- country:Ireland
- style(s):Folk, Irish
- label:Wren Records
- type:Band, Composer/Songwriter
- gender:male, female
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Magnetic Music
Line up
- Colm Breathnach (Vocals, bouzouki, banjo)
- Fiona Walsh (vocals + fiddle)
- Maggie Gallen (Vocals + piano)
- Maria Corbert (Vocals + harp)
- Martin Gallen (vocals + guitar)
- Sinead Gibson (guitar, vocals, whistle)
Links
Arcanadh - six magical voices
"....rarely does one find a group with six excellent individual voices, which blend so well in beautiful harmony....intent on supplying the missing ingredient in the confection that is Irish traditional music....each can take the lead in a song and together they make a gloriously harmonious sound....ten well-chosen songs and a couple of instrumental medleys, and it will make their eager admirers very happy indeed...... I predict an even greater following for Arcanadh when it reaches an wider audience......One can sense the excitement and the fun they have in working out harmonies and arrangements....vocal arrangements are varied and venturesome while remaining accessible to all categories of music lovers."
-- Aidan O'Hara, Irish Music Magazine
"Arcanadh are a young six-piece drowning in vocal talent and spoit for instrumental choice. Pristine production, faultless musicianship."
-- Siobhan Long, Irish Times
"...the first I've heard of them. I doubt it'll be the last. All six members are strong singers as well as instrumentalists. Soundings is a mightily impressive debut."
-- Sarah McQuaid, Hot Press
"The accolade from the Lorient festival has been a high point in Arcanadh's rise to fame so far. The only way is up for these musicians."
-- Sinead Flanagan, Lucan Gazette
"Arcanadh are a new and vibrant singing group who have just released their debut album to great critical acclaim. Their music, songs and arrangements are guaranteed to draw the audience into the magical world of Celtic folklore. A sell-out."
-- An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny, Co Donegal