So, what's on your shelf?

[wgority]

Greatest living, perhaps, but the greatest by no means. I've some archival recordings of James Scott Skinner which blow me away 100 years after the tracks were first laid down. More recently, Johnny Cunningham (may God rest his soul) was a revelation to hear playing. Johnny was also a raconteur of the first water, and lots of fun to tip the odd brew back with.

By the way, Bonnie Rideout, the greatest (IMO) of Scottish fiddle players, is as American as American can be. I hope this irony is not lost on those posting on another thread concerning non-Scots and their ability to study and learn about tartans and kilts, as compared to those raised in a "Scottish household."

If you ever get a chance to go to a concert - don't think of it as a bunch of Brigadoonery. Go to the concert. She's fantastic!

[wgority]

Another Montreal based band that is sadly no longer performing together is Ad Vielle Que Pourra. I've not seen anyone mention them yet in this thread, and so I thought I'd throw their name out there. They are amazing recorded, and even moreso live. Their music is primarily French and French-Canadian, but there's a heavy Breton influence to them.

[JayFilomena]

Ok, I compiled a list of all the artists that people have mentioned in this thread so far. From time to time I'll integrate any new groups into the list; so far I'm down to post #26.


So, what's on your shelf?
...or, what should I add that I've missed?

I will be honest.....To save money, I just joined Live365 internet radio, and when I am in the mood for pipes or celtic music, I just go through stations until I find a tune that fits my mood. I do believe my wife bought one cd at the Richmond Highland Games, but I don't recall what it was.

[Iolaus]

I listen to Live365 a lot as well.

I also discovered something else recently - Pandora.com Here's a quote from the site:

For almost six years now, we have been hard at work on the Music Genome Project. It's the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken. Together our team of thirty musician-analysts have been listening to music, one song at a time, studying and collecting literally hundreds of musical details on every song. It takes 20-30 minutes per song to capture all of the little details that give each recording its magical sound - melody, harmony, instrumentation, rhythm, vocals, lyrics ... and more - close to 400 attributes! We continue this work every day to keep up with the incredible flow of great new music coming from studios, stadiums and garages around the country.

We've now created an interface to make this available to music lovers so they could use this musical 'connective-tissue' to discover new music based on songs or artists they already know.

Pandora™ is the doorway to this vast trove of musical information. With Pandora you can explore to your heart's content. Just drop the name of one of your favorite songs or artists into Pandora and let the Genome Project go. It will quickly scan its entire world of analyzed music, almost a century of popular recordings - new and old, well known and completely obscure - to find songs with interesting musical similarities to your choice. Then sit back and enjoy as it creates a listening experience full of current and soon-to-be favorite songs for you.

It serves the same purpose as Live365 for me - to find new music - but uses different parameters for selecting the music.

[Sherry]

I finally got Natalie MacMaster's cd, No Boundaries, & I am revelling in it at this moment. Aaahhh.

[Iolaus]

Whew!! I've really got to update this thread more often! I hadn't done anything since Oct.

Anyway, the master list in the first post is up to date, and I've included a few that were mentioned in the my fav. celtic rock thread as well.

[Iolaus]

BTW, I found this list on Amazon. It's not an XMarks member's list (as far as I know) so I haven't included it on the master list yet, but in the spirit of the thread (finding new music), I'm posting it here. If anyone wants to recommend any of these groups, I'll be happy to add them into the master list; if people think I should integrate the whole list... well, I'll do that when I have more time.

The "disclaimer" says "Don't expect all these bands to sound like the Pogues, Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys. Just as there is Celtic punk, there is also Celtic metal, hard rock, mainstream, electronica, world beat, jam band, fusion, psychedelic etc. Some bands just add a drum kit and electric bass to a folk lineup. Here you'll find the good, the bad and the ugly, according to your taste.

I haven't heard some bands so there will be a few mistakes, but most I have heard, and most identify themselves as a type of Celtic rock."


