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    Posted: March 29 2015 at 17:47
What are your favorite irish/folk prog bands or irish sounding.

Strawbs
Jethro tull (sometimes)
Stackride (maybe)
Mellow Candle
Fairport Convention

Thats all I can think of for now, I would love to hear your guys opinions.
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By old bands that's Jethro Tull and Stackridge.
By newcomers, that's Celtic prog folk band Dun Aeunghus.
 
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here are a few ideas

Steeleye Span
Horslips
Moving Hearts
Loudest Whisper
Gavin O'Loghlen and the Cotter's Bequest
Dan Ar Braz (only here and there)
Iona (has never moved me but thought of highly here)
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oh yeah I forgot about steeleye span and horslips. I haven't hear of the other ones you mentioned I'll check them out.
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I forgot about Steeleye span and horslips. I haven't heard of the other bands you mentioned but I will check them out
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Tull
Steeleye Span
Fairport Convention
Horslips
Strawbs
Dan Ar Braz
Alan Stivell
Tempest (USA)
Avalon Rising (Not on this site but they should be)
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H O R S L I P S

My favourite Irish band/Irish sounding band ever.

These guys not only are Irish sounding but are Irish....well their violin/concertina/mandolin player Charles O'Connor is English but with a name like "O'Connor" you would guess his ancestors would have been Irish. No?
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Awww I like The Strawbs Hug most of their moozik, aww I do. xxxx Later on after 1973 they sounded more like Disney music tho; might as well be the Lion king tune with ok guitaring tunes but not great either.
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There was a band called Cruella De Ville from Northern Ireland. God knows how I remember them but they make The Pogues look sedate by comparisonLOL
 
 
 
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Pentangle, hands down. Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span are great, but Pentangle are a cut above. Do yourselves a favour and listen to Basket of Light, in loving memory of John Renbourn (who passed away a few days ago) and Bert Jansch.
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Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:

Tull
Steeleye Span
Fairport Convention
Horslips
Strawbs
Dan Ar Braz
Alan Stivell
Tempest (USA)
Avalon Rising (Not on this site but they should be)

thanks for posting Alan Stivell, he was on the tip ofg my pen when I mentioned Dan Ar BRaz, and is actually probably a slightly better choice.

Also, not on these pages but worth looking for is Merzhin, which means Merlin in Breton.  Rather popular hard folk rock band.  Lots of youtubes clips.  My personal fave, although not necessarily the most prog, is "Messieurs Dames" from their first album.

Another fine group is L'ANGE VERY".  They and Canadian group OREALIS both came close to getting in here but we ultimately decided against it.  How about MOTIS, GLAZ, AMAZING BLONDEL, BERNARD BENOIT, GAROLOU,  GIAN CASTELLO, SAD MINSTREL, SILVER LINING, DECAMERON, THE MORRIGAN, OLOFERNE, RED JASPER (only "A Midsummer Night's Dream and "A Winter;s Tale"), SPIROGYRA, TORNAOD, TRI YANN.   Note the Morrigan is a must for you  Big smile
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MAGO de OZ is classed as metal I think but their album "Gaia" definitely works if you are not afraid of some wild flailing vocals
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oh and of course, with Raff here, let's not forget Angelo Branduardi whose folk is sometimes celtic influenced
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Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

oh and of course, with Raff here, let's not forget Angelo Branduardi whose folk is sometimes celtic influenced
Tongue. and to whom Raff introduced me


IndeedClap! There are also some very interesting folk-influenced Italian bands and artists, such as the Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare (unfortunately not on PA), though of course the influences are Mediterranean rather than Celtic.
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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Pentangle, hands down. Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span are great, but Pentangle are a cut above. Do yourselves a favour and listen to Basket of Light, in loving memory of John Renbourn (who passed away a few days ago) and Bert Jansch.
I remember when I started college in 1969...there was a guy on my dormitory floor who was a Pentagle fan .
We would smoke, drink a beer , and listen to Pentangle; Basket of Light.
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As to the OP...none of those bands listed are Irish per se , but they are some of my favorite prog folk bands also....especially Fairport Convention being a big fan of Thompson and Denny..
I'm a fan of the old band called Trees when it comes to prog folk in general. I also like a new band called Wolf People.
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Of course Tull, Fairport, Pentangle and to a lesser extent Steeleye Span for folk or folk rock in general, but The Pogues (particularly their first 3: Red Roses For Me, Sodomy, Rum and the Lash and If I Should Fall From Grace With God) and The Waterboys (Fisherman's Blues and Room to Roam) if I want a more Celtic experience.
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I you like Steeleye and Horslips, the MORRIGAN is one of the best out there, and they really ARE Irish
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Points: 8854 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2015 at 17:06
Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Originally posted by kenethlevine kenethlevine wrote:

oh and of course, with Raff here, let's not forget Angelo Branduardi whose folk is sometimes celtic influenced
Tongue. and to whom Raff introduced me


IndeedClap! There are also some very interesting folk-influenced Italian bands and artists, such as the Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare (unfortunately not on PA), though of course the influences are Mediterranean rather than Celtic.

omg thank you again.  I will be looking for these.  And have you heard OLOFERNE Raff?  One of my favorite Celtic sounding Italian groups.  How about CORDE OBLIQUE?  I forgot to mention them in this thread.  They are not really a rock group but play gorgeous ballads that are almost entirely acoustic
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Points: 24391 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2015 at 17:08
I have heard of both bands, but never got around to checking out their music. Thanks for the heads upSmile!
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