Celtic Southern Cross
Australian Recorded Music
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Congratulations to Danny Spooner and Mike Keran
Traditional singer, Danny Spooner, embarked on a tour with fiddler Mike Keran (fiddle), Richard Tognetti (artistic director and lead violin) and the Australian Chamber Orchestra to present a program called *ENCHANTED.*
The program included pieces by Brahms, Bach and Paganini interspersed with traditional folk song.
Two contemporary compositions were in the song list:
"Newell Highway" by John Warner and Bill Scott's "Innisfail Song" commonly known as "Hey Rain". http://jam.org.au/moxie/events/sydneyeast/danny-spooner-aco-2007.shtml
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Tassie Tattie Howkers
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A Long Way from Home |
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Reel Cool Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club and Friends |
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Red Hot Scots This is their first album was recorded in 1999 and includes with the
Fiddle Club Tony Allen Piano' Neil Adams Vocals/Guitar, David
South Accordion, Chris Duncan Fiddle and John McAuslan
Vocals. Tam Lin is brilliant |
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Emu Creek Bush Band Vol. 1 Back to Goornong The Emu Creek Bush Band is the musical arm of the Bendigo Dance & Music Club. A major part of the band's function has been to collect, play and record the old tunes which were once common in the bush.Dance music is their forte (see the 3 CD set below), but they have introduced the bush concert theme, with dance tunes and songs including Advance Australia Fair, We are Australian, Take me back to Bendigo (with John Williams). Has 25 tracks |
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Wongawilli Australian Traditional Dance Tunes
Wongawilli have become well known throughout Australia for it
performances at major folk festivals - Woodford, Maleny, Port Fairy,
Victor Harbour, Jamberoo, George Town and the National Folk
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Wongawilli Australian Traditional Dance Tunes Vol 2
A Swag of Treasures A selection of 51 dance tunes arranged into 14 sets for bush dances
sourced from the National Library of Australia Folklore Collection. |
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Back Country Celts by Wild Trout Downunder
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Chris Duncan CD |
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Chris Duncan and Muriel Johnson CD Price $25 CDM001 cd |
Born in Australia of Scottish descent, Chris is regarded here as one of the finest exponents of the art of playing for dances, performing concerts and conducting fiddle workshops. Muriel is well known worldwide for her work in traditional Scottish music. The two have teamed up to produce a delightful and sensitive
CD. The tracks on this album include all that is best in Scotland's rich heritage of traditional music, brought to life by the combination of fiddle and piano. The album covers a wide range of of styles, from the powerful driving strathspeys and lively reels to swinging jigs and haunting airs. |
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Declan Affley Australian Folk Archive vintage live recordings CD Price $30 AFA001 cd
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This album is compiled from early, and in many cases, historical recordings, and has been digitally remastered to give as good a quality as possible. The songs and the man are all that matters, however, and this is a pure delight for those who knew Declan and his music and humour. 17 songs and some fiddle tunes, with the finale being the very moving Mise Eire with Declan and about 20 of his musical friends including the late wonderful Chris Wendt on whistle, and Louis McManus on mandolin. |
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Jenny Fitzgibbon Temple Bare CD Price $20
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Winner of the Liz Johnson Award for traditional singing, Jenny's voice and song interpretation are establishing her as one of Australia's finest traditional singers. |
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Gary Shearston Only Love Survives CD Price $27 RR3 cd
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This is Gary's 30th recording. He is an icon of Australian folk from
the early 60's. Was to tour America with Peter, Paul and Mary but was
refused entry due to his opposition to the Vietnam war. This is a collection of Gary's own songs. |
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Spoot O'Skerry Noxious Reeds CD Price $25 SOS01 cd
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This fine young group won the prestigious Chris Wendt Award at the 2002
National Folk Festival in Canberra. The group brings together outstanding
young musicians in Evan Davies flute and bagpipes, his sister Sarah
Davies fiddle, Dave Foster guitar and fiddle and Sam Martin double
Bass. Their live performances feature driving Scottish melodies with the occasional clogging. |
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Colcannon Journeys... CD Price $30 TRAX282 cd
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Most of these songs were written by the band members. This is their 2005 recording. |
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Colcannon Dolphin Bay CD Price $30 TRAX263 cd
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The 2002 album featuring songs written by John Munro, Pete Tichener,
Don Holderness, all band members, plus some traditional songs and one
titled We work the black seam, written by Sting who has always said
that popular and folk music have much to learn from each other. This song,
in support of the natural environment, was handed to Kat to let her weave
her own personal magic over it.
