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| Celtic Wedding: Music of Brittany | 
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| Artist: The Chieftains
Label: RCA Victor
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
Buy Used: $3.89
You Save: $8.09 (68%)
New (40) Used (22) from $3.89
Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 63120
UPC: 090266312023
EAN: 0090266312023
Release Date: February 24, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Dans Mod Koh a Vaod (Old Fashioned Dance) | | • | A Breton Carol - The Chieftains, Traditional | | • | Dans Tro Fisel (Dance from the Fisel Country) | | • | Marches - The Chieftains, Traditional | | • | Dans Bro Leon (Dance and Song from the Leon Country) | | • | Heuliadenn Toniou Breizh Izel | | • | Ev Chistr 'Ta Laou (Cider Drinking Song) | | • | Jabadaw | | • | Celtic Wedding |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com essential recording
Brittany, in western France, is an ancient Celtic homeland whose language and music are closely related to those of Wales and Cornwall. And although Breton folklorist Polig Monjarret only jokingly suggested that the Chieftains do a Breton album, they did just that. Celtic Wedding remains one of their finest outings. Breton music is subtle when compared to Irish, Scottish, and Welsh music, with complex rhythms, rich harmonies, and spin-on-a-dime call-and-response refrains. The venerable Irish sextet seems refreshed and exhilarated by the cross-pollination. Local musicians sit in, playing the bombarde (a notoriously bad-tempered oboe) and biniou (Breton bagpipes), and singing in the Breton language, which is making a strong comeback after long years of repression. --Christina Roden
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Still a fan, but not my favorite Chieftains CD July 10, 2006
I love the Chieftains, I think I own almost every one of their CD's. And even though this one is okay, I found myself skipping ahead to see if the next song was better or interesting. Again, I love the Chieftains, just not a fan of this CD.
 Great CD January 4, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this CD. My only wish were that the final song -- which is actually a collection of several songs -- was divided up into the individual songs. Not that it really is a big deal, it would just make listening to it easier.
May be a little too studious and cultured for many listeners December 5, 2001
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I like the Chieftains a lot, love some of their music. I love Irish music, especially the moody traditional OR electronic/ethnic updates or variations on the Celtic sound and this album falls in the former category. I find it a little long in the tooth, actually, and have to get into an academic frame of mind to fully appreciate it. I've tried to listen to it several times, but find my mind soon wanders and, unlike so much of the Chieftains music, the tunes don't stay in my head. Definitely a mood piece and best appreciated, I suspect by serious Celtic or Chieftains fans.
 A Fresh Breeze from the Chieftains July 28, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It is difficult not to like a performance by the Chieftains, and this collection is no exception. While the subject matter is a little removed from their usual Irish fare, the high quality which one has come to expect from them is certainly present.
A Fresh Breeze from the Chieftains July 22, 2000
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is difficult not to like a performance by the Chieftains, and this collection is no exception. While the subject matter is a little removed from their usual Irish fare, the high quality which one has come to expect from them is certainly present. You can almost smell the hills and feel the gentle breezes.
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