The Beaton Sisters

[MacGumerait]

For those people who didn't enjoy this: did you give it a fair shake and actually listen to the whole thing? If not, then shhhhhh If you did listen to the whole thing and still didn't dig it, then you should brush up on your Gaelic musical aesthetics or we may have to confiscate your kilts It's not to say that everyone who wears a kilt needs to be a fan of traditional music, but rather that they should at least be able to recognize a good performance when they hear it and to appreciate that style of music, even if they don't necessarily like it.

The introduction was a bit moody, but once they got into the tunes, they killed it (in a good way). Their set progressed nicely, with good variety in the transitions, but what really struck me was the way they dug into the groove. Those folks are embodying step dancing on their instruments in a way that is sometimes absent from folks who play tunes but either don't dance, don't play for dancers, or both.

Perhaps I liked it and perhaps I didn't . In truth , I did like certain parts of it . However , the shusshing and lecturing are not necessary . We get your point . A point to remember , this is not the faculty lounge , it's the real world .

Some of us have been listening to Gaelic music both past and present versions for a long , long , time ( decades ago and still current stuff ) and we still may not be overly impressed . Enough said .