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Celtic Connections 2009

the paul mckenna band

Combining their love for traditional and folk music as well as original songs and tunes the Paul McKenna Band have been playing to audiences throughout the UK since 2006. With a contemporary approach to songs, although not straying too far from their roots, their arrangements are both fresh and innovative. Their exciting sound is created through outstanding vocals, driving Guitar and Bouzouki, intense Fiddle playing, a warm pairing of Flute and Whistles and dynamic Bodhrán and percussion.

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folk
Scottish
traditional
flute
irish
bouzouki
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Lori Watson

Lori Watson is a singer and fiddle player who plays Celtic and Borders influenced music. Her band includes her brother Innes on guitar and Fiona Young on accordion. Barry Reid also accompanies Lori with his guitar on the CD ':Three'. She has played with and supported an extensive list of artists, such as Cara Dillon, John Smith, Brian McNeill, Aly Bain, Cathal McConnell, Duncan Chisholm, Karine Polwart, Dick Gaughan The Unusual Suspects and Scottish Women.

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Music
traditional
british girls
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cello
fun
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Christine Tobin

Christine Tobin won Best Vocalist in the BBC Jazz Awards 2008 - at the culmination of her successful 15 date UK spring tour for the release of her critically-acclaimed new release "Secret Life of a Girl" “a jewel of the London jazz scene, streets ahead of the pack… She should be on a global stage, rubbing shoulders with fellow troubadours like Cave, Mitchell and Cohen.” **** John L Walters The Guardian, May 08

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jazz
irish
singer
pianist
Female Voices
female vocalists-pianists
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Dirk Powell

BIOGRAPHY “Dirk’s got great subtlety, tremendous feel, and he’s very loose and very modern, in the best sense of the word.” ---T-Bone Burnett Dirk Powell has expanded on the deeply rooted sounds of his Appalachian heritage to become one of the preeminent traditional American musicians of his generation. In addition to acclaimed releases on Rounder Records, he’s recorded and performed with artists such as Loretta Lynn...

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bluegrass
fiddle
folk
old-timey
instrumental
old time
americana
american
00s
old-time
clawhammer
good ole homely country folk playing banjo yodeling
bluegrass old time
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seen live
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Blue Rose Code

Hailing from Scotland but currently based in East London, Blue Rose Code is an alt-folk group whose influences are as hard to pin down as their fluid arrangements. Of their debut release on Natural Studio Records, Ross Wilson (BRC's singer says): “Rawlnish is the name of my family’s house on the Isle of Lewis. In Gaelic it literally means: the point at the end of the land. The house has been standing for over 200 years and is my favourite place. Legend has it that it’s the last inhabited house before Canada on the island and at the right time of year you can see the northern lights.

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folk
Indie
british
Alternative
celtic
under 2000 listeners
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Robby Hecht

Robby Hecht’s music represents a return to the early 70s golden era of acoustic pop where thoughtful, well-crafted lyrics were blended with timeless melodies to impact mainstream music and culture. His debut album Late Last Night, produced by Lex Price (Mindy Smith) and mixed by Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo, Josh Rouse), was released in May of 2008 and features an impressive list of guest performers including Mindy Smith, Jeff Coffin, Thad Cockrell, Jill Andrews of The Everybodyfields, John Deaderick (Patty Griffin), Andrea Zonn (James Taylor) and more.

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folk
Acoustic
Alt-country
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cool
singer-songwriter
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