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HAL-AN-TOW
SONGS OF THE SIX CELTIC NATIONS
Sandra Reid, Voice,
Randy Crafton, Frame Drums
Each of the six Celtic song traditions, while certainly related, is unique in both sound and style. Universal themes of love, death, bereavement, struggle against oppression, and the supernatural are prominent. With great respect and understanding, Sandra Reid and Randy Crafton explore the song traditions of the Celtic nations of Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, The Isle of Man, Scotland, and Wales.
Sandra was hooked by Celtic music while growing up in Canada’s Ottawa Valley, where Scots settlers once mingled with Irish and Bretons from neighboring Quebec. Her own ancestry comprises three ethnic groups, and she feels a deep connection with this collective Celtic heritage. Her life-long exposure to these cultures through a Canadian filter gives her a pan-Celtic outlook that transcends ethnic and national boundaries. Her choice to perform in these languages is a si...
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