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Surprising Israeli based group concentrates in performing Irish & original works, drawing thier influences from Irish, Breton, Galician, Balkan & Israeli music.
Genre: World: Celtic
Release Date: 2000
Black Velvet Record Label: Nada Records
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Meadle Eastern Polkas 3:08 $0.99
Siobhan O'Donnell's 3:51 $0.99
The road to Galicia 5:20 $0.99
Five & seven 6:47 $0.99
Up in the air 4:48 $0.99
Alexis' set 7:00 $0.99
A stor mo chroi 4:42 $0.99
A Balkan feast 5:25 $0.99
Air 3:58 $0.99
Jenny's chickens 3:57 $0.99
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Album Notes

Black Velvet has been playing Irish music since 1981.Over the years, it went through many peronnel changes. Its repertoire also changed to include a considerable number of tunes written by band members. These draw their influences from various sources - Irish, Breton, Galician, Balkan and Israeli. This combination is well represented here, on the band's first album.

Guest artists:
Jerry O'Saullivan - Uilliann pipes
Emer Mayock - Flute & whistle

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REVIEWS

Black Velvet
author: Larry Kaminsky
This band gave a performance at Kibbutz Adamit in northern Israel in the early '80s. I was there and have been a fan ever since.
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Lovely
author: Jen
I must say, their music is very developed Cetlic music in comparison to others I have been hearing.
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This is for people who really love folk music and not pop/folk
author: Kevin Hauler
I really love this kind of folk music. It is really from the people and not from the realm of selling alot of records and being famous. The music holds a special kind of beauty because of that reason.
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What I have been looking for,
author: Zachary
This is pure celtic music at it's finest. I have been searching for something like this, now I have found it.
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