> Slainte Mhath (from Cape Breton) makes some really > interesting and danceable music using pop/techno > fusion. They play fiddle, bagpipes, bodhran, > keyboards, flutes and more (and stepdance!). A nice > description of their style from their website: > (http://www.slaintemhath.com)
Slainte Mhath is great. I love those guys (and girls). I've still got their first CD on constant rotation. They're definately on the right track I think. > As far as I can tell, thru logic and listening to many > musicians, the "secret" to making good fusion music is > to know traditional music inside and out. If you know > where it's coming from and what makes it unique, and > respect that, then you're more likely to understand > what will mix well with it. Not only knowing trad. music inside out, but you've also got to know whatever genres that make in into your "sound". Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
