CELTIC STONE: Digital Flashbacks

Celtic Stone

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© 1990 Stoneware Productions (806747003126)

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Legendary Celtic music from the Renaissance Festival circuit in the 1980s. High-energy combination of traditional Celtic and American music with rock and jazz influences

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CELTIC STONE was a band popluar at many southern & mid-western Rennaisance Festivals during the 1980's (though they played a number of folk clubs, Irish Pubs, & folk festivals, as well). The band (and its recordings) featured an eclectic mix of folk and rock influences. The early recordings tended more towards traditional Celtic fused with '60's British rock (and was renown for accoustic versions of rock classics, like "Thick as a Brick"). After 1985 the band moved more towards new grass/gypsy jazz/jam band influences. The band featured a variety of line-ups, with David Clauss on hammered dulcimer the common thread. The instrumentation also featured guitar, fiddle, flute, and vocals. Robyn Hilliard and Todd Menton were the featured vocalists on the earlier recordings, with David Roe featured on the later recordings. Other notable members were Simon Spaulding (fiddle), Malcom Smith (fiddle), Bob Bielefeld (flute), and Mitch Lawer (guitar & mandolin).

The CD is a retropective look at the band's career, with an emphasis on songs & tunes popular at Rennaissance festivals. It features tracks from the bands five main recordings, as well as two tunes not on previous recordings and two new versions of old favorites. A nice way to experience the band's changing line-up over the years. Tends to feature the band's accoustic side, though there are a couple of rockers. There are 16 tracks (about 60 min) with 1/3 instrumentals.

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  • Good to see you again!!
    author: Debra Morris

    I dont know if you will recall me, I was Plenty of Plesure at Scarborough Faire from 1983-1989. I am a good friend of Heidi Van Orden if you recall her. I have always loved your music and need to get new copies of all of you stuff. Hope you are all doing well. Do you still sing the regae version of wild rover? Hee Hee.

  • Wonderful to find after so many tears without!
    author: Ed

    After losing my original tapes 20 years ago, this was an awesome find! The only improvements would have been to include 'Why Paddy's Not At Work Today' and the slightly different version of 'Ramblin' Rover' from the original tape... Hope to see reissues of th originals!!!!

  • gasp
    author: Student

    this is a awesome cd especailly since my teacher is Robyn hilliard he sings in our class and its juut great

  • Interesting mix of Celtic Music
    author: Bill Ferguson

    I enjoyed this interesting eclectic collection of different forms of Celtic Music.

  • Thrilled to find this!
    author: skj

    When I discovered this CD was available, I bought it right away. My mother and I used to share a tape of Celtic Stone music and somewhere along the way that tape got lost. I have been looking for a replacement since then. This was a fantastic find! And the music and songs are amazing. "Raggle-Taggle Gypsies" is one of my new favorite songs!

  • Have been waiting more than 10 years...
    author: Jack Eden

    When I was in the army in Panama, a group of us hung out at a friend's house and listened to music. I copied a tape, thinking I would look up the band and buy the album when I got back to the states. That was in 1992. I coud find absolutely nothing about Celtic Stone anywhere. It's been 14 years, and I still listen to the tape. Actually, now it has become a digitized copy of a copy of an original tape, but it is still worth it. This is the first time I have found this group, and I think highly enough of their music that I am going to buy legitimate copies. So thank you guys for years of music, from a fan that knows you only through your music.

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