Review: Cottars

Subject: Review: Cottars
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 28 Jan 04 - 03:55 AM

I have just recieved a copy of the Cottars 'Made in Cape Bretton' I thought it was superb, especially for such a young band.

As they are unlikey to visit Shanghai, has anyone seen them live and are they as good live as on record?

Subject: RE: Review: Cottars
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 28 Jan 04 - 04:44 AM

The Cottars live on the Millenium stage at the Kennedy Center last August. Just put their name in the search box.

Subject: RE: Review: Cottars
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 28 Jan 04 - 05:13 AM

The Cottars are great and we , on Cape Breton Island, are very proud of them !
Thanks for the link to this performance !
                         Sandy

Subject: RE: Review: Cottars
From: GUEST,Rain Dog
Date: 28 Jan 04 - 06:03 AM

I like their version of Suilean Dubh from the album.

They also make a very good job of the Tom Waits ' The Briar and the Rose ' . Quite a contrast between the song being sung by a young girl and the one sung by Tom Waits

Subject: RE: Review: Cottars
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 28 Jan 04 - 06:57 AM

My favourite is the track 'I know who is sick'. The bodhran playing makes a superb accompaniement.

Maybe one day they will make it out here but I won't hold my breath.

Subject: RE: Review: Cottars
From: Cuilionn
Date: 28 Jan 04 - 06:17 PM

Ah think the bairns are aye brilliant, but Ah'm nae sairtain whit tae think o their Gaelic. They thraw a few wairds oot during concerts, but when I ca'd Gaelic back tae them, ye suid hae seen the confusion-- like a hantle o wee deer in the heidlichts, they were! Ah'm thinkin they're aff tae a grand stairt an there's nae question aboot their talent, but   if they're tae be "packagit" as a band o young Cape Breton Gaels, they ocht tae hae mastery o mair than ane or twa phrases. Lairnin Gaelic sangs phonetically DISNAE coont, nae matter how bonnie the singin. The culture desairves muckle mair than lip sairvice.

Ah'm luikin for'ard tae mair frae the Cottars, tae be sure. Ah saw 'em at an open-air concert last summer, an 'twas a grand nicht indeed. As their musicianship matures, tis ma earnest hope that they embrace, an wrestle wi, the complex heritage they claim tae represent.

--Cuilionn

Subject: RE: Review: Cottars
From: GUEST,Courtney Greencorn
Date: 15 Oct 05 - 10:30 AM

heyy i was a studet at frank.h.macdonald eml. school last year and the cottars came in for a proformance and i got to say it was awesome!