Highly recommended Available from Burkes Music Castlemaine
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Eric Bogle The Colour of Dreams CD Price $30 RRR33 cd
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Eric Bogle's 2002 work, with more political and social comment in the inimitable Bogle style. To quote from Eric's Book of Well-Worn Clichés " In pursuit of our dreams we often find that what we left behind in the pursuit is what we were pursuing in the first place" |
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Danny Spooner Leviathan
CD Price $25
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This wonderful new CD is available from Celtic Southern Cross
Lyrics for the songs can be found at www.dannyspooner.com Songs include The Coast of Peru, Rolling Down to old Maui, Wounded Whale, Waterwitch, Queensland Whalers, Wee Pot Stove, Last of the Great Whales and more |
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Danny Spooner When a Man's in Love CD Price $25 DS02 cd
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Danny's CDs are available from kilmaley@giant.net.au
or from Celtic Southern Cross
Lyrics for the songs can be found at www.dannyspooner.com Sorry, all sold out and no longer available
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Danny Spooner Hard Tack CD Price $25 DS06 cd
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This CD is available from Celtic Southern Cross
Lyrics for the songs can be found at www.dannyspooner.com Songs include Travelling down the Castlereagh, Flash Stockman, Mines of Australia, Lookout Below, On the Wallaby, The Cocky of Bungaree, Springtime it brings on the Shearing, Four Little Johnny Cakes, The Catalpa, Dinki Di, 'ard Tack, Shearing in a Bar, Euabalong Ball |
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Danny Spooner Launch Out on the Deep CD Price $25 DS05cd |
Danny's CDs are available from kilmaley@giant.net.au
or from Celtic Southern Cross
Lyrics for the songs can be found at www.dannyspooner.com
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Jim MacQuarrie Time Can't Ease CD Price $22 JM1 cd |
Jim is a strong supporter of the Folk Alliance of Australia, and this well-produced album of songs features great standards like Stan Rogers' Mary Ellen Carter and Si Khan's What will I leave? Jim has written some fine songs of his own for this album and with Dave O'Neill both producing the album, and playing guitar, mandolin and bouzouki, Jim has a great time re-discovering both his Canadian roots, and his Australian interests. |
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Skreitch An Anthology CD Price $20 |
Richard 'Screitch' Leitch is well known at Folk Festivals reciting Aussie poems, at Robbie Burns nights addressing The Haggis and organisor of the Maldon Folk Festival. This anthology features Australian, Scottish, English and Irish verse. |
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Robert Bartlett Through a Past Darkly CD Price $25 CD109649 |
A collection of original and self penned songs from this traditional English singer now living in Adelaide. Drys Bluff illustrated at the top of this page is featured in the song The Logging Track, written after Rob visited us in Liffey and walked through once pristine rain forest now semi denuded. This song deserves to become an anthem against the current destructive logging activities around Tasmania. |
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Bob Ballantine Northumbria Down Under CD Price $20 |
This music is principally dance music from Northumbria with some tunes from
Scotland. Bob, whistle, is accompanied by James Rigby, fiddle and
guitar, Andy Rigby, harp and flute, and Deanna Devers , accordion. |
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Southerly Breeze CD Price $25 CRACD 002 |
Six of Australia's top flute players, with excellent accompaniment, have recorded mainly traditional tunes. |
The following CDs can be purchased directly from the artists. Celtic Southern Cross does not stock these items but we offer our support for local products.
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Cath Connelly & Greg Hunt Songline - Thin Place
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This rewarding collaboration between Cath on Celtic Harp and Greg on
fiddle and mandolin, has culminated in an album of haunting beauty and
emotional depth. There are some fine examples of the characteristically
Celtic elements of laughter, lament and lullaby on the album, with The
Quiet Land of Erin, Brian Boru, Inisheer, Queen's Marsh (Welsh tune) and
more. This is a fusion between the Aboriginal concept of song line and the
Celtic notion of Thin Place - the veil between the here and the hereafter. Purchase directly from Cathy Connelly |
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Colin MacLeod & Rory Sinclair Roaming Free CD Price $28 includes postage |
Rory Sinclair (guitar) and Colin MacLeod (fiddle) first found musical
lilt in their native homeland of Scotland. This experience was enhanced and
further shaped by periods of life spent in Germany (Rory) and South Africa
(Colin) before the chance encounter at the Australian National Folk Festival
in Canberra 2004. This CD covers the lovely range of good traditional
Scottish fiddling (with a guitar solo from Rory on The Seagull). Great
tunes, from strathspeys to reels to hornpipes and marches and a beautiful
slow air John Roy Lyall cmacld@yahoo.com Purchase directly from Colin |
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Strathmannan
CD Price $28 includes postage |
Strathmannan (formerly Fife & Clackmannshire) has played Scottish
music in the Canberra region and beyond over many years at dances,
festivals, and gatherings. The large and rich repertoire of Scottish fiddle
music from traditional and contemporary sources is the inspiration for the
tune sets on this excellent CD. With Kate Scott and Mark Jenner on fiddle,
Jane Ellis piano and Peter Bucke on bass guitar, the tunes and playing on
this CD are just wonderful. From The Hut on Staffin Island to Johnnie Faa
and to a tune written by Claire McLaughlin in honour of Sharon Shannon, this
CD has heaps of great tunes and lovely playing.
