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Dragon Voices

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People of Celtic culture all over ancient Europe were fascinated by lip reed instruments, and made great horns and trumpets in many forms – including the carnyx, a two-metre-long bronze trumpet surmounted by a stylised animal head. One of these was found at Deskford, Scotland, in 1816 and reconstructed in the early 1990s; it is joined here by the magnificent Tintignac carnyx, discovered in southern France in 2004 and reconstructed specially for the current project. A new reconstruction has also been made of the Loughnashade horn from Ireland, with its exquisite decorated bell disc.

Recent developments in music archaeology have vastly increased our knowledge and understanding of both the physical constructionof these instruments and their likely playingtechniques. John Kenny has specialised in their performance for a quarter of a century, and his newly created music explores the voices of these instruments in solo, duo and ensemble textures, drawing upon Celtic mythical characters, echoes of ancient ritual in modern society, and impressions of real places in Ireland, Scotland and France.

Track Listing:

Disc 1:
  1. Liadain and Cuirithir [3:00]
  2. Dance of Herne [2:20]
  3. Forest Camp [3:01]
  4. The Hunt [1:07]
  5. After the Hunt [6:42]
  6. Calanais [2:26]
  7. The Shaman [1:56]
  8. Ships in the Night [3:11]
  9. Shaman 2 [3:19]
  10. Cú Chulainn [2:21]
  11. Ocean Stone [6:58]
  12. Invocation [2:48]
  13. Shaman 3 [1:22]
  14. Gaels & Gauls [2:20]
  15. Dragon Voices [3:35]
  16. Tintignac Lament [3:47]
  17. Danse sacrale [2:08]
  18. Cailleachan [3:30]
  19. Cave of Shells [2:12]
  20. Mór-ríoghain [3:13]
  21. Loughnashade Lament [5:17]
Release date NZ
October 28th, 2016
Manufacturer code:
dcd34183
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Number of Discs
1
Box Dimensions (mm)
140x125x10
UPC
801918341830
Product ID
26166966

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