Celtic Folk Roots

Subject: Celtic Folk Roots
From: JedMarum
Date: 08 May 11 - 12:42 PM

Here's a new album called Best of Jed Marum - Celtic Folk Roots. It is a compilation of favorite recordings over the last 10 years (Scottish and Irish folk).

The tracks come from: SOUL OF A WANDERER (2002), MILES FROM HOME(2004), and SANDS OF ABERDEEN (2008) and will be released to new broadcast media and web-based distribution engines.

If you follow the link above, you can scroll to the bottom of the track list and click "preview all songs" to get a three minute sample of the entire album.

Subject: RE: Celtic Folk Roots
From: Leadfingers
Date: 08 May 11 - 07:20 PM

Looks interesting Jed - For a Yank you dont make a bad fist of The Celtic Thing !!

Subject: RE: Celtic Folk Roots
From: Beer
Date: 08 May 11 - 07:24 PM

And here i thought he was from the maritimes. Nova Scotia to be specific. As usual Jed, great music.
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Subject: RE: Celtic Folk Roots
From: ranger1
Date: 08 May 11 - 07:26 PM

Well, I know I'll be heading to CD Baby next!

Subject: RE: Celtic Folk Roots
From: JedMarum
Date: 08 May 11 - 09:29 PM

Thanks - lead fingers and beer!

Ranger - I believe you have all these recordings on the original albums.

I have a new album or two in the short term projects queue, but this one is a compilation of previously released tracks. Trying to sort out time and funding right now, but the music is ready.

Subject: RE: Celtic Folk Roots
From: JedMarum
Date: 12 May 11 - 01:54 PM

I posted a promo video for Celtic Folk Roots on Youtube. Please take a look and listen.

Also; please rate and leave a comment on Youtube, if you're a member.

Thanks

Subject: RE: Celtic Folk Roots
From: ollaimh
Date: 12 May 11 - 02:28 PM

ok i gotta ask whats "a bad first of the celtic thing" mean

is thaqt english slang?

and yeah there are lots of celts in nova scotia and the maritimes in general. i grew up with both gaelic and french spoken in the house

Subject: RE: Celtic Folk Roots
From: gnu
Date: 12 May 11 - 02:34 PM

Lovely Jed.

Subject: RE: Celtic Folk Roots
From: Chris Partington
Date: 12 May 11 - 02:37 PM

"Not a bad fist" is slang for having a good hand at cards and playing it well. It's a compliment of course.

Subject: RE: Celtic Folk Roots
From: JedMarum
Date: 13 May 11 - 12:35 PM

Thanks!

;-)

Subject: RE: Celtic Folk Roots
From: JedMarum
Date: 02 Jun 11 - 09:46 AM

The Youtube promo video linked above starts out with an instrumental from one of the album's tracks. It plays over the opening credits, before the video goes into a track-by-track sampling of the album.

The whistle solo for this instrumental was played by my friend Betty Blakley Waddoups and was recorded by Paul Mills. Betty was playing a High E whistle that was very slightly sharp ... so I retuned my guitar to her for the recording. It is one of my very favorite pieces, among all of my recordings.