Damh's brand new studio CD - The first album of Damh the Bard songs since The Cauldron Born this is an eagerly awaited album. It opens with the title track, a typically rousing anthem in honour of the Pagan Horned God of Nature. From there we go into Under a Beltane Sun, a song so catchy you can't help but sing along. A duet with Eala on the retelling of the tragic tale of Branwen in Branwen's Lament cannot fail to touch the heart. The album finishes with an 8 minute epic retelling of the story of Ceridwen and Taliesin. This album is set to become another classic.
Damh's latest CD - This album was recorded at Witchfest International at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon - it's a classic performance of some of Damh's most popular songs, stripped bare, naked, As Nature Intended.
The bonus track is a dramatised version of Damh's popular piece of prose The Horned God - An Unofficial Biography, where he gives a voice to the ancient Pagan Horned God, and he tells His tale
1. Song of Awen
2. Lady of the Silver Wheel
3. Pagan Ways
4. The Hills they are Hollow
5. Merlin am I
6. Gently Johnny
7. Spirit of Albion
8. Obsession
9. Anarchy in the UK
Bonus Track
10. The Horned God - An Unoffical Biography
In this album Claire combines harp with spoken word inspired by the practice of the ancient bards. She presents key characters from Celtic Myth such as Arianrhod, the proud Virgin Goddess, Grainne, the Irish Sovereign and Druidess, and Blodeuwedd, the woman fashioned out of flowers. Besides these original pieces there are settings of some of Yeats’ Celtic poems. All spoken pieces are interspersed with solo harp pieces. Includes: The Dark Lake Song of Wandering Aengus, The Queen’s Marsh, Rich and Rare, Blodeuwedd, Love Poem for Diarmuid, Harpers on the island of Rhum, Yo Fassa, Elphin Knight.
After the success of Water Emotion by Finglas, Jules Bitter has returned to the recording studio for this latest superb offering of Celtic acoustic music.
Druid Dance contains jigs and reels, soft lamenting ballads, and some tunes that will make you want to get up and dance, all played on tin whistle, celtic harp, flute, bodrhan, fiddle, bouzouki and accordion.
The result is a mixture of tunes, some of which take you off to the Otherworld, whilst others would not sound out of place in O’Doneghues bar in Dublin.
If you like Altan, Planxty or Bothi Band then you will love this CD. The musicianship and production quality is superb throughout -
Highly recommended.
Fiona Davidson is a Scottish harper, singer and storyteller who has entralled audiences in the Celtic world and beyond for over 10 years. In Fonnsheen she collaborates with leading exponents of the pipes, flute, whistle and fiddle to breathe new life into a collection of Scottish, Irish and Welsh tunes and to record for the first time some new works.
This is Jim's debut solo album, incorporating elements of folk, jazz and world music.
It has already become a pagan standard.
Includes 8-page booklet with lyrics.
Outstanding debut album from modern Bard and singer/songwriter Damh the Bard.
Destined to be to modern Pagan folk music what Leftfields 'Leftism' was to early 90s dance. Wonderful! - Liminal Space
...there really is no stopping this man, even his intros are classics! - Touchstone
On his second CD 'The Hills they are Hollow' Damh the Bard continues to take his inspiration from the spirits of the Land and the Old Ways.
It is all here, from singalong Pagan anthems, to subtle melodies, and instrumental excellence, this CD is a must have for any Celtic music fan.
Highly recommended.
Ode to the Zeeland Goddess - wonderful flutes, accoustic strings and folk rhythms combine in another wonderful album by Jules Bitter - recommended
Track listing:
1. Spirit of Albion
2. Taliesin's Song
3. When I become the Moon
4. The Wheel
5. Noon of the Solstice
6. Morrighan
7. Save Me
8. Oak Broom & Meadowsweet
9. Domeanna
10. Isis Unveiled
12. The Winter King
