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Artist: WILLIAMSON, ROBIN
Title: The Celtic Bard
Label:
GASON
Cat No:
GASONCD737
Format:
CD
Exclusive compilation by the Swedish Gason label of material by Scottish folk legend Robin Williamson, founder of the Incredible String Band (way back in the 1960s) and for many decades a touring, recording multi-instrumentalist, Celtic harpist, singer & storyteller - as well as participating in several ISB reunion projects.
The contents of this compilation CD are selected from original Robin Williamson solo albums released between 1988 and 2002, including : Ten of Songs, Dream Journals 1966-76, Music for Macbeth, Songs for the Calendarium, Ring Dance, Songs of Love & Parting, The Island of the Strong Door, and Gems of Celtic Story vol.2.
The pieces cover the wide spectrum of Williamson’s incredible vocal & songwriting talent, harp playing and storytelling - with all instruments (with one exception in one song) played by the master himself and with Scottish harp tunes from 16th Century mixed with his own unique material - all with the Celtic harp as a central voice.
A fascinating 78 minutes of musical magic - an ideal introduction to Robin Williamson’s post-ISB work and an intriguing anthology, with several relatively rare tracks, for already-converted followers and fans.
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