North By West: Folk Songs of Ireland & Scotland

By Paul Rootsical


Folk Songs of Ireland & Scotland

 Out of the north into the west and from the west unto the north....

Leftfield celtic folk mix with an interstellar cast of Irish and Scottish folk legends taking us along the mythical mystical musical high road. Christie Moore, Planxty, Ewan MacColl, Ian Campbell, Paul Brady, Andy Irvine, Dick Gaughan, The Pogues, The Chieftains & The Johnsons all lead the way.

 

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A salute to the oft revolutionary music of Ewan MacColl & his wife & musical partner Peggy Seeger.with five tracks from between the 1950s & 1990s. Special spotlight also on great champions of Irish folk Christie Moore & Planxty. Rollicking good tunes by Shane McGowan & The Pogues from 1984 as well as from Paul Brady (with and without the Johnsons) & Andy Irvine. Scottish balladeer & social revolutionary Dick Gaughan comes with some wonderful songs, including the Irish staple Raglan Road. The Ian Campbell Folk Group sing some insightful original compositions as well as traditional songs. Ian Campbell was, interestingly, father to UB40's Campbell brothers... This explains much about how UB40 were rooted and grounded in music and politics from an early age and you can spot a clear resemblence vocally too.


Continuous mix 2hrs 30

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