Breton rock and Celtic New Age.
Bodh’aktan
In this Metamorfoses, a meeting between two opposite musical genres. The Canadian Loreena McKennitt is loved because of her beautiful voice and Celtic-inspired repertory. The Alhambra in Granada was the impressive setting for a live performance which was released on CD and DVD in 2007. The Breton group Bodh’aktan has a less sweet-voiced reputation. Although their version of rock is inspired by traditional folk music, it is particularly loud and wild. We play a number of songs by them ‘in the break’ of McKennitt’s performance, just to regain our breath of her beautiful music.
Loreena McKennitt in concert
1. Penelope’s Song (McKenitt)
2. The Mystic’s Dream (McKennitt)
3. The Mummer’s Dance (McKennitt)
4. Marco Polo (McKennitt)
CD Loreena McKennitt, Nights from the
Alhambra. Quinlanroad. QRCDDVD2-110-P
5. Le 31 de Mois d’Aout (trad.)
6. Trash Tombola (Bodh’aktan)
7. Le Pays des Géants. (trad.) CD Bodh’aktan. Tant
qu’il restera du rhum. GOCD1305
8. She Moved Through the Fair (trad.)
9. The Bonny Swanst (trad.)
10. Dante’s Prayer (trad.)
11. Caravanserai (trad./Ropars/Macr
CD Loreena McKennitt, Nights from the
Alhambra. Quinlanroad. QRCDDVD2-110-P
By courtesy of the Centrale Discotheek Rotterdam, www.muziekweb.nl
