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Texas Chava
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« Reply #15 on: June 12, 2007, 07:15PM »
Hey Celtic is the  rage everywhere Flaming Fiddle, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, USA everywhere.  Just look at the new bunch of killer actors too, they're all Celtic!  Must be something in the water over there!    Wink
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« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2007, 12:57PM »
I for one am quite glad to see lots of good-quality genuine Celtic music acts out & about these days. Smiley

By "genuine" I mean that sometimes "exotic"-sounding "mood music" is dubbed "Celtic" whether or not it has any connection to the genuine Celtic traditions.

Fortunately, Celtic Woman is giving the world a refresher course! Wink (To which I should probably add that David Downes' arrangements & original works certainly demonstrate — in case there was any doubt Wink — how home-grown Irish music not only remains a living tradition, but also still leaves much room for originality & modern interperetations. ...Oh, & same goes for Loreena McKennit. Cool )
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« Reply #17 on: June 14, 2007, 04:15PM »
When you get a chance Thistle, listen to "Caledonia" on youtube by Dougie MacLean.  He wrote it.  It has become the unofficial national anthem of Scotland.  I think you'll like it.  Lisa does a wonderful job on it, I have to say but I kinda like Dougie's the best!
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« Reply #18 on: June 14, 2007, 04:19PM »
Quote from: Chava on June 14, 2007, 04:15PM
When you get a chance Thistle, listen to "Caledonia" on youtube by Dougie MacLean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMH0HlrccMs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMpSg78s684&mode=related&search=
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« Reply #19 on: June 14, 2007, 04:24PM »
Thanks for posting the link Rich, I'm a nincompoop when it comes to technology! Roll Eyes    I love Lisa's version but when I hear Dougie sing it, I actually get goosebumps.  Maybe it's my husband's Scottish connection, not sure.  Thanks again!  Wink
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« Reply #20 on: June 14, 2007, 04:48PM »
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« Reply #21 on: June 14, 2007, 08:26PM »
Quote from: Chava on June 14, 2007, 04:24PM
Thanks for posting the link Rich...I love Lisa's version but when I hear Dougie sing it, I actually get goosebumps.

Well, I didn't get goosebumps, but Dear God it was good!
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« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2007, 09:47AM »
Perhaps the goosebumps occur because he wrote it, and you can feel what he must have been thinking of when he wrote it.  His love of Scotland.

BTW, I often get goosebumps when I listen to Lisa's version too!   Wink
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« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2007, 09:55AM »
different but i like it
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« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2007, 10:04AM »
I knew Dougie McLean's version before I heard Lisa's, actually!  I now listen to Lisa's version a lot more than the original, but I still listen to Dougie's once in a while and I love them both!
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