Celtic Sessions
Label: Gourd Music
Format: CD
Categories: Celtic Music, Folk Music
Performers: Alasdair Fraser, Barry Phillips, Chris Caswell, Lars Johannesson, Martin Hayes, Neal Hellman, Paul Machlis, Seamus Egan, Shelley Phillips, Theo Paige, Todd Denman, William Coulter
Available: 3
Price: $14.99
Celtic Sessions: Airs and Dances of Ireland and Scotland
William Coulter, guitar, dumbek
Paul Machlis, piano, synth
Alasdair Fraser, fiddle
Barry Phillips, cello
Seamus Egan, banjo, flute
Martin Hayes, fiddle
Lars Johannesson, flute, whistle
Todd Denman, uilleann pipes, low whistle
Theo Paige, bodhrán
Shelley Phillips, English horn, harp
Chris Caswell, congas, whistle, snaredrum
Neal Hellman, mountain dulcimer
William Coulter follows up his popular Celtic Crossing with his latest recording Celtic Sessions.
His distinctive guitar style has been a mainstay on many Gourd recordings. With cellist Barry Phillips, William has recorded three highly acclaimed recordings of traditional Shaker melodies, Simple Gifts, Tree of Life, and Music on the Mountain. His work has been heard on four of the Narada Celtic Samplers as well as a hearts of Space collection of Celtic Lullabies.
On his latest recording he is joined by a talented cast of players which include : Martin Hayes and Alasdair on fiddle, Seamus Egan on flute and 4-string banjo, Todd Denman on uilleann pipes as well as his long time musical friends Barry and Shelley Phillips, Lars Johannesson, Paul Machlis, Theo Page and Neal Hellman.
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cití na gCumman | 4:55 | |
| 2 | Sliabh Russel/Come West/Along the Road | 3:50 | |
| 3 | Barndance | 2:21 | |
| 4 | Donegal Reel/Maids of Mt. Kisco/ The Youngest Daughter | 4:36 |  |
| 5 | Bí, a Íosa, im Chroí-se | 3:16 | |
| 6 | Drops of Brandy | 3:30 | |
| 7 | Joe Banes/Green Gowned Lass | 2:49 | |
| 8 | March of the King of Laois | 4:53 | |
| 9 | Fig for a Kiss/Sergeant Cahill's Favorite | 4:22 | |
| 10 | Boithrin Bui (The Yellow Road) | 3:44 | |
| 11 | Brian O'Lynn/Star of Munster | 5:20 | |
| 12 | Seacht nDólás na Maighdine Muire (The Seven Sorrows of Mary) | 3:03 | |
| 13 | Corn Rigs Are Bonny | 2:59 | |
| 14 | Heroes of Saint-Valery | 3:44 | |
| 15 | Belfast Lasses/Moving Cloud | 3:33 | |
| 16 | Carolan's Cap/Hugh O'Donnell | 5:25 | |
| 17 | The Grey Funnel Line | 2:32 |
"The sounds on this album are pristine; it is beautifully recorded, capturing a range of nuances and gentle moods that are rarely heard on recordings of Celtic music. The arrangements are mostly contemporary, the content traditional and above all else it is musically expressive in a way that helps to redefine the place of the guitar in Celtic Music."
Martin Hayes