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The Living Tradition _________________ SOURCE Scottish CONTENT INSTRUMENTS
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| ORCHESTRA MACAROON Breakfast in Balquhidder Backshore Productions BKSHCD01 | ||||
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When an Englishman
(OK, I confess!) receives a CD that proudly bears the words 'WARNING:
This product may contain traces of Bagpipes!' you will forgive me for
approaching it with some trepidation. Needlessly, as it turned out. Orchestra
Macaroon are a musical collective comprising Colin Blakey (Ex Waterboys),
Phil Bull and Steve 'Wee' Brown (both Ex 'Gila Monster'), together with
a cohort of other musicians whose names were mostly new to me. 'Breakfast
in Balquhidder' was recorded at Colin's studio on Easdale Island, Argyll
and comprises 12 tracks that bring together the aforementioned pipes (of
all kinds) with a variety of Jazz and World Musical instruments and influences
to create wonderful music that defies labelling and doesn't need it anyway.
A track called 'Sun in the Eyes' deserves special mention (Salsa Bagpipes,
no less! No, Really!) and the title track has a marvellous flavour of
the orient to my ears. Quite simply some of the best Roots music I have
heard in ages. You can find out more on a very good website at www.theshipbuilders.com
..do it now. |
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