kscott@netspeed.com.au Purchase directly from Kate in Canberra. |
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Bernard Carney West CD Price $25 plus $4 postage BJCD04
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This latest work from top singer-songwriter Bernard
Carney. A true wordsmith, Bernard creates the landscape, the people,
the stories as a paean of praise for his adopted home of Western Australia.
With backing from quality musicians like David Hyams, Jenny
Simpson, Peter Grayling, this CD is one to go into your collection. The
insert is beautifully crafted with words to all the songs, good photos. |
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Bernard Carney Feathers & Tributes CD Price $25 plus $4 postage DH005 |
Peter Hicks has called Bernard "pretty close to the
number on folk entertainer in Australia today". Port Fairy folk festival
named him Artist of the Year. With support from David Hyams, Peter Grayling,
Ormonde Waters and others, Bernard's excellent guitar playing and warm,
clear, emotive vocal style and delivery make this a gem.
Refuge for a Refugee should be required listening in all Australian schools, not to mention cabinet meetings. Other highlights are Devil's Island about the treatment of Aborigines on Rottnest Is., and the lighter moments of Here is the Chorus; My Little Dot Com, and Wine, show the light and shade of this wonderful CD Order from www.bernardcarney.comOr contact Eleanor Carney, PO Box 2054, Carlisle North, Western Australia, 6101 |
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Maireid Sullivan For Love's Caress - a Celtic Journey
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Mairead is an outstanding singer living in Melbourne.
Her DVD Time After Time has recently been awarded Best Documentary Film at
the 7th International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers in Greece. This DVD
is also available from Mairead's website as are her excellent CDs
This CD includes Coast of Malabar, Eileen Aroon, Annie Laurie, Great Silkie, Danu's Land, Leaving of Liverpool |
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Maireid Sullivan Never Drift Apart
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Mairead is an outstanding singer living in Melbourne.
Her DVD Time After Time has recently been awarded Best Documentary Film at
the 7th International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers in Greece. This DVD
is also available from Mairead's website as are her excellent CDs
This CD includes River of Tears, Rocks of Bawn, Curlew's Song, In the Garden, Across the Borderline, Go From my Window, When I was on Horseback, Verdant Braes of Skreen, All About Love, Never Drift Apart |
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Maireid Sullivan Dancer
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Mairead is an outstanding singer living in Melbourne.
Her DVD Time After Time has recently been awarded Best Documentary Film at
the 7th International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers in Greece. This DVD
is also available from Mairead's website as are her excellent CDs
This CD includes Eriskay Love Lilt, Sally Gardens, Connamara Cradle Song, She Moved Through the Fair, Dancer, Time, I Believe in Love, Feeling Wings, Colour Me, An'Dro (instrumental), Bringing it all the way Home, 10 Times |
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Julie McGonigal Wintermusic CD Price $22 incl.p&p
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Wintermusic is a compilation of original, contemporary and
traditional songs and instrumental music from the 1993 Mists of Guyra
and the 1995 Carried on the Wind, plus two new original
compositions especially recorded for this album. There is also an
interview with Julie about her musical life.
Two of Julie's most popular compositions, Mists of Guyra and Hern
Waltz, have earned their place in this compilation, along with her
arrangement of tunes of the American Civil War era. |
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Us Not Them Live One Man's Weeds - Another Man's Flowers CD Price $25 ROW02 cd |
Chloe Roweth (Vocals, Mandolin) and Jason Roweth (Vocals and Guitar)
perform live songs of separation, struggle, strength and rejuvenation.
Chloe's version of the Exile of Erin is one of the most powerful
songs you will ever hear.
