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Bur |
| Bur's Acoustic and Electric Celtic World Orchestra |
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Bur: vocals, guitar, bagpipe, keyboard, percussion, mandolin, whistle, organ, shakers, tambourine, mellotron, talkbox, carkeys.
GUEST MUSICIANS Dave Allen: drums. Guy Erez: bass. Cameron Stone: cello. Andy Megna: drums. Christopher Maloney: bass. |
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We'd like this CD just for the title, but there's more to it: this is darkly beautiful Celtic rock, lyrical and rhythmic, edgy and sleek. Bur is the brother and former bandmate of Brother. This CD offers his highland pipes played rock-guitar style, frequently along side a cello (a beautiful combination), accompanying Bur's gravely plaintive vocals. Except for a very creditable cover of the Beatles Come Together, all the material is original. It's compeling, revealilng, and bleak songwriting, and always leaves us contemplating the BIG questions, like: How can a handsome man with so many great talents* be so very miserable?
* When we saw him perform, he was a one man band: vocals, pipes, guitars, whistle, mandolin, keyboard, and percussion.** ** Plus we think he did his own sound. |