Since the beginning of their existence in 1987 Carrantuohill has been playing traditional Celtic – Irish and Scottish – music. Their developing repertoire enriches the beauty of Celtic roots with the unique climate of Slavic spirit, using instruments like violin, accordion, bouzouki, bodhran, flutes, tin whistles, uilleann pipes, zither and acoustic guitar. In order to […]
Danger Zone
“Danger Zone” is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins in 1986, with music composed by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics written by Tom Whitlock. The song was one of the hit singles from the soundtrack to the 1986 American film Top Gun. It was the best-selling soundtrack of 1986 and one of the best-selling […]
Reel
The Reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. Of Scottish origin, reels are also an important part of the repertoire of the fiddle traditions of Britain, Ireland and North America. In Scottish country dancing, the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others being the jig, […]
Katie Spencer
We were privileged to have Katie join us a for a house concert at our home in Hellifield recently. Raised in the East Yorkshire flatlands on the fringes of Hull, her landscape has always been that of open skies and widening rivers. It is this sense of space and movement that flows through her assured […]