Please order directly from usnotthem@speedlink.com.au |
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Peter Hicks Our World is not for Sale CD Price $25 |
Released in 2002, Peter is writing and playing exciting music. Please
Email him for this album at glazfolk@austarnet.com.au
or visit his web site at http://home.austarnet.com.au/glazfolk The album includes the track Ordinary People which won the Folk Federation of Tasmania Song Awards 2001. It is a multimedia E-book as well. |
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The Two Pilgrims The Easy Way CD Price $23 incl. p&p |
Forming in Hobart in 1998, this duo of John Gaitens and
Will Harris have become one of Tasmania's popular music duos, with each
swapping the roles of vocals, guitars and bass.
This CD is a collection of favourite covers and four original songs written by Will and John, and contains different styles from bluegrass to rock. Includes Stuck in the Middle, You Can't Take it With You, Sydney from a 747, Operator, Here Comes the Sun, The Easy Way, Sister Golden Hair and others
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Mike Raine i CD Price $25 |
His latest album featuring songs he has entered in the Tasmanian Folk
Federation Song Writing Awards plus others.
You can purchase this CD directly from Mike Raine at illusion@netspace.net.au |
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Mike Raine The Ranelagh Collection CD Price $25 |
Mike Raine is a long serving member of top Tasmanian band The
Cockies. These two albums are solo works that feature Mike's own
compositions and his quirky sense of humour. Mike is not completely folk
but has a strong folk background.
You can purchase this CD directly from Mike Raine at illusion@netspace.net.au |
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Mike Raine The Quintessential Shallow Man CD Price $25 |
More unique and quirky songs from Mike You can purchase this CD directly from Mike Raine at illusion@netspace.net.au or write to Mike at
Audio Illusion |
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Martin Pearson Too close for comfort CD Price $25 |
Martin Pearson is unique and words on paper (or screen) don't do him justice. Email him to buy this terrifically funny CD and you'll find out at first hand. I mean, this is the man who brought you The Chook from Snowy River. |
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Martin Pearson The Unfinished Spelling Errors of Bolkien CD Price including postage $40 |
The amazing trilogy of The Lost Grocery Lists, The Unfinished Spelling
Errors and the Digitally Re-Mastered Thumbprint.
One of the funniest live shows of this century. |
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Dale Jacobsen |
Dale is a well respected musician from Maleny in Queensland. Her three
instruments featured on this CD, Hammered Dulcimer, Appalachian Dulcimer and the
treble bowed psaltery, were all made by her. The tunes vary from traditional and
celtic tunes to modern tunes like Music for a Found Harmonium. Please
contact Dale directly for this CD at Email srmusic@ozemail.com.au Web Site http://members.ozemail.com.au/`daleljacobsen/ |
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Steve and Rosalind Barnes CD costs $25 |
Produced with the support of Western Australia Arts Council this CD features two excellent song writing and singing performers in Rosalind and Steve.
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Hobart Old Time String Band
For information on this group of Tassie musicians please go to www.hotstringband.org
Duncan Chalmers
Aspiration
Duncan's fine voice sings popular songs with the aid of prominent Australian
musicians Bob McDonald, Chloe Roweth, Johnny Spillane, Graeme Murray, Peter
Toombes, Lindsey Martin and others. You can purchase this CD direct from Duncan
at chalmdr@bigpond.net.au
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Wheelers and Dealers
Full House
This is a fine CD from one of Australia's finest bands. Their CD launch at
the National Folk Festival 2007 was a treat to hear.
You can purchase this CD direct from
www.wheelersanddealers.com.au
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Andy Rigby and Friends
Andology Vol. 1 Tunes of the Andys
Original and traditional tunes on whistles, harps and other things,
featuring penny whistle kwela jive music
You can purchase this CD direct from Andy at
arharp2002@yahoo.com.au
Mick Flanagan
The Galway Rambler
Mick is a fine singer from Gort in Ireland, but resident in Tasmania for many years,
now in George Town. On his working travels around Australia he has met many
fine characters and has many stories to tell. Many of these songs are
written by Mick and are interspersed with great traditional songs like
Flower of Sweet Strabane.
You can purchase this CD direct from Mick on (03) 6382
1926 or by post 12 Esplanade South, George Town Tasmania 7253
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Price $20 ( or 2 for $60 or even 3 for $100)
Evan Mathieson
Harry's Legacy
Not only is this CD a tribute to Harry Robertson, one of Australia's most
important pioneers of the Folk Music Revival, it also marks the recording
debut of one of the revival's staunchest supporters. Great songs and
wonderful performances. To quote Dave O'Neill, artistic director of the
National Folk Festival "Evan, it's about bloody time old son"
Available from Evan and Lyn Mathieson
PO Box 21, Donnybrook, Queensland 4510
