Marc Gunn's "Celtic MP3 Music Magazine"
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Changing the way you hear Celtic Music
A free weekly ezine of free        January 17, 2002     
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CONTENTS:

1. Celtic Music News
2. Lothlorien - "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore"
3. Celtic CDs - Loreena McKennit- "Book of Secrets"
4. Celticana - "William Morris"
5. Featured Link - Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music
6. New Releases - Emerald Rose, serious kitchen, The Electrics
7. Manage your subscription

Read this issue online at http://www.thebards.net/magazine/ .

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1. Celtic Music News
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Something incredible happened this week. Lothlorien, in
my opinion, the pinnacle combination of traditional and
contemporary Celtic music on MP3.com, was knocked off
the Celtic Top 40. Well as hard as I've had to promote to
get the Brobdingnagian Bards up the charts, I cannot deny
that Lothorien is one of the biggest names in downloadable
Celtic music. So at long last, I'd like to feature a single that
was released some months back by this internet great,
Lothlorien. And to compliment them, I've chosen another
wonderful contemporary Celtic group from San Diego,
called Celticana.

MP3.com is also getting ready to change the format
quite a bit. Artists who are not Platinum Artists will soon
only be allowed to post three songs on their artist page.
This means, if you still want some great music, you better
head over to MP3.com and start downloading those
non-Platinum artist music. How can you tell which is
which? The Basic Artist pages are NOT in bold.

Finally, I need a wee bit of assistance from all who are
willing. The Austin Chronicle Music Poll is up again. The
Brobdingnagian Bards made an incredible showing last
year, and we hope to do the same this. So if you'd like
to help out, please visit the link below and follow the
voting instructions.
http://TheBards.net/links/Austin_Chronicle_Poll.shtml

Next week, we'll take a walk on the comical side of Celtic
music.

Station suggestion of the week:
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2. Lothlorien - "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore"
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If you've been on MP3.com for any length of time, you
probably know about Lothlorien. They're not just some
group with a cool "Lord of the Rings" band name. In my
opinion they are the perfect combination of contemporary
and traditional Celtic music. Their music is largely ethereal
and haunting sounding on mostly traditional instruments.
You'll hear some stunning tunes and some equally stunning
vocal ballads like in "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore." The
group has achieved a host of awards since they began in
1996. And every one of them is well-deserved.

"Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore." is a classic tale of Irish
migration to the United States which began in the 19th
century and continued into the 20th. It describes the hardships
and the heartaches associated with these travels.

I talked to Chris Lloyd to find out when their next album
would be released. Chris told me that they are currently
working on it and hope to have something out by March.
Keep your fingers crossed!

Buy CD n/a





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3. HOT CELTIC MUSIC CDS & MORE
"The Book of Secrets" by Loreena McKennit
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002NHN/thebards
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Released in late 1997 on Loreena McKennitt's own
label, Quinlan Road. The Book of Secrets has proven,
since then, to be the Loreena's greatest commercial success,
going Platinum in the U.S. The songs were researched and
written all over the world and feature incredible stories.
The most successful songs from the album were "Skellig",
"The Highwayman", "Dante's Prayer" and "The Mummers'
Dance".

Music from the Celtic Music CD Store http://www.CelticMusic.org/

More about Loreena McKennit at
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4. Celticana - "William Morris"
http://mp3.com/Celticana?cm
http://www.laurenmorris.com/
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Celticana perfomrs traditional and modern Celtic with
Americana influences and progressive Celtic rock in nature
with beautiful soprano, vocals, delicate guitars, tasty electric
violin and mandolin, keyboards and whistles.

Celticana does a fantastic job of complimenting the story
with very simple yet sweet additions of whistles and
violin as vocalist Lauren Morris sings an original story
about "William Morris". This striking tales is about her
father's capture and torture in the South Pacific during
World War II. It's the title track to the "Soldier's
Daughter" CD and highlights Lauren's excellent ability
to write music with a sound as timeless as the story.

Buy CD Soldier's Daughter



 

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5. Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music
http://alan-ng.net/irish/learning/
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Interested in learning how to play traditional Irish music? Well,
Alan Ng has put together a list of his personal tips for playing
it. Plus, links to other authors with similar vision. This is
strictly Traditional music, so if you love trad and want to join
in the next local seisun, start reading!

 

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6. NEW RELEASES
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"Kilt Set" by serious kitchen
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" The Pipers Broken Finger" by Brendyn OS Montgomery
http://mp3.com/Brendyn_OS_Montgomer?cm

" Maggie Lauder (remix)" by Emerald Rose
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"Galway Shawl" by Uisce Beatha IAPM
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" Sven the Groovy Viking" by Nada Brahma
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" Grass Is Greener(Live In Germany)" by The Electrics
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