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I would definitely go with Runrig.

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Edited by dr wu23 - November 05 2019 at 11:16

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Psychedelic Paul wrote:

When I read Cowslips, I thought that band sounds familiar, then I realised I was thinking of the Cowsills.

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kenethlevine wrote:

Neu!mann wrote:

The early albums by L' HERBA D'HAMELÍ remind me a lot of the debut Horslips album...They come from a completely different culture (the Catalan folk music tradition of Barcelona), but their aesthetic is very similar.

I need to check them out asap...and now that you expand the ethnic palette, I wonder if Basque group Magdelena's sole album from the late 1970s might scratch a similar itch. They are not to be confused with a Japanese group of the same name

Hercules wrote:

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I think Runrig might be what you're looking for if you want something similar to Horslips, but my personal preference would be Mostly Autumn. In fact, it is mostly autumn here in England with the cold wet weather and the leaves falling off the trees.

I'm a huge fan of both Runrig (I was at their last ever gig in 2018 at Stirling, singing Hearts of Olden Glory for 20 minutes after the band left the stage with thousands of fans in tears) and Mostly Autumn (I have every album and have seen them over 20 times).

But I don't think either are quite like Horslips as they don't quite have the same energy, though Runrig are closer.

I'd go for Wolfestone, an amazing band from Inverness: Unleashed is one of the best albums ever recorded and several others (The Chase, Year of the Dog, The Half Tail) are also excellent.

Spud was an Irish band who made a pretty good album called Smoking on the Bog.

But truthfully, Horslips were a one off and broke the mould of Irish traditional music and brought it into the 20th century. The Tain is one of my favourite albums and The Book of Invasions is also brilliant.

good to see you back here championing great music and insights. I agree and I forgot about Wolfstone in my list

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I think Runrig might be what you're looking for if you want something similar to Horslips, but my personal preference would be Mostly Autumn. In fact, it is mostly autumn here in England with the cold wet weather and the leaves falling off the trees.

I'm a huge fan of both Runrig (I was at their last ever gig in 2018 at Stirling, singing Hearts of Olden Glory for 20 minutes after the band left the stage with thousands of fans in tears) and Mostly Autumn (I have every album and have seen them over 20 times).

But I don't think either are quite like Horslips as they don't quite have the same energy, though Runrig are closer.

I'd go for Wolfestone, an amazing band from Inverness: Unleashed is one of the best albums ever recorded and several others (The Chase, Year of the Dog, The Half Tail) are also excellent.

Spud was an Irish band who made a pretty good album called Smoking on the Bog.

But truthfully, Horslips were a one off and broke the mould of Irish traditional music and brought it into the 20th century. The Tain is one of my favourite albums and The Book of Invasions is also brilliant.

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I think Runrig might be what you're looking for if you want something similar to Horslips, but my personal preference would be Mostly Autumn. In fact, it is mostly autumn here in England with the cold wet weather and the leaves falling off the trees.

Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I haven't heard of the Cowslips, but I have heard of the Cowsills, a Sunshine Pop band from the late 1960's.

If you like Horslips, then you may like the Celtic Prog-Folk band, Iona

In case it wasn't totally obvious, i was just kidding! LOL

This is a great thread because i only have one greatest hits of Horslips so i'm not overly familiar with them.

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Maybe? I tried not to be too obvious about it. ;)

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - November 04 2019 at 17:47

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