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- Feature: Caladh
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1. Celtic Music News
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Greetings <:firstname:>,

Well, our show at the Cactus Cafe was amazing. We had
a great turn out and were thrilled to release our latest CD,
Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales. Incidentally, now is the time to
buy a copy. The CD is on sale. Plus, if you buy two or more
for you and a friend, you'll get them at about the same price
as for two CDs. PLUS, you will also get free MP3s from a dozen
great Celtic and Folk artists. This low priced CD offer is good
until next week because this promotion is designed to help us
top the CD charts at CDBaby. You can help.

Since yesterday was the official release of the Brobdingnagian
Bards newest CD online, this is the perfect to feature a free MP3
download from our latest CD. We'll follow that up with a set of
reels by Caladh, a new traditional Irish band who's tearing it up
in Ireland. Awesome!

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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CELTIC MUSIC NEWS PODCAST
Aaron Drake hosts the weekly Celtic Music News Podcast. If you
want to hear some great new Celtic music, interviews, and get
some Celtic music news, drop by the website.

This week: CMN Podcast #28 featuring Eileen Ivers, Tommy Byrnes,
Wolfstone, Dust Rhinos and Green Man

Remember, you don't have to download these files by hand. Get
a copy of iPodder (http://www.ipodder.org/ ) and let it download
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CELTIC BAND FEATURE #1
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"Lily the Pink" by Brobdingnagian Bards

Scottish and Irish folk songs combined with the Lord of the
Rings music and a wee bit o'Celtic fun. The Brobdingnagian Bards
(pron. brAHb'ding-näg-EE-en) are The Original Celtic Renaissance
music duo from Austin, Texas. Their unique brand of folk music
on the autoharp, recorder, and mandolin has made them one of the
most-popular Celtic music groups online where they give away
thousands of free Celtic MP3 downloads daily.

The Brobdingnagian Bards perform coast-to-coast, and in a
given month might be at a Lord of the Rings Oscar Party,
a Celtic festival, or a Science Fiction Convention. However,
they are an absolute favorite at Renaissance Faires where
they add high-energy and wit to make every show a memorable
experience.

Hometown: Austin, Texas
Similar Artists: The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers, Irish Rovers,
The Wolfe Tones, The Corries, Altan, Clannad, Enya, Martin Carthy,
Bryan Bowers, Roger McGuinn, Ewan MacColl, Kingston Trio, Christy
Moore, Dick Gaughan, Fairport Convention, Dervish, Phil Coulter,
The Fureys, Steeleye Span

Website: http://www.thebards.net/
Download MP3: http://mp3postcards.com/listen?507
Buy CD: Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bards6/from/celtic/



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CELTIC CD FEATURE
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"Roguetrip" by The Rogues

by Catherine L. Tully

Artist: The Rogues
http://www.therogues.com/
Album: Roguetrip
http://cdbaby.com/cd/therogues5/from/celtic/
Year produced: 2005

Track 1 on the latest effort from Celtic band The Rogues lit
me up right off the bat, a powerful sound that is at once
traditional and progressive and one that gets you excited
to hear more.

The second track, The Warrior's Salute, has the proper amount
of ceremony in the music to carry the title. The meaning in that
is personal, and the pipes are played in tribute to the band's
friend Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson who they lost in 2004.

Ronds is traditional dance music, with the slow beginning
designed to give the dancers time to get into position. The Binou
Braz (Highland Pipes) and Bombarde (feral oboe) lend a sound to
the song which is different than the ones before it.

The sound changes yet again in track 4, When Diana Fell, the
only track with lyrics on this CD. This song has almost a pop
music feel to it, with vocal harmonies and easy melody--far
simpler than the complex playing on the tracks before and after it.

Back to the Faire, track 5 gets back to the traditional feel,
which continues pleasantly through more dance music on track 6,
An Dro (The Turn).

Get set for some more expert pipe playing on track 7, Bagpipes on
Bourbon Street, which plays with different rhythms and succeeds
in keeping interest with the addition of the drums halfway
through the song which keeps the momentum going.

Track 8, Conception is completely different, and has an almost
funky feel to it. A modern style of playing which is fun and
groovy all at the same time, totally different than anything
else on the CD.

Then off to track 9 which is a free wheeling ride through
different rhythms and time signatures. From one to the next,
again it keeps things moving and interesting for the listener.

