The Hive is (realy) Dead! Long Live the Hive Mind!

[Mycanid]

Man ... gotta love Phil Cunningham.

 

[Heckler]

Man ... gotta love Phil Cunningham.

Who's he?

 

[Mycanid]

He's the main accordionist for Silly Wizard of course, and the brother of the (recently reposed) master fiddle player Johnny Cunningham. The too were AMAZING together.

Ah ha! Now we have Fionnaghula! Gotta love Scottish mouth music.

Abin na bawn na bawn,
abin na bawn na bawn,
abin na bawn na bawn,
bawna bye na fionnaghula!

 

[Aeson]

For the record...not where I was going with that.

I went there so you wouldn't have to.

 

[Heckler]

I went there so you wouldn't have to.

That's why you da man.

 

[Heckler]

Ah ha! Now we have Fionnaghula! Gotta love Scottish mouth music.

Abin na bawn na bawn,
abin na bawn na bawn,
abin na bawn na bawn,
bawna bye na fionnaghula!

Hmmm...I've got a fairly diverse music collection, but I don't believe I have any Scottish. I have a little Irish, though (Enya and Pogues).

 

[Mycanid]

Hmmm...I've got a fairly diverse music collection, but I don't believe I have any Scottish. I have a little Irish, though (Enya and Pogues).

Enya is more new agey, actually (although I love her stuff, don't get me wrong!) The Pogues are more contemporary stuff rather than traditional, if I remember rightly. STill dome good stuff, though.

Scottish stuff? Hmm ... Alasdair Fraser and the Bothy Boys come to mind immediately.

 

[Heckler]

I think the Pogues are more 50/50 as far as contemp/traditional.

I know, I'll check.

 

[Mycanid]

Yeah ... 50/50 sounds right.

Curiously, some folks like Bonnie Rideout too, although I never thought she was anything special. :\

The queen of vocals, IMO is Jean Redpath, but her singing is an acquired taste, I am told. You really like it or you really don't.

I can't believe I did not mention Silly Wizard.

The Battlefield Band is simply amazing.

Many people really like the Tannahil Weavers and Old Blind Dogs, too.

 

[Heckler]

I'd say its closer to 60/40 or 70/30, leaning toward modern. Still, plenty of mandolins and such in there.