Bands that sound like Horslips.
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Topic: Bands that sound like Horslips.
Posted By: Iacób
Subject: Bands that sound like Horslips.
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 17:05
| Do any of you guys know of any bands that sound like Horslips? (I'm already a fan of Mushroom.) |
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 17:17
Cowslips. But they and all copies of their rare albums were destroyed in a bizarre milk factory accident.  -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Iacób
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 17:25
| Sad to hear that, maybe they'll reform as Goatslips.(haha) |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 17:33
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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
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 17:38
darn! I was just going to say Mushroom! I guess it partly depends which Horslips you are talking about. There were times when they didn't sound very folky or very Irish I suspect you also know MOVING HEARTS? RUNRIG are Scottish but at times sound similar MEN THEY COULDN'T HANG and OYSTERBAND. I'd stick with late 1980s/early 1990s for the former and 1993-1999 for the latter. ' STEELEYE SPAN at times BRAN from Wales...they were a precursor to PERERIN but they sound a bit more like HORSLIPS than PERERIN current group GALLEY BEGGAR German group GALAHAD,, though they are more overtly Celtic sounding The MORRIGAN MOSTLY AUTUMN RED JASPER especially their two best albums - Midsumnmer Night's Dream and Winter's Tale american group TEMPEST TREES MAGO DE OZ |
Iacób wrote:Posted By: Iacób
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 17:41
| I like Iona, but there not quite what I was looking for. |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 17:46
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lluT orhteJ Maybe? I tried not to be too obvious about it. ;)
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Posted By: Iacób
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 17:56
You mean Jethro Tull? Wait of course not. Their too obscure, nobody's heard of them, right?  I like a few of their songs, I'll have to check out some more of their music sometime. |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: November 04 2019 at 18:07
In case it wasn't totally obvious, i was just kidding!  This is a great thread because i only have one greatest hits of Horslips so i'm not overly familiar with them. ------------- https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 01:24
When I read Cowslips, I thought that band sounds familiar, then I realised I was thinking of the Cowsills. 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 01:28
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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.
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Posted By: Neu!mann
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 03:38
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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. ------------- "we can change the world without anyone noticing the difference" - Franco Falsini |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 04:10
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. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 04:15
For anyone who hasn't yet discovered the wonderful sound of Mostly Autumn, I'd recommend the 3-CD compilation, "Pass the Clock" |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 08:26
good to see you back here championing great music and insights. I agree and I forgot about Wolfstone in my list
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 08:26
I need to check them out asap
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 08:28
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 08:48
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I prefer what Horslips are doing these days.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPFZrRD3J8" rel="nofollow - Horse Outside ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 09:40
There is a flower called cowslips. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Neu!mann
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 10:23
Bandcamp! ------------- "we can change the world without anyone noticing the difference" - Franco Falsini |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 11:14
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Wolf People.... ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 12:37
One of my greatest regrets was not seeing Wolfestone when they played outdoors at Drumnadrochit on Loch Ness as support for Runrig in 2007. Runrig picked a day for the gig in August when it has not rained in living memory. It made up for it that day: it started at 10.00 and rained solidly all day, dropping 10cm of rain and flooding the venue. 17000 mad souls stayed, but I'm too old and left at 5pm when I was up to my knees, so I missed Wolfestone. The DVD of the event is called "Year of the Flood" after the first track Runrig's 2007 album Everything You See. It could not have been more apt, I can tell you.
------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 12:59
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I would definitely go with Runrig. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 14:25
| I first hear Wolfestone at the San Francisco Celtic music fest in march 1993. Very impressive. Other guests included Dolores Keane, who has an incredible voice |
Posted By: Mudpuppy64
Date Posted: November 05 2019 at 18:21
Wolfstone great Band  |