Capercaillie
Capercaillie are a Scottish band that fuse together elements of popular and rock music with traditional GaelicThe language and culture of a group of people particularly from聽Scotland and Ireland. folk musicTraditional music from a particular country.聽.
The band formed in 1983 while the original members were still at school. They came together to play at local Celtic dances, called ceilidhs. Their first album, Cascade, was released in 1984 and have gone on to release 11 studio albums to date.
Some of the popular music elements include structureThe organisation of musical sections to create contrast, development and order in an overall form, eg verse-chorus. , production techniqueMethod of creating a specific musical sound using recording and studio technology. and instruments such as electric guitars and synthesiserA device for generating a unique sound or imitating an acoustic instrument..
Some of the traditional Gaelic elements include lyrics and instruments such as the fiddle (violin), accordionAn instrument that produces sound from compressed and expanded air in the bellows, while the keys on the side open holes for the air to release and sound. and uilleann pipesSimilar to Scottish bagpipes, but air is stored in small bellows rather than blown through a pipe..
The Beautiful Wasteland album
Beautiful Wasteland is Capercaillie鈥檚 seventh album, released in 1997. Another four have been released since, the last in 2013. The single, Beautiful Wasteland, is about longing for home and some of its lines refer to home. This theme is often used in many traditional Celtic folk songs. Beautiful Wasteland has a laid back, evocative and smooth feel running throughout the album.
It was recorded in the Andalusian mountains of Spain. The band has continued to bring fusionMusical fusion is when two different styles are brought together to create a new type of music. of sounds together. This album includes a former 大象传媒 young musician of the year on pipes and whistles, and the African chants of Las Hijas del Sol and a Guinean vocal duo.