Karen Ashbrook and Paul Oorts
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
New Age-y instrumental traditional Celtic world music/folk.
Status:
Most recent release, Celtic Cafe (2001)
See also:
Maggie's Music Label site
Comparisons:
Other Celtic instrumentalists
Covers/own material:
Traditional Celtic and Northern European
General comments:
A gentle instrumental Celtic album with a mix of Irish, Scottish, French and Flemish traditions by Karen Ashbrook (hammered dulcimer, wooden flute, pennywhistle) and Paul Oorts (classical guitar, steel-stringed guitar, mandolin, musette accordion, cittern, tenor banjo) + various other instruments by guest artists. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Recommended first album:
Celtic Cafe is the first we've heard
Recordings:
Celtic Cafe (2001)
Celtic Cafe
Release info:
2001—Maggie's Music—MM224
Availability:
See Maggie's Music site for availability
Ecto priority:
Recommended/
Group members:
Karen Ashbrook—hammered dulcimer, wooden flute, pennywhistle
Paul Oorts—classical guitar, steel-stringed guitar, mandolin, musette accordion, cittern, tenor banjo
Guest artists:
Andrea Hoag—fiddled on 3 tracks
Bonnie Rideout—Scottish fiddle, viola on 6 tracks
Mark Hillmann—uilleann pipes
Bobby Read—woodwinds, sporano sax on 1 track
Dwight Purvis—French horn
Ralph Gordon—blass
Dave Wiesler—piano
Paddy League—bodhran, snare drum, concertina, percussion
Produced by:
Bob Read
Comments:
Restful—even the lively tracks. Great for relaxing listening, though the musicians are so good it also rewards close attention. Any fan of Celtic-flavoured music will enjoy this. Tracks like "Style Musette" add different sounds (here French). (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
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