Irish Music Christmas CD… If You Will
I plan to have my Christmas Holiday “CD” available in the next few weeks. I have artwork issues, and the usual mayhem to deal with, but I’m having fun with it. So, I hope you will too.
It’s largely Irish, with originals and some not so Irish (originally) pieces adapted with strings, duct tape, and Gorilla Glue™ to fit onto an Irish guy’s recording. Think of it as the converse of “Irish Rock”. There are those, many of them dear friends of mine, fond of shoehorning fine Irish songs into a Strat and a ten-piece drum kit, mind you with obligatory pipes, tenor banjo, and/or accordion. I, however, am dragging modern faves, kicking and screaming into the hollow-bodied goodness —disease-ridden as it may be– of nineteenth century musical technology.
Now, if you’re truly offended by the non-Irish origins of any tunes I feature (sounds like I’m doing them a favor, eh?), remember that the Celts, as a larger group, once perplexed the vastness that is Europe with their long-time allies the Teutons (not the Grand ones –those are Tetons really- but the ruddier, dirtier, broadly Germanic ones.)
So, how better to celebrate the coldest freaking time of the northern year, than to warm up with a frothy chocolate, barley, or egg drink, and sing along with Jonathan? At least, until the tow truck shows up and you pop the CD out and ride along with your new buddy to the garage for a fuel line thaw.
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[…] My goofy friend, Jonathan has just announced that he’s releasing a new holiday CD. You can read more about it here. I know I’m going to get one…so should you! […]
[…] If you can’t wait for his return, you might want to keep an eye out for Jonathan’s Irish Music Christmas CD which he says should be available in the next few weeks. As you might expect it’s mostly Irish, with some originals, and some non-Irish modern favourites being Irishized. So there. […]