[Celtic Folk] Solas – The Turning Tide (2010)

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来自美国的凯尔特民谣团今年新专

Since its birth in 1996, Solas has been loudly proclaimed as the most popular, influential, and exciting Celtic band to ever emerge from the United States. Even before the release of its first Shanachie CD, the Boston Herald trumpeted the quartet as “the first truly great Irish band to arise from America,” and the Irish Echo ranked Solas among the “most exciting bands anywhere in the world.” Since then, the praise has only grown louder. The Philadelphia Inquirer said they make “mind-blowing Irish folk music, maybe the world’s best.” The New York Times praised their “unbridled vitality“, the Washington Post dubbed them one of the “world’s finest Celtic-folk ensembles” and the Austin American-Statesman called them “the standard by which contemporary Celtic groups are judged.”

Solas is virtually unique in the new territory it has opened up for Celtic music. It has performed at all the major Celtic and folk festivals, including Philadelphia, Edmonton, the legendary National Folk Festival, and Milwaukee’s Irish fest; but also at Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and the chamber music summer series…

[Spain Folk/Medieval/Celtic] An Danzza – Last Autumn Tears (2008)

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来自西班牙的单人民谣计划在08年的专辑，融合西班牙民间传说，中世纪以及凯尔特元素

Strangers from distant lands, friends of old. You are invited to step into the universe of An Danzza. A music project inspired in the magic and culture of long passed times. An Danzza was born in 2004 as a solitary project of Andres Campuzano in order to give expression to all his musical interests. The origin of the name comes from the name of its founder ‘An’ and the Spanish word for dance (danza), as music of old was composed mainly for dancing. The double ‘z’ is an ornament and also a wink to his two surnames (yes, in Spain we use two surnames, our mothers are very important for us). Joined together Andanzza also sounds like the word ‘quest’ in Spanish.
The originality of their music style is that they fall back to “old” instruments combined with symphonic sounds to create a deep and mystical atmosphere and inspired by ancient cultures, especially Celtic and Renaissance period, nature, legends, emotive romances, epic and symphonic themes that seem taken from a film soundtrack,…

[Celtic Folk] Luar Na Lubre – Ao Vivo (2009)

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西班牙加里西亚著名凯尔特民谣团09年拉科鲁尼亚的科隆剧院的一个现场，演唱了他们所有的经典曲目，十分优美！

“Live” collect 18 songs that have interpreted to 22 and January 23 at the Teatro Colon in La Coruña. All your classic themes (“You Gypsy,” “The sound of the air,” It rains in Santiago “…), a full novel (“the Axeitame polainiña”) and three collaborations very special friends like Luz Casal ( “Camarinhas”), Diana Navarro (palmer far “) and Pedro Guerra (” Memory of the Night “). In addition, “Live” hosts a documentary, a DVD with the complete concert and a bonus track with Ismael Serrano singing alongside Luar na Lubre “El Derecho de live in peace, in solidarity with the people of Gaza.

[Celtic Folk] Tri Yann – Abysses (2007)

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来自布列塔尼的著名凯尔特老牌民谣团2007年的专辑（应小梦要求所发）。

布列塔尼半岛位于法国西北角，三面分别被英吉利海峡、大西洋和比斯开湾的海环绕着。那里不仅有迷人的黄昏日落、曾在法国足坛上刮起黄色狂飙的南特足球队，还有凯尔特人的独特文化和音乐。当来自爱尔兰、苏格兰地区的凯尔特音乐被全世界人民津津乐道的时候，这个属于印欧语系的凯尔特族重镇的音乐显然被人们忽视了：它不仅仅有像苏格兰和爱尔兰的凯尔特那样优美的旋律，还包含了一份法国人的爽朗与乐观。许多歌曲让人听了有“咏歌之不足，不如手之舞之，足之蹈之”的感觉。

“TriYann”乐队就是布列塔尼岛上一支经久不衰的凯尔特乐队。这个乐队的音乐有别于我们印象中那些人工痕迹过重的凯尔特式歌曲，比如恩雅。TriYann乐队的音乐深深植根于民族音乐土壤，像布列塔尼族中著名的“对唱”（KanHaDiskan）和“无伴奏独唱”（soniou）等形式，都会经常出现在乐队歌曲中。乐队在现场演出到最精彩处，经常会情不自禁地跳起热情的轮舞（Round）和加沃特舞（Gavottes）。

