Ceilidh
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Bun' Ber E's Ceilidh: a party in a packet! Toe-tapping traditonal tunes with an irreverent Aussie twist. Perfect for dancing, driving or any celebration.
This CD features Bun' Ber E's unique take on traditional Celtic tunes. It features three tracks combining Bagpies with bongos and bass guitar (including a Mozart tune) three songs and four high-energy jigs and reels.
Bun' Ber E (taken from Oscar Wilde's Importance of Being Ernest) grew out of the need to provide variety to the Queensland Irish Association's award-winning Pipe Band's concerts in 1996. Two of the pipers and the drum sargent auditioned for a guitarist and formed a four-piece folk band with flute/whistle, keyboards, percussion and guitar/mandolin.
Because of the number of strictly traditional Celtic bands around Brisbane, Bun' Ber E tried to make things different to suit their unusual backgrounds and line-up. This included playing the bagpipes with bass guitar, church organ and bongos for backing.
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great cd
author: brigid-ellen
great listening good piping really enjoyed it will be looking for more
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Ceiliah Cd
author: Bob
Every track is great but Fields of Athenry is fantastic. Hurry and make some more CD's.
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A very strong first album with plenty of bang for the buck.
author: Dirk Flinthart
This is a debut album from a band who didn't expect to be a band. You might expect a bit of hesitancy, and a reliance on traditional sound to cover a multitude of sins -- but instead, Ceilidh adds modern muscle to tradition, delivering a big, bold and unorthodox sound from a bunch of lads who clearly enjoy their music.
The album a fine, strong, braying bairn, kicking up its heels from the first notes on the whistle in the Rights of Man right through to the final medley -- a delightfully Australian placement of tongue in cheek that sees "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" turbocharged for the bagpipe. African drums are mixed with more familiar Irish instruments, backed by solid keyboards, and punctuated with lusty vocals. The playing is clean, sharp and fast (especially on pipe and whistle!), the arrangements are meaty but uncluttered, and the voices are right for the job.
It's an unashamedly feel-good, kickupyerheels and dance sort of collection, yielding to the sentimental side of Irish
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author: Ellen Sommerville, Thistle Studio, Brisbane Queensland
CEILIDH has great music for highland dancing teachers. It has both traditional and very contemporary pieces that would be a great challenge for any teacher wanting to do some choreography.
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