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28 Jan 04 - 03:55 AM (#1103218) Subject: Review: Cottars From: Shanghaiceltic 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? |
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28 Jan 04 - 04:44 AM (#1103235) Subject: RE: Review: Cottars From: The Borchester Echo The Cottars live on the Millenium stage at the Kennedy Center last August. Just put their name in the search box. |
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28 Jan 04 - 05:13 AM (#1103254) Subject: RE: Review: Cottars From: Sandy Mc Lean The Cottars are great and we , on Cape Breton Island, are very proud of them ! Thanks for the link to this performance ! Sandy |
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28 Jan 04 - 06:03 AM (#1103271) Subject: RE: Review: Cottars From: GUEST,Rain Dog 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 |
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28 Jan 04 - 06:57 AM (#1103307) Subject: RE: Review: Cottars From: Shanghaiceltic 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. |
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28 Jan 04 - 06:17 PM (#1103817) Subject: RE: Review: Cottars From: Cuilionn 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 |
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15 Oct 05 - 10:30 AM (#1583578) Subject: RE: Review: Cottars From: GUEST,Courtney Greencorn 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! |