August 18, 2011
Bruce Guthro - Celtic CrossingNow Bruce Guthro integrates his Canadian based solo career with his Celtic roots and band activities in Europe.
This album was recorded in Ireland with Irish classics like "Carrickfergus," "The Parting Glass" and "Water Is Wide." In addition, also a few classic folk songs from Nova Scotia, Canada. "Farewell Nova Scotia" is one of them and can almost be described as his home country's national anthem.
Half of all the songs on the album are newly written Bruce Guthro songs, but all recorded with the organic celtic pop sound.
The legendary producer / musician Donal Lunny (Paul Brady, Indigo Girls, Elvis Costello, Kate Bush, Rod Stewart and Sinead O'Connor) has collected a number of Ireland's best musicians, and arranged the songs in a melodious celtic pop-/rock tone that along with Bruce Guthro's unique and magical sound of his "Celtic voice" no doubt creates a memorable album.
Since 1998 Bruce Guthro has been the lead singer of the super popular Scottish band Runrig. In this context, the repertoire is based on Celtic rock, inspired by in the Scottish Highlands.
Both before and during the period as leadsinger in Runrig, Bruce has kept his solo career running, with a more American inspired repertoire. Bruce has recorded 5 albums, of which 2 of them are released in Denmark.
If you have visited Nova Scotia, you know that this large area in Canada, is almost more Scottish and Celtic than Scotland itself. Everything in Nova Scotia is very related to the Scottish culture and history, especially the music. Town names isucha as New Glasgow, Inverness and Ingonish, testifies to this. So it was indeed quite natural for Bruce to record this album, which will be called "Celtic Crossing".
From mid November Bruce will be touring Denmark. Right now he is starting to prepare for the 6 exclusive concerts.
DK tour 2011
23 november
PORTALEN, GREVE2
4 november
SKRAAEN I NORDKRAFT, AALBORG
25 november
TOBAKKEN, ESBJERG
26 november
FERMATEN, HERNING
01 december
PAVILLIONEN, GRENÅ
02 december
MAGASINET, ODENSE
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