Just discovered this guy. I must admit I didn't expect him to be quite so good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWnj_Kxwt8g
Also check his band Dreamers' Circus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq_DZT297D0
I'm surprised never to have heard of these people. However, Ale and the keyboard player are coming to Scotland soon in a collaboration which includes Brian Finnegan from Flook.
Press release:
Northern Lights brings together six world-class musicians from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Scandinavia in a cross-cultural celebration of new music that bridges the divide between folk, classical, traditional and avant garde in six new compositions.
Featuring:
Brian Finnegan (Flook, Kan) flute, whistle
Niall Vallely (Buille) concertina
Ailie Robertson (The Outside Track) harp
Donald Grant (Elias Quartet) fiddle
Nikolaj Busk (Dreamers' Circus) accordion, piano
Ale Carr (Dreamers' Circus, Basco) cittern
As musical collaborations go, this promises to be an extraordinary music interchange. The players involved have carved out a reputation for not just mastering their chosen fields, but rising above, redefining and renewing the musical world they come from. In Northern Lights, they come together to premiere six new compositions, written by each musician specifically for the ensemble, resulting in a concert of enthralling new music, grounded in tradition, but shot through with the adrenaline of contemporary influences. This is music that is both ancient and utterly new.
January 2014 Scotland tour dates.
Jan 15 - Gairloch, Village Hall
Jan 16 - Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
Jan 17 - Edinburgh, Queen's Hall
Jan 18 - Inverness, Eden Court
Jan 19 - Celtic Connections
For more information and the latest tour news, please visit
http://www.northern-lights-music.com/
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