With track 10, Marren's Jig, it's back to the basics, simple jig
music written to practice hard shoe dancing to--and you'll hear
it in the music too.

More dance music follows with a hornpipe named after famous
Highland dancer, Bobby Cuthbertson, which starts off with the
slow whine and picks up to the poppy, energetic pace that
switches to a lively jig to finish.

The final track on this CD is a gorgeous end to it all. A deep,
soulful flute coos out quietly, finishing off the album.

Sometimes the fun is in knowing what is coming next, and
sometimes it is in the surprise. With the Rogues, you'll not
know what you are going to get, but you know it will be fine,
fine music indeed.

Buy the Album: Roguetrip
http://cdbaby.com/cd/therogues5/from/celtic/

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Catherine L. Tully is a freelance writer and photographer
specializing in the arts. She has written for Dance Teacher
Magazine, Classical Singer and Dance Spirit among others,
and reviews music for Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. You can
reach her at www.freelance-zone.com.




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CELTIC BAND FEATURE #2
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"Bird In the Bush Reels" by Caladh

Formed in March 2004, after a brief trip to Cyprus, Caladh is a
mixture of 4 musical personalities who have come together to form
an original blend of traditional Irish music not seen before on
the Irish gig circuit. County Carlow in the south east of Ireland
is probably not really known as a hotbed for traditional Irish
music, but. here's a band that puts it on the traditional and
folk music map. Caladh is Gaelic and translates as "quay", and
the band's music is no disastrous gale force but gently pushing
against the shore.

Hometown: Carlow, Ireland
Similar Artists: Altan, Dervish, Clannad, Gerry O Conner

Website: http://www.caladh.com/
Download MP3: http://www.caladh.com/cds.htm
Buy CD: "Live in Kyteler's Inn"
http://www.caladh.com/cds.htm


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NEW TO CELTIC MP3S MUSIC MAGAZINE
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Celtic Crossings (added: 24-Jun-2005)
http://www.celticcrossings.com/
Founded as an independent music agency producing and
promoting performances of Irish traditional music in
Northern California. Americans of Irish heritage were now
anxious to understand their cultural inheritance. In
commemoration, our first Irish History program began as a
series of Great Famine and Diaspora lectures for university
and community audiences from coast to coast.

Renaissance Festival Podcast
http://www.renaissancefestivalmusic.com/
Welcome to the Renaissance Festival Music Podcast.
Every week, I will bring you the latest updates and play
music for bands performing at Renaissance Festivals in
you neck of the woods.

John Renbourn (added: 28-Jun-2005)
http://www.john-renbourn.com/
A product of the British folk music scene, John Renbourn
is an outstanding fingerstyle guitarist melding a variety of
musical styles while performing witih such artists as Pentangle
and Soho.

Jacqui McShee (added: 28-Jun-2005)
http://www.jacquimcshee.co.uk/
Formed in 1967, The Pentangle was inspired by 'Bert and
John', a collaborative album by folk musicians Bert Jansch
and John Renbourn. Vocalist Jacqui McShee, an established
figure on the traditional circuit, who had been working with
John for a year and had appeared on his album 'Another Monday'
then joined. The lineup was completed by Danny Thompson
and Terry Cox, both of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated,
in a quintet which would also embrace blues and jazz forms.

Caladh - Traditional Irish Music and Song (added: 6-Jul-2005)
http://www.caladh.com
Formed in March 2004, after a brief trip to Cyprus, Caladh
is a mixture of 4 musical personalities who have come
together to form an original blend of traditional Irish
music not seen before on the Irish gig circuit.

MacTalla Mo'r (added: 7-Jul-2005)
http://www.mactalla.com/
"Celtic Music for the Masses"

Celtic Cultural Studies (added: 11-Jul-2005)
http://www.celtic-cultural-studies.com/
An independently published and peer-reviewed
interdisciplinary academic journal. Publish papers on
diverse subjects relating to all cultures from Celtic
territories and their diasporas, from all historical periods
and geographical locations, within a broadly Cultural
Studies perspective. The journal does not limit itself to
traditions specifically associated with Celtic languages per
se, but embraces consideration of issues in Scottish
Studies, Cornish Studies, Irish Studies, and so forth.



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6. ABOUT THE CELTIC MP3s MUSIC MAGAZINE
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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!

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