Celtic Music ReviewsCeltic MP3s Music Magazine is a free weekly Celtic music & mp3 magazine featuring free music downloads of Celtic, Scottish, Irish music from around the world. Subscribe for a chance to win free Celtic CDs. Don't just download. "Chasing Our Tales" by Circled By Hounds by Catherine L. TullyArtist: Circled By Hounds Album: "Chasing Our Tales" Year produced: 2006 Blasting right out of the box with confident harmonies on track 1, "The Tattle Tale Polka," you know right away that Circled By Hounds is going to be giving you a good bit to listen to in the 16 tracks they have compiled for your listening pleasure. A traditional Irish trio, this band features both original and traditional songs here on "Chasing Our Tales." You'll hear Kathryn Claire on fiddle, Matthew Hayward-McDonald on guitar and find Vash (that's it--no last name) at the helm of the percussion. The music is well-played, but the real punch of this group is in their use of voice. Each of the three dip into the lead and harmony here and there, but they capitalize on the fact that they do this very well. Fans of that type of sound will be just delighted to hear these sounds ringing forth from their lips. You might even call that harmony a trademark sound of the band, although not every track uses it. This is the bands first studio album, and it sounds great--they put out a live recording in a hay loft in 2006, but thought they'd give something more technical a crack. Well done. Their rendition of "Health To The Company" is a classic example of the expert harmonies this band can produce--truly, if you like that sound you must listen to this CD. The three have managed to blend themselves into one entity in this way and it makes for a very tight, professional sound that can't just be manufactured at will, but is the result of skill and practice. Buy the Album: "Chasing Our Tales" Catherine L. Tully is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in the arts. She has written for American Style and Classical Singer, among others and reviews music for Marc Gunn's Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. You can reach her through her photography website at http://www.moonbeamdigital.com/.
--posted by Catherine L. Tully, Thursday, August 02, 2007. Find Celtic Free Music Downloads from the Brobdingnagian Bards. |
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