[Celtic Folk] Nightnoise – The White Horse Sessions (1997)

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凯尔特音乐新定义·最后的华丽惊叹号！

Nightnoise每张专辑尽是乐迷心中克尔特音乐的指标名盘！

Nightnoise,中文翻译为夜嚣,当代极受欢迎的凯而特音乐组合,也是内行人士欣赏凯而特音乐的首选。

Nightnoise是一个原汁原味的凯而特人音乐组合,其中三人来自爱尔兰,一人来自苏格兰,夜囂组合以长笛、吉他、弦乐加键盘音乐，以传统凯而特民谣为底子,再揉和当代比较流行的曲风,jazz,等,演绎出令人耳目一新的新世纪音乐。

女声主唱Triona,曲风轻柔优雅,也是令人风靡的一大原因。

1983年以来，他们开启了全新─但不脱尽传统─的新克尔特乐时代，创作了相当多脍炙人口的经典曲目，让传统民谣显得轻盈灵巧，
却兼具了经典重量感。

《曼妙月舞》是夜嚣在Windham Hill所发行的第七张，也是他们的最后一张专辑。

这张「半现场合辑」，其中除了新曲之外，亦加收了三轨(Shuan、Night in That Land、At the Races)难得一闻在西班牙的现场演出版，其余的曲子是在俄勒冈波特兰的White Horse Studio录音室录制的。

如果这张专辑真是夜嚣的绝响，那么这应该也是夜嚣暂别乐坛最完美精采的休止记号。【转自吹雪音乐吧】

[Celtic Folk] Dervish – The Travelling Show (2007)

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来自爱尔兰的传统凯尔特民谣团2007年作品，成立于1989年。

Dervish is one of Ireland’s most exciting tradition-rooted bands. With its combination of virtuosic instrumentation, high-energy arrangements and the ultra-sweet vocals of Cathy Jordan, Dervish continues to weave its own path in Ireland’s great musical heritage. Although the group formally came together in 1988, the roots of Dervish trace back much further. Flute and tin whistle player Liam Kelly and accordion player Shane Mitchell first collaborated at the age of seven and nine, respectively. Within three years, the duo was playing regularly at a pub owned by Kelly’s father. During high school, the two musicians formed a band called Pointin. Although the group placed first in a contest at the Ballyshannon Folk Festival and appeared on popular Irish television program The Late Late Show, the group failed to record. While attending college in Sligo, Kelly and Mitchell performed with a rock band called Who Says What. The band also included Michael Holmes, a bass player and songwriter who later added guitar and bouzouki to the band’s sound. A turning point in Dervish’s history…

[Celtic Folk] Rún – Samhein (2008)

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来自乌克兰的凯尔特民谣团2008年专辑

The band RÚN (Rún – from Gaelic: secret, intention, motion (of a dialog); in the word-combination a rún – my love, my dear) was founded in 2001 as a result of its members’ “Celtic mania” and their striving for creative activity. Since then we perform traditional music of Celtic peoples in the form it exists nowadays, focusing primarily on Irish music. We study the authentic performance manner and try to play our repertoire on traditional instruments. Beside frequent gigs played in their native Kiev, the band performed successfully in concert halls, pubs and clubs of many other Ukrainian cities, as well as in Moscow, St-Petersburg, Belgorod (Russia) and Minsk (Belarus). Throughout the band’s existence, RÚN participated in numerous musical and historical festivals as well as in cultural and artistic events held both in Ukraine and in neighboring countries. The band’s members met with authentic Irish music performers abroad and attended workshops on playing the traditional musical instruments. RÚN works in close cooperation with Kiev Irish and Scottish dance schools, organizes joint performances and…

[Celtic Folk] Rún – Over the Border (2006)

