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Caledonia
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Very Celtic music played by a dedicated Band. Traditional songs and tunes plus original compositions combining their own multinational backgrounds whith the Cel
Band members: Heidi Sigfalk (violin, viola, guitar, voice), Stef Sigfalk (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, concertina, voice), Andreas Aeppli (bodhran, percussion, voice), Brendan Wade (uillean pipes, whistles, guitar, voice).
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #12
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
Dougie McLean
Rights
Bow Triplets
Uploaded
February 03, 2010
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MP3 6.1 MB • 192 kbps • 4:25
Story behind the song
Caledonia was originally the name given by the Romans to the north of Great Britain. Its contemporary use is as a romantic or poetic name for Scotland. The song was written by the Scottish singer/songwriter Dougie McLean.. Stef Sigfalk sings the lead part on this album, he learned the song from his friend, the singer Ronnie Carthy during numerous music sessions in Baltimore, West Cork.
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ALEXIS PATRICK
Jun 22, 2010
The most beautiful and meaningful music in the world. Great vocals and musical performance.