C3LT4.TR4D?_2019_Oct16 Playlist

Our second video-playlist is ready, a selection of six clips with a lot of female prominence. We hope you like it:

•The Old Woman's Dance/The Skylark's Ascension a set of tunes by Brìghde Chaimbeul from her debut album The Reeling (2019).

•What Makes You by Elephant Sessions, from their last album What Makes You (2019).

•Mazurca do Cachoupiño, an unrealeased tune by the Galician band Tor.

•Trip to Ireland, a set of jigs by Steph Geremia extracted from her 2018 album Up She Flew.

•Parmogeddon, an unreleased tune by Monster Ceilidh Band.

•Felton Lonnin is the last clip of this playlist, a beautiful  Northumbrian  lullaby performed by Kathryn Tickell Band in 2015.

Crowdfunding for Sarah Markey's Debut Album

Let's help Markey Markey fund her debut's album. You can help her backing this crowdfunding campaign.

Her debut album will be an exciting new project that highlights the diversity and openness of the traditional music scene in Scotland.  Descending from an Irish background, growing up in Scotland and exploring new cultures whilst living in Spain have all been key inspirations in Markey's music.  The album itself will be a unique collection of self-penned tunes, songs and traditional music from these countries in order to reflect my own experience of traditional music as being a connected, global identity.

Playlist C3LT4.TR4D?_2019_Oct15

Now you can enjoy our first Youtube playlist following this link. In that playlist you'll find the videoclips shared on our official Facebook C3LT4.TR4D? page on October 15.

This playlist features the following clips

• The Young People by Lankum (Irl), first single of their third album The Mountain's Hare.
• Will You Go Lassie Go by The Walker Roaders (USA/Irl), first single of their homonimus debut album.
• Sunshine by The Celtic Social Club (Bzh/Sco), single of their third album From Babylon to Avalon.
• Tro Breizh by Ronan Le Bars Group (Bzh) from their album An Erc'h Kentañ- The First Snow released in 2016.
• Deabruak Gara by Huntza (Basque Country), track from their album Xilema released in 2018.

What the hell is C3LT4.TR4D?

This project with the strange name of C3LT4.TR4D? emerged, experimentally, as a thematic page on Facebook just over a week ago. After 7 days compulsively sharing video clips, announcing concerts and the launching of new recordings, now, this beast takes her first steps outside the Zuckerberg' Nursery.

What are the objectives of this project? Know, promote and enjoy the work that is being developed in Celtic Music today.

Who is responsible for making the musical selection? I make that selection and I'm not a musician (I don't have that talent) nor I'm a music critic. Here, to make that selection, I will try to put aside my personal tastes and try to follow objective criteria.

What are these objective criteria? The main criterion is the chronological one, here only music created in the last 5 years will be shared. I am looking for the music of the youngest bands and the new works of older bands. The second criterion is Celtic Music, I know that many musicians feel uncomfortable under that commercial label but, to me, it makes my job easier and gives me some freedom because under that label fits almost everything (trad, folk, po, rock, punk... can be Celtic Music). If we add this criterion to the chronological we obtain Contemporary Celtic Music, that's C3LT4.TR4D?

Do you need help to do this job? Yes, I will need a lot. Any help, advice or sponsorship will be welcome. If your band has published a record, I want to share it here. If you have released a demo, I want to hear it. Your gigs? Yes, we'll announce them.