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来自乌克兰的凯尔特民谣团2006年专辑

The band RÚN (Rún – from Gaelic: secret, intention, motion (of a dialog); in the word-combination a rún – my love, my dear) was founded in 2001 as a result of its members’ “Celtic mania” and their striving for creative activity. Since then we perform traditional music of Celtic peoples in the form it exists nowadays, focusing primarily on Irish music. We study the authentic performance manner and try to play our repertoire on traditional instruments. Beside frequent gigs played in their native Kiev, the band performed successfully in concert halls, pubs and clubs of many other Ukrainian cities, as well as in Moscow, St-Petersburg, Belgorod (Russia) and Minsk (Belarus). Throughout the band’s existence, RÚN participated in numerous musical and historical festivals as well as in cultural and artistic events held both in Ukraine and in neighboring countries. The band’s members met with authentic Irish music performers abroad and attended workshops on playing the traditional musical instruments. RÚN works in close cooperation with Kiev Irish and Scottish dance schools, organizes joint performances and…

[Celtic Folk] Tri Yann – Portraits (1995)

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来自布列塔尼的著名凯尔特老牌民谣团95年的作品。

布列塔尼半岛位于法国西北角，三面分别被英吉利海峡、大西洋和比斯开湾的海环绕着。那里不仅有迷人的黄昏日落、曾在法国足坛上刮起黄色狂飙的南特足球队，还有凯尔特人的独特文化和音乐。当来自爱尔兰、苏格兰地区的凯尔特音乐被全世界人民津津乐道的时候，这个属于印欧语系的凯尔特族重镇的音乐显然被人们忽视了：它不仅仅有像苏格兰和爱尔兰的凯尔特那样优美的旋律，还包含了一份法国人的爽朗与乐观。许多歌曲让人听了有“咏歌之不足，不如手之舞之，足之蹈之”的感觉。

“TriYann”乐队就是布列塔尼岛上一支经久不衰的凯尔特乐队。这个乐队的音乐有别于我们印象中那些人工痕迹过重的凯尔特式歌曲，比如恩雅。TriYann乐队的音乐深深植根于民族音乐土壤，像布列塔尼族中著名的“对唱”（KanHaDiskan）和“无伴奏独唱”（soniou）等形式，都会经常出现在乐队歌曲中。乐队在现场演出到最精彩处，经常会情不自禁地跳起热情的轮舞（Round）和加沃特舞（Gavottes）。

1971年，来自南特的约翰·绍古、约翰－保罗·高毕诺以及约翰－路易·乔西组建了乐队。由于Yann在法语和布列塔尼语中都是“约翰”的意思，所以他们把乐队取名TriYann，意为“三个约翰”。TriYann乐队早期的音乐受到爱尔兰传统民谣以及魁北克音乐的影响，后来他们逐渐找到自己的音乐方向———根植于中世纪音乐和布列塔尼传统歌曲的民谣。比如在专辑《LaDe鄄couverteouLIgnorance》中，就可以明显感受到巴洛克音乐的深刻影响。另外，乐队也喜欢运用一些古老的乐器。如勾形的克鲁姆管（crumhorn）、喇叭型簧管（bombarde）等。

TriYann乐队一直坚持改编那些只通过口头传诵的布列塔尼老民谣。在演出时，他们通常身着古旧的中世纪服饰，其歌曲中和声以及众多乐器的编排也都洋溢着浓烈的古意。他们希望这些优秀的民族文化可以被年轻人关注。另外，他们也想依靠这种民族音乐的独特性来反抗外来的音乐乃至文化的一统化。[转自王老板BLOG]

[Celtic Folk] The Fureys & Davey Arthur – Steal Away (1983)

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爱尔兰男声现代凯尔特民谣团83年的专辑。

The Fureys are an Irish male folk band. They have also been credited as The Fureys and Davey Arthur.

The group formed in 1978 and consisted initially of four brothers . The band later met Davey Arthur and had their biggest commercial successes working with him.

Prior to the band two of the brothers toured as a duet known simply by their names as Eddie and Finbar Furey. Their brother Paul Furey had, together with Davey Arthur and Brendan Leeson, a band called “The Buskers”. Both were part of a very successful tour through Germany called the “Irish Folk Festival”, first in 1974, where they performed as “The Furey Brothers” and later as “The Furey Family”. Here they were joined by their father Ted, a famous fiddler, who was 73 at that time.

In 1981, The Fureys released their most successful single “When You Were Sweet Sixteen“, becoming a world-wide hit, reaching #14 on the