Albion Band, The 'Rise Up Like the Sun'
Amadan 'Sons of Liberty'
American Wake
Arranmore 'The Collection'
An Cat Dubh
Ars Armandi 'Camino Al Destino'
Ashtar 'Urantia'
Avalon Rising 'Avalon Rising'
Bad Haggis 'Trip'
Ballydowse 'Land, the Bread and the People'
Banshee Reel
Barley Juice
Barking Monkeys
Bates Motel 'Pepper Mill'
Belfast Food
Blackthorn 'The Other Side'
Blaggards
Blood or Whiskey 'Cashed Out on Culture'
Bloody Irish Boys (OH)
Bluehorses
Bluestack
Boiled in Lead 'From the Ladle to the Grave'
Bourbon Knights, The (IL)
Brace Yourself Bridget
Bran Barr
Brennan’s Revenge
Broken Shillelaghs (NJ)
Captain Tractor 'Bought the Farm'
Causeway Giants
Celtus 'What Goes Around'
Charm City Saints
Clanrock
Clatterbone
Claymore
Closet Squatters, The (IL)
Clumsy Lovers 'Smart Kid'
Coinneach
Coventry
Crofters, The
Croppies 'Pad'
Cruachan 'Pagan'
Cumulo Nimbus
Cutty Sark
Dale, Heather
Dead Rabbits
Devil’s Advocates, The
Dole Tinkers, The
Donegal X-Press 'Translations'
Drawdy, Roger and the Firestarters
Drennon, Maggie 'Maggie Drennon'
Dropkick Murphys, The 'The Warrior's Code'
Drovers, The 'World of Monsters'
Druid
Dust Rhinos
Eamonn Ryan Showband
Eileen Q
Elders, The 'Pass It on Down'
Electric Folk
Electrics, The 'Livin' It Up When I Die'
Eluveitie
Energy Orchard
Enter the Haggis 'Casualties of Retail'
Et Encore
Fathom
Fairport Convention 'Liege & Lief'
Fenians, The 'Every Day's a Hooley'
Fisticuffs, The (IL)
Flatfoot 56 'Rumble Of 56'
Flogging Molly 'Swagger'
Forty Thieves
Glengarry Bhoys 'Rhoots'
Go Set, The 'Sing a Song of Revolution'
Goats Don’t Shave 'The Rusty Razor'
Gobsh*tes, The
Great Big Sea 'Rant and Roar'
Greenland Whalefishers
Hair of the Dog 'Collection'
Here Be Dragons 'Celtic Bonding'
Highland Reign
Homeland
Hookey Band, The
Horslips
Humble Hooligans, The
Hunter, Ronnie
Hurley, Joe
In Extremo 'Weckt Die Toten'
Indulgers, The 'Tan & Black'
Irish Descendants
Itinerants, The
Jackdaw 'Armed & Legged'
Jayah
Jimmy Kelly Band, The
Johnny and the Poorboys
Jug in Hand
Killdares, The 'A Place to Stand'
Killigans, The
Kissers, The 'Fire in the Belly'
Knight, Sharon 'Incantation'
Korpiklaani 'Spirit of the Forest'
Lady Godiva 'Red Letter Day'
Larkin
Lash, The 'Every Direction'
Lehto and Wright 'Ye Mariners All'
Lenahan 'Hooligans in Suits: Live in the UK'
Levellers, The 'Levelling the Land'
MacGowan, Shane 'Snake'
McCabe, Barry
McCabes, The
McGillicuddys 'Kilt by Death'
McRae, Jimi 'Earthdance'
McQuade, Spade
Men They Couldn’t Hang , The 'Majestic Grill: The Best of the Men They Couldn't Hang'
Mollys, The 'Hat Trick'
Musical Chairs
Mutiny (AUS ) 'Rum Rebellion'
Mythreal
Natchez Shakers 'Sacred Songs, No. 2'
Neck 'Neck'
Nogoodnix 'Pub Punx United'
Off Kilter 'Off Kilter'
O’Malley’s March 'Wait For Me'
Oyster Band, The 'Holy Bandits'
The Paddies
Paddy Goes to Holyhead
Paddyrasta
Paisley Close
Peelers, The
Pogues, The 'If I Should Fall from Grace With God'
Popes, The 'Release the Beast'
Porters, The 'A Tribute to Arthur Guinness'
Prodigals, The 'Dreaming In Hell's Kitchen'
Pubcrawlers (ME)
Raglan Road
Raving Noah
Rawlins Cross 'Living River'
Real McKenzies, The '10,000 Shots'
Reilly 'Beyond the Pale'
Rimbo
Rise
Roaring Jack
Rogues, The 'The Rogues 5.0'
Rogue’s March
Ruffians, The 'There & Back'
Saint Bushmill’s Choir 'Saint Bushmill's Choir'
Sallymacs
Sandcarvers, The
Saw Doctors, The 'Sing a Powerful Song'
Scurvy Bastards 'Battle Born'
Scuttlers, The
Sequel
Seven Nations 'Seven Nations'
Sex & Violence
Sforzando
Shaking Tree 'Matter of Choice'
Shamus O’Blivion
Sharky Doyles, The (IL)
Siobhan
SixMileBridge 'No Reason'
Skels, The 'Any Port in a Storm'
Skraeling
Steeleye Span 'Below the Salt'
Steerage
Stoutfellows
Subway to Sally 'Hochzeit'
Swaggerin’ Growlers, The (NH)
Tears For Beers
Tempest 'Shapeshifter'
Three Men in Kilts
Tossers, The 'Long Dim Road'
Town Pants, The 'Liverdance'
Volunteers, The 'Whiskey, Love & Disaster - American Celtic'
Waterboys, The 'Fisherman's Blues'
Whiskey and the Devil
Whiskey’s Wake (UT)
Wild Clover
Wild Geese
Wolfstone 'Half Tail'
Wyndfall 'Piper's Dream'
Young Dubliners, The 'Real World'

[furrycelt]

This thread is great. Thanks to all who have put into it. This thing has essentially become my music wishlist.

I would like to add "The Poozies". Great little Scottish group.

I noticed some small confusion about the name of that afro-celtic band. Their official name was "Afro Celt Sound System", but now they officially call themselves: the "Afrocelts". I love this group. I never get tired of their music.

-ian

[Iolaus]

I would like to add "The Poozies". Great little Scottish group.

I noticed some small confusion about the name of that afro-celtic band. Their official name was "Afro Celt Sound System", but now they officially call themselves: the "Afrocelts".

Noted, thanks

[Avonlea22]

How about the Tartan Terrors? Very good band, IMHO.