Capercaillie - At The Heart Of It All [2013][EAC CUE FLAC]

Artist: Capercaillie
Release: At The Heart Of It All
Released: 2013
Label: Vertical Records
Catalog#: VERTCD100
Format: FLAC / Lossless / Cue
Country: UK
Style: Celtic,folk

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01 S'Och A' Dhomhnaill Oig Ghaolaich
02 The Strathspey Set
03 Ailein Duinn Nach Till Thu An Taoblh-Seo
04 The Jura Wedding Reels
05 At The Heart Of It All
06 Abu Chuibhl'
07 The Marches
08 Nighean Dubh Nighean Donn
09 Fainne An Dochais
10 Cal's Jigs
11 Lament For John 'Garve' MacLeod Of Raasay


The Scottish folk scene is booming, and Capercaillie can take much of the credit. For the past 30 years they have revived and reworked Gaelic traditional music, while introducing new songs and exploring new musical settings. It has been a bold, sometimes uneven project that has seen them experimenting with synthesisers and programmed drums, but this anniversary set is a reminder of their exquisite acoustic work. It's dominated by the fine, pure vocals of Karen Matheson, who is equally at ease with rapid-fire "mouth music" as she is with an emotional Gaelic lament about a 17th-century drowning, and there is classy backing from a band that includes pianist Donald Shaw, of Celtic Connections fame, and master flautist and piper Michael McGoldrick. There are contributions from Scotland's new folk elite, including Julie Fowlis and members of Lau, and there's still an experimental edge, with a dash of jazzy brass added in..