The High Road
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Cluan (pronounced CLU-in)
Untamed Irish Music.
In their second year, they have become one of Texas' most sought after Irish bands.
Winners of multiple awards from the Austin Chronicle, including listings in best new album and best world band.
"Electrifying and unstoppable... Setting a new jam genre... High Priests of Celtic Music .... "
Cluan is rapidly becoming one of Irish music's top artists in Texas. The High Road was created with legendary guitarist and producer Rich Brotherton (Robert Earl Keen, Caroline Herring) and is their much anticipated studio album debut.
Cluan has the ability to regenerate traditional tunes with explosive arrangements. Driven by the power of twin fiddles, Cluan has a fresh yet positively traditional sound.
They have the strength to suck in music lovers of many genres including world fusion, bluegrass and country.
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Impressive
author: Joe Wallace, Celtic MP3s Music Magazine
Cluan mix up reels, jigs and songs to good effect on The High Road. The Texas sextet's fifty-minute studio album lives up to its name with plenty of high quality sounds from Ireland and beyond. Singer Erin Bobruk adds just the right touch of emotion on the opening jilted-lover song The Blacksmith. More impressively, Bobruk handles the tongue-twisting Bímse Féin ag lascaireacht with considerable skill and grace.
Cluan stick with what some call the all-natural sound; they don't try to spruce up the mix with electrified sounds, heavy echo or other studio tricks. The acoustic guitar, bouzouki, and two fiddles are expertly recorded; The High Road has a spontaneous quality difficult to capture on a studio album.
It's obvious the band put much thought into the flow of this release as a long-play experience. With plenty of variety from track to track, the music ebbs and flows from the mellow Green Grows The Laurel to the spirited jigs of The Butlers of Glen Avenue. The finale, Aly's Wal
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Great stuff!
author: Laura
I ordered this CD on a whim (a bit mad considering I had to get it shipped over here to England!) and I'm so glad I did. This is one of those rare CDs which doesn't have a bad track on it. The jigs and reels are played with great energy and skill and I absolutely adored the songs. I have heard so many different recordings of The Blacksmith over the years and Erin Bobruk's version is a worthy addition to the pile. Great stuff!
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