of Canada and the United States. Supporting acts such as
Alabama, Moxy Fruvous, Leahy, Kenny Rogers, the Commitments and
other top international recording acts, the Dust Rhinos have won
over crowds and built a legion of loyal fans.

Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Similar Artists: Great Big Sea, Oysterband, Spirit of the West,
Dropkick Murphys, Pogues

Website: http://www.dustrhinos.com/
Download MP3: http://www.garageband.com/artist/dustrhinos
Buy CD: "Sociable - live" by Dust Rhinos
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NEW TO CELTIC MP3S MUSIC MAGAZINE
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Modern Bard - Ren Faire Music (added: 8-Jun-2005)
http://home.comcast.net/~modernbard/
The one source for Ren Faire Music.

The Galway Sessions (added: 9-Jun-2005)
http://www.galwaysessions.com/
a celebration of music & what Galway does best.
Nobody can argue with the statement that there isn't a city
or town in Ireland with the amount of music Galway has.

Celtic Women International (added: 9-Jun-2005)
http://www.celticwomen.org/
Celtic Women International (CWI) is a world-wide non-profit
membership organization dedicated to recognizing the
contribution that Celtic women have made to the world. CWI
honors these women by sharing their stories of success,
which may inspire others to follow in their footsteps.



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6. ABOUT THE CELTIC MP3s MUSIC MAGAZINE
http://www.CelticMP3s.com/
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"Celtic MP3s Music Magazine" is a weekly publication by
Bard Marc Gunn of the Brobdingnagian Bards, The Original
Celtic Renaissance. Help spread the word about great
Celtic Music Online!

Learn more about
http://www.marcgunn.com <-- Bard Marc Gunn
http://www.thebards.net <-- Brobdingnagian Bards

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