The impact of Capercaillie
Capercaillie has achieved enormous global success both as a group and as individual musicians. For more than 30 years the band has continued to remain as one of the most influential groups in Scottish Traditional music from a particular country.聽 by fusing new sounds with traditional The language and culture of a group of people particularly from聽Scotland and Ireland. music. This exciting Musical fusion is when two different styles are brought together to create a new type of music. was the first to ever produce a Top 40 Gaelic single.
The band鈥檚 success has been propelled by the voice of Karen Matheson. She is considered by many to be the finest Gaelic singer in the world and helped found the band in 1983. She was also a member of L鈥橦茅ritage des Celtes, another fusion band, which integrated traditional Gaelic styles and contemporary styles and represented France in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest.
Capercaillie have sold over one million albums and performed in over 30 countries.
A large part of the band鈥檚 success has been the ability to constantly develop and adapt their traditional Gaelic sound to contemporary styles and cultures of music from around the world.
Members of the band have also taken on individual projects. Donald Shaw, one of the founding members of Capercaillie, now owns a record label and composed the music for 大象传媒 wildlife series Hebrides 鈥 Islands on the Edge.