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Description This intriguing collection features four neo-trad bands: Ireland's Kila and Lúnasa, plus Shooglenifty and the Peatbog Faeries from Scotland. Each uses related Gaelic sources as a jumping-off spot to destinations unknown, weaving multistrand day-glo Celtic knots by any means necessary. Downtown club styles like drum & bass, house, and techno romp amid the shamrocks and heather, but are applied with such taste, humor, and nonviolent restraint that the acoustic traditions emerge enhanced rather than extinguished. Shooglenifty's chatty, quirky "Bjork's Chauffeur" and their elegiac "August" are especially notable. Lúnasa contribute a syncopated, jazzy ode to an ancient Druidic seasonal celebration called "Bealtainne" (a bit of trivia: their name refers to another one of these). Kila's "Gwerzy," a hyperactive and uniquely merry treatment of a Breton lament, is another standout, as is a set of trance-infused jigs by the Peatbog Faeries titled "Alexander MacAskill of Berneray/Harris." - Amazon The title has it correct; Untamed represents the wildest and fieriest Celtic music coming out of Scotland and Ireland. Shaking off the dusty conventions of bearded men playing their bagpipes on the Highlands, the artists on this Narada compilation represent the next generation of Celtic music. While the songs themselves are still based in the traditions of European folk music, youthful bands like Lúnasa and Peatbog Faeries infuse the music with electronic drumbeats and forward-thinking ambient drones, often buried beneath layers of organic rhythms, fiddle, and pipes. The mandolin-driven "Bjork's Chauffeur" from Scotland's Shooglenifty is grounded with a heavy electric bass, while Kíla's album-opening "Gwerzy" rips into a flute and fiddle reel, augmented by driving hammer dulcimer and arena-rock drums. This is not your father's Celtic music, but for listeners who are looking toward the new frontiers of world music, the future looks bright. - AllMusic If you like this, please seed and pass it along to others. Sharing Widget |