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From: john_r_mudd@CIS.OHIO-STATE.EDU
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Subject: Re: capercaille
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Date: 12 Apr 90 15:24:43 GMT
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In article <9004120121.AA07722@clutx.clarkson.edu> woiccare@CLUTX.CLARKSON.EDU (the evil one) writes:
>if any of you get the chance, i *urge* you to go see this incredible
>traditional/progressive celtic band (they're scottish i believe). i 
>saw them last night at saint lawrence university and they were just
>wonderful.

Yes, they're Scottish.  And they are good.  And they were in Columbus
a couple of weeks ago.  There have been a few articles in rec.music.folk
about their concerts as well.  My description of Capercaillie is that 
it is a blend between traditional Celtic music and In Tua Nua.  I 
personally liked the lead singer, Karen Matheson.  Gaelic is *such* a 
beautiful language to listen to.

>with a bulgarian
>folk tune (in 11/16th time, which he described as "like any other
>scottish reel, except with a hiccup at the end"). it sent shivers
>up and down and sideways in my spine and i was just on this side of
>tears. it was *that* good.

The wind player is Marc Duff, and that Bulgarian tune was really wild,
since it was not only was 11/16 but was played fast as well.  It really
was that good.  I was telling another staff member about that particular
song just last night, and we both agreed that it would interesting to get
a marching to play the tune (the 11/16 part, get it?)

If you get the chance to a Capercaillie concert, go, because you won't 
regret it.  As woj said, they've also got two albums out--Crosswinds and
Sidewaulk--and are on the Green Linnet label.  At the concerts, they are
also selling a tape from a BBC show which they did the soundtrack for.

... John