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Changing the way you hear Celtic Music
A weekly ezine of free Celtic MP3 downloads
June 22, 2003 5000+ subscribers

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CONTENTS:

1. Celtic Music News
2. Celtic Music Band Feature - Ed Miller
3. Celtic Music CD Store - Loreena McKennit
4. Celtic Music Article #2 - Tale | Theo Niessink
5. Featured Celtic Website - Shop Bag End dot Com
6. New Celtic Music Single Releases
7. Manage your subscription

Read this issue online at http://www.celticmp3s.com/magazine/ .



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1. Celtic Music News
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"Funny you should mention in your journal today about people
spreading the proverbial "Brobdingnagian word" to other artists
out on the WWW. I did just that a couple weeks ago when you
suggested a tune by Serious Kitchen! I was so taken by their
music that I sought out their website and dropped them a line
telling them how I heard about them (ie. MARC GUNN of the infamous
Brobdingnagian Bards!). Even though I didn't ask them to,
they signed me up for their newsletter. I was MOST pleased.
Keep up your brobdingnagian work."
- Jen from Austin

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2. Celtic Music Band Feature #1
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"The Band o' Shearers" by Ed Miller
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Ed Miller is a product of the great folk revival of the 1960's. He
perfroms songs of Scotland new and old and has an amazing
repetoire, not to mention he is an amazing performer. I was
fortunate to see him once again the Texas Scottish Festival
performing with fiddler John Taylor, including several songs by
legendary Scottish songwriter Brian McNeill, who helped produce
Ed's latest album, "Many's The Fine Tale".

One of the more beautiful and memorable traditional Scottish
songs from the album is "The Band O'Shearers". No, it's not a
song about sheep. This is one of many, usually happy, songs
associated with the harvest in northeast Scotland, when men and
women worked together in the fields, the men shearing the crop
with scythes and the women stacking it.

Buy CD "Many's The Fine Tale"
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3. CELTIC MUSIC CD STORE
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"A Magical Gathering: The Clannad Anthology" by Clannad

The latest release featuring all of Clannad's best songs on two CDs.
The music ranges from traditional Celtic to folk to their modern New
Age Celtic sound that's made them famous. Three decades of material
that includes a 43-page full-color booklet filled with pictures,
notes on the band and discography.

More about Clannad at
http://www.celticmp3s.com/cgi-bin/celtic_music/jump.cgi?ID=75



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4. Celtic Music Band Feature #2
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"The Day We Set Sail (To Go and Hunt the Whale)" by Tale | Theo Niessink
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When I first heard Tale/Theo Niessink, I was really uncertain what
this was all about. Theo Niessink a.k.a. Tale is a singer/songwriter
from The Netherlands. His music originates from a number of
different styles, among them folk rock, Americana, Irish folk and
blues. The songs he writes are very lyrics oriented, and the music
is often used to emphasize both the story and the character of the
songs. But it wasn't until I got his album that I really fell in
love the music. Now his album "Sweet Lady of Flowers" is one of my
favorite.

So what's so different about Tale? Well, vocally you can really
hear his influences, including bands like Shan MacGowan, The
Dubliners, and Bob Dylan. Dylan is really who I think about the
most when listening to him. "The Day We Set Sale" is a wonderful
Celtic folk song that shines Tale's Dylan-esque sound while still
highlighting the great storytelling of the seafaring tradition, but
this time with the whales winning the fight.

Buy CD Sweet Lady of Flowers
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/cds/224/224451.html



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5. Featured Celtic Music Website
http://www.celticmp3s.com/resources/
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6. NEW RELEASES
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"The Barrel Song" by Marc Gunn
http://mp3.com/marcgunn?cm

"Sailing Home to the Stars" by Exile
http://mp3.com/celticmp3s?cm

"St. Anne's Reel" by Mickle-a-do
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/173/mickle-a-do.html

"Johnny Jump Up-Swallowtail Jig" by Amadan
http://mp3.com/celticmp3s?cm

"Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda" by Ravenswing
http://mp3.com/celticmp3s?cm

"Blue Butterfly by Bow Triplets" by Celtic MP3s.com Music Magazine
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"Willow Reels" by the willow band
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/583/the_willow_band.html

"The Band o' Shearers by Ed Miller"
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"French Reels Medley" by Fiddlers 3
http://mp3.com/fiddlers3

"Green Grow the Rashes by Angel's Share" by Celtic MP3s.com Music Magazine
http://mp3.com/celticmp3s?cm

"Pe Trouz War an Douar" by Celtic Harp, Kathryn Mannyng
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/67/kathryn_mannyng.html

"Swallowtail Set" by BOWI
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/595/bowi.html

"She Moved Through The Fair (Live)" by Claire Roche
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/205/claire_roche.html

"Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye" by Jonathan Ramsey
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/108/jonathan_ramsey.html

"Rare Old Times" by Caffler
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/237/caffler.html




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7. 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
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