The new crowd of Celtic melody-makers are a true revelation
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/tomserviceblog/2009/jun/24/celtic-string-music-new-artists
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Two new recordings - by Jordi Savall and Bonnie Rideout - reveal the delicacy and power at the heart of this rich tradition
A couple of remarkable string-playing reflections and refractions of Celtic traditions have come my way recently: first, Jordi Savall's The Celtic Viol. It's about as far from the Chieftains as you can get, but Savall on viol and Andrew Lawrence-King on small harp find an astonishing delicacy and sensitivity in tunes by Neil Gow, O'Carolan, and traditional numbers.
These are performances that both restore the melodies to the time of their composition and reveal their timeless strength and simplicity.
A couple of remarkable string-playing reflections and refractions of Celtic traditions have come my way recently: first, Jordi Savall's The Celtic Viol. It's about as far from the Chieftains as you can get, but Savall on viol and Andrew Lawrence-King on small harp find an astonishing delicacy and sensitivity in tunes by Neil Gow, O'Carolan, and traditional numbers.
These are performances that both restore the melodies to the time of their composition and reveal their timeless strength and simplicity.
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