Am in love.

[highlyeccentric]

With a band called 'The Chieftains'. They're Irish. But I have a CD of them playing Breton music. So much <3.

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[phrasemuffin.livejournal.com]

Hmmm that name is vaguely familiar. How recent are they?

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

OI DUNNO

[tarimanveri.livejournal.com]

They've been around for a very long time... maybe 35-ish years? I'm pretty sure my parents have their 30th anniversary album at home.

[niamh-sage.livejournal.com]

I've heard of them. Your enthusing inspires me to seek out their mewsik.

Hey, have you ever heard any Secret Garden? Irish violinist and Norwegian everythingist. Very lovely, haunting music.

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDUjt6iH52E

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=iqF9iqBZKv0

We had some of their music for our wedding (unfortunately none of it is on Youboob otherwise I'd link it).

[niamh-sage.livejournal.com]

Ooooh and have you ever heard Milladoiro? That's Celtic music from the north of Spain. Also blooming gorgeous.

Here's my favourite of theirs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iopqayqvxD8

[tarimanveri.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yay, the Chieftains! I'm not sure I've heard of this album, though. But now I must know what it's called... you've uttered the B-word.

Also, if you want Celtic music recs, I can probably hook you up. With Canadian groups, at least. And some Irish and Scottish...

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

It's called 'Celtic Wedding' :D

I want recs of this breton folk music you keep rambling on about :D

[tarimanveri.livejournal.com]

Well, I've only just discovered Breton folk music, so really the only two recs I can give you are Alan Stivell and a group called Tri Yann. There are many videos of them on youtube, quite a few featuring bizarre celtic-themed sets and crazy nationalist comment threads.

Now if you're after Cape Breton music, I can be a lot more helpful.

[highlyeccentric.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of the crazy breton nationalists, I think ;)

But Cape Breton is also acceptable.

[tarimanveri.livejournal.com]

Also, I've now found the album on iTunes. Which is slowly sucking up all my moneeeeey... and I want the book of folk music they took the tunes from too. Must go check abebooks...