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If you enjoy Celtic music you will enjoy this - highlighting the language, lyric and melody of the Gaels in Ireland. 1) Altan: Molly na gCuach ni Chuilleanain 2) Seamus Begley & Mary Black: Ar Bhruach na Carraige Baine 3) Van Morrison & The Chieftains: Ta mo Chleamhnas Deanta 4) Brian Kennedy & Maire Bhreatnach: Eist, a Stor 5) Maura O'Connell: Aisling Ghear 6) Clannad: Seanchas 7) Frances Black: Jimmy mo Mhile Stor 8) Paul Brady: Gleanntain Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair 9) Sinead Lohan: Eist do Bheal 10) Mary Black: Mo Ghille Mear 11) John Spillane: Seachtain 12) Maighread ni Dhomhnail: An Cailin Gaelach 13) Kate Bush: Mna na hEireann 14) Christy Moore: Na Conghailihg
Stanley Joseph Dural Jr. (November 14, 1947 – September 24, 2016), better known by his stage name Buckwheat Zydeco, was an American accordionist and zydeco musician. He was one of the few zydeco artists to achieve mainstream success. His music group was formally billed as Buckwheat Zydeco and Ils Sont Partis Band, but they often performed as merely Buckwheat Zydeco. The New York Times said: “Stanley ‘Buckwheat’ Dural leads one of the best bands in America. A down-home and high-powered celebration, meaty and muscular with a fine-tuned sense of dynamics…propulsive rhythms, incendiary performances.” USA Today called him “a zydeco trailblazer.” Buckwheat Zydeco performed with a large number of famous musicians from Eric Clapton (with whom he also recorded) and U2 to the Boston Pops. The band performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics to a worldwide audience of three billion people. Buckwheat performed for President Clinton twice, celebrating both of his inaugurations. official website: http://buckwheatzydeco.com/ This 11 track compilation released in 1993 features an excellent sampling of his music.
Real World Records is a British record label started in 1989 by Peter Gabriel to record and produce world music, as well as his own releases. The label grew up alongside the success of the WOMAD festivals and Peter Gabriel's exploration of music from other cultures, and helped push world music into the general public's consciousness during the 1990's. Many of the label's releases are recorded at Gabriel's Real World Studios, at Box, Wiltshire. see official website: https://realworldrecords.com/ This 10 track compilation released in 1995 features a good cross section of artists from the label.
