Album Notes

Beltaine’s Fire is a 5-piece juggernaut of revolutionary love and rage combining complex melodic instrumentation with hip hop vocals. The sound is somewhere between the Wolfe Tones and Rage Against the Machine, Ozomatli and Ben Harper. Think Utah Phillips or Woody Guthrie if they had fronted underground hip hop bands and you’ll start to get an idea of what you’re in store for when these musicians hit the stage.

Based in the SF Bay Area Beltaine’s Fire has been rocking clubs, bars, festivals, underground hip hop shows, punk clubs, protests, and street-corners since 2005. Their current lineup is Drums, Bass, Vocals, Electric Banjo, and Violin/Mandolin.

Their sound is both deeply rooted in tradition and history and completely original, combining ancient and modern in a bold fusion that Epitunes described as “that rare group that succeeds at combining seemingly disparate musical styles into an appealing new sound… unlike anything you’ve heard of before”

“On the live band tip, I present to you this 14-track project that employs dope lyrics, live bass, a guitar, drums and a sick electric banjo. **5 outta 5 stars* I heard this joint like 3 times and every time i hear this EP it gets better and better. I implore you to take some time outta your day and listen to this. It will open your mind. a dope project... ” hiphopruckus.com reviewing Anarchitecture

“You are so good! ... Thanks so much for being on our show, you guys are amazing!” Pam "Pamtastic" Benjamin (co-host) - The Common Thread Collective, on PirateCatRadio

"If you are at all a fan of celtic fusion of any kind, you owe it to yourself to listen to this band. The soul of the Warrior-Poet dwells with these folks." Kiadragon - Jamendo

“One of the most amazing bands you'll ever see ... I can think of no one that better exemplifies the Celtic spirit then Beltaine's Fire” David, event MC - Sacramento Celtic Midsummer Festival

“I LOVE your music, [it's] real true hip hop!” Erika Blue - 89.5fm, KZCT & OzcatRadio.com

“One of my favorite performers since, like, since Time started. ” Charlie Getter, DJ. While introducing the band on Pirate Cat Radio. - Pirate Cat Radio, 87.9 FM, San Francisco

“I love it! ... Don't let anybody tell you that no one is writing good music these days.” David Stafford, host of the Friday Folk-Off! on KKUP 91.5 fm