^ "Capercaille:Roses and Tears: by George Graham".The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). David "Chimp" Robertson – percussion (1997 – present).Donald Shaw – keyboards, accordion (1984 – present).Manus Lunny – bouzouki, guitar (1989 – present).Michael McGoldrick – flute, whistle, uilleann pipes (1997 – present).Charlie McKerron – fiddle (1986 – present).Karen Matheson – vocals (1984 – present).Grace and Pride: The Anthology 2004-1984 (2004)īand members Current members.Waulk Roots (1998) Tracks from early albums Crosswinds and Sidewaulk. ![]() Dusk till Dawn: The Best of Capercaillie (1998).Capercaillie (1994) (a compilation album of re-worked and remixed tracks).Get Out (1992) (a compilation album of B-sides, remixes & unreleased studio and live tracks).Glenfinnan (Songs of the '45) (1998, recorded in 1995).The album Secret People (1993) reached No. ![]() ![]() Another single, "Dark Alan ( Ailein duinn)" reached No. Their 1992 EP, A Prince Among Islands, was the first Scottish Gaelic-language record to have a single that reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart: "Coisich A Ruin" peaked at No. The song was in the world music section, and was used as a representation of traditional folk music combined with rock music. The opening track from their 2000 album Nàdurra, "Skye Waulking Song", was used in the Edexcel Music GCSE Specification from 2009 to 2016. This fusion style gained Capercaillie chart success in the 1990s, on albums such as Delirium and Secret People (see Chart Success, below) and reached its peak in the albums To the Moon and Beautiful Wasteland, with the remix albums Get Out and Capercaillie being released during this period.Ĭapercaillie have drawn back slightly from the heavy fusion style featured on their albums the 1990s, and their more recent albums from Nàdurra (2003) up to At the Heart of It All (2013) feature more traditional arrangements and instruments, while still retaining a slight fusion feel. However beginning with later albums such as Sidewaulk, and the soundtrack of The Blood Is Strong, Capercaillie began to experiment with adding funk bass-lines into certain tracks, as well as synthesisers and electric guitar. The group often adapt traditional Gaelic songs and music using modern production techniques, and often mix musical forms, combining traditional lyrics and tunes with modern techniques and instruments such as synthesisers, drum machines, electric guitar and bass.Ĭapercaillie's first two albums, Cascade and Crosswinds featured few modern instruments and the tunes and songs were played in a more traditional arrangement. ![]() They also had concerts in Inverness and Glasgow.Ĭapercaillie's repertoire includes both traditional Gaelic songs and tunes, as well as modern English-language songs and tunes, composed by other folk writers and musicians, or by members of the band. They performed for the first time in two years on 6 August 2021 at the Wickham Festival in Hampshire.Īfter a further nine months off the road the band resumed touring, and between April and August 2022 performed at various locations in France, including Paris, Condette, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Lorient in Brittany, and on the Tatihou islet, Normandy. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band gave their last performance on 17 August 2019 at the Festival des Filets Bleus in Concarneau, Brittany, France. Their first album, Cascade, was recorded in 1984. Originating from Argyll, a region of western Scotland, the band is named after the Western capercaillie, sometimes called a wood grouse, a native Scottish bird. The BBC notes that the band has "achieved enormous global success both as a group and as individual musicians." Origins They have sold over a million albums world-wide, including "three silver and one gold album in the UK". Universally recognised as one of the finest Gaelic singers alive today". Capercaillie demonstrate "astonishing musical dexterity" and feature "the peerless voice of co-founder Karen Matheson. The group adapts traditional Gaelic music and traditional lyrics with modern production techniques and instruments such as electric guitar and bass guitar, though rarely synthesizers or drum machines. Scottish folk music, traditional Gaelic musicĬapercaillie is a Scottish folk band, founded in 1984 by Donald Shaw and led by Karen Matheson, and which performs traditional Gaelic and contemporary English songs.
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