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"spectacular... highly charged ...deeply expressive" - The Irish Times "Outstanding Disk" -Newfolksounds "intriguing ...a brilliantly listenable and stimulating musical experience ...timeless and gently epic ... mesmerising" -The Living Tradition "defies reviewers in the best possible way"- Folkradio.com "presents a soul for the listener to lose her - or himself into" -Folkroddels
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Northern Lights is a blending of Norse and Irish: sagas, stories, soundscapes, cultural flavours and perspectives, through a meeting of their music and songs. It is a project of Lorcán Mac Mathúna (voice, whistle), Raphael De Cock (voice, pipes, siberian harp, shrutti, hardanger fiddle, jews harp), and James Mahon (uillean pipes, whistle flutes). To find out a little more on the background and theme of the project read the Full Description
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"Dubh agus Geal,
Darkness and Light - Loric Colloquies"

Northern lights' debut album is out now. If you're a bit cautious and want to be sure you are getting a great album here are two little samplers to whet the appetite. There's plenty more really nice tracks on the album so why not buy it with the secure paypal method just to the right there.

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Like the historic relationship between Gaelic and Scandinavian cultures the traditional music of both sometimes clashes, creating a musical tension and a creative dissonance. Also, in keeping with that relationship, there is noticeable common ground borne of cultural exchange. Northern Lights delves the separate manifestations of the shared themes of these traditions to form a unique and intriguing cultural dialogue.

 

 

The chickens lip.
Janga, jig lilting and lalling. Northern Lights with Lorcán Mac Mathuna, James Mahon, and Raphael De Cock

Aisling geal
Aisling Geal (a Bright Vision). The music of dreams on a siberian harp
   
   
   
   
   

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