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[icepixie]

There are a couple of Capercaillie fans around here, right? I have a gift certificate with which I'm thinking of buying a couple of their albums. However, there are quite a few of said albums, and I'm not sure which to go with. Y'all have any recommendations? If it helps any, of what I've heard, I'm particularly fond of "Muladach Mi is mi Air M'Aineol," "An Fair An La," "Alasdair Mic Cholla Gasda," and "Waiting for the Wheel to Turn." So I guess the stuff that falls further away from the New Agey, Clannadish type stuff they can do on occasion...

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[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

I have their "best of" CD which has a few good songs. I'll have to go track down the CD to figure out which ones, though. Alasdair Mic Cholla Gasda is my favorite, so I'll keep that sort of song in mind.

[icepixie]

Thanks! :)

[castalianspring.livejournal.com]

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner with this! I found my Capercaillie CD and gave it another listen. It's "Dusk Til Dawn: The Best of Capercaillie" and there's some good stuff on it. Particular favorites are Coisich a Ruin, The Tree, Ailein Duinn Dark Alan, The Whinney Hills Jigs, Outlaws (not one of their more Celtic-y songs, but it's gorgeous), and Seice Ruairidh/Roddy's Drum. The CD is definitely a mix of their Celtic style and the more "new age" type music. Lots of synthesizer effects on some of the tracks, so maybe not the best choice if that's not your taste.

[icepixie]

Thanks for the info! I may download some of those individual tracks from iTunes at some point.

I ended up buying the "Crosswinds" album in the end. It's one of their earliest, from before they got into the synthesizers and stuff. All of the six tracks with lyrics are in Gaelic, which is sort of what I was looking for. I love songs with lyrics, but sometimes I can't listen to them when I'm trying to concentrate on something else, like writing, if I can understand the words. Hence my love for much Celticy music, I think... *g*

[slm76.livejournal.com]

I don't have any of their albums, but my favourite track of theirs (which I have on a compilation) is Coisich A Ruin. The lyric - even though in Gaelic - gets into your head as parts of it get repeated from one verse to the next.

One day, I'll learn the language of my great-grandfather and discover just what the heck she's actually singing *g*

[icepixie]

I don't have any of their albums, but my favourite track of theirs (which I have on a compilation) is Coisich A Ruin. The lyric - even though in Gaelic - gets into your head as parts of it get repeated from one verse to the next.

I've heard that one, now that I think about it. It is very catchy.

One day, I'll learn the language of my great-grandfather and discover just what the heck she's actually singing *g*

Hee! I tried teaching myself Scots Gaelic once. Gave up after a couple lessons in the book I got out of the library. *g*

[slm76.livejournal.com]

I bought a book and audiotape combination years ago. One day, I'll be single-minded enough to actually go through it properly!

[alorarose.livejournal.com]

my favorite albums are Beautiful Wasteland and Delirium.

and YAY SOLAS!!!

[icepixie]

I'm leaning towards Delirium, as it seems to have gotten the most good reviews. (I'd actually, y'know, listen to samples, but iTunes Music store isn't working very well tonight for some reason.)

[alorarose.livejournal.com]

i can upload songs if you want. Which ones did you wanna hear?

[icepixie]

Ah, but if you do that, then I'll be tempted to just not buy the albums... *eg*