| Personnel: |
| John
Rae (drums) |
| Brian
Kellock (piano) |
| Phil
Bancroft (sax) |
| Eilidh
Shaw (fiddle) |
| Simon
Thoumire (concertina) |
| Kevin
MacKenzie (Guitar) |
| Guy
Nicholson (percussion) |
| Mario
Caribe (bass) |
| Tracklisting:
|
| 1.Boogie
Celt |
(03:15) |
| 2.Sing
for Your Fish Supper |
(03:40) |
| 3.SOA
|
(03:51) |
| 4.Easy
Peezy |
(04:32) |
| 5.Ragabond
|
(06:34) |
| 6.Piper
MacKeroll¹s Last Stand |
(01:52) |
| 7.Coty
|
(06:08) |
| 8.La Limpiadora
Irlandesa |
(07:12) |
| 9.Findlay
Macdonald¹s Droothie |
|
| 10.Walk
up Triana |
(02:47) |
| 11.Shawland
|
(02:51) |
| 12.As
a Former Child |
(04:42) |
| 13.Sic
a Parcel a Rogues 2 |
(06:37) |
|
| John
Rae's Celtic Feet |
| 'Beware
The Feet' |
| Caber
018 |
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| Album
Notes : |
John Rae’s
Celtic Feet use jazz as a base, original compositions that
use traditional motifs and jazz harmony to create a distinctly
Scottish sound where free improvisation and traditional Celtic
music each has an equal voice. John Rae’s Celtic Feet
are six musicians who have loyalty to tradition mixed with
a passion to experiment and improvise, creating a new sound
to accompany a new millennium.
The second album by 'the Feet' clearly demonstrates that this
music is evolving into a beautiful and healthy hybrid. The
witty and carefree surface of the writing hides a serious
and very personal collation of diverse musical threads (jazz
and folk obviously plus Latin, salsa, funk, raga etc) that
weaves a fabric of stunning and yet quite unpretentious brilliance.
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| Artist
Information: |
John Rae is an accomplished jazz drummer who has been studying
traditional fiddle for almost ten years, and with this new group,
presents a new collection of compositions that incorporate his
knowledge of traditional and jazz music. John Rae’s Celtic
Feet began in 1998, with the assistance of the Scottish Arts
Council, and incorporates Scotland’s finest jazz and traditional
musicians.
Brian Kellock, one of the most respected jazz piano players
in Europe, Phil Bancroft, sax, from the cutting edge of the
European avant-garde scene, Eilidh Shaw one of the leading young
violinists in Scottish Traditional music, Mario Lima Caribe
hails from Brazil and is the bassist with the Scottish National
Jazz Orchestra and Simon Thoumire, currently one of the most
adventurous young concertina players in the world, John Rae
plays drums and writes the music.
John Rae is the drummer with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra
and one of the founding members of the Scottish Composer’s
Jazz Ensemble. Leader and composer for the John Rae Collective,
John Rae’s Celtic Feet and the Power Of Scotland Big-Big
Band and he is a prominent member of the Brian Kellock Trio.
As a composer John contributes music for television, radio,
commissions for large and small ensembles and his very unique
group the Celtic Composers Collective.
Born in Edinburgh, John is the fourth youngest member of a musical
family and is one of the most in demand and sought after musicians
in the UK. He recorded his first album at the age of sixteen
with Tommy Smith and has subsequently played and recorded with
many artists including Tal Farlow, Tony Scott, Charles MacPherson,
Art Farmer, Buddy de Franco, Red Rodney, Tam White, Pete King,
Scott Hamilton, Barney Kessel, Kenny Wheeler, Martin Taylor
. As a band leader he has recorded ‘ The Big If Smiles
Again ‘ (John Rae ) |
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