Capercaillie | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Nuernberg_2005_017.jpg) Capercaillie at Nuremberg, 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Oban, Scotland |
| Genres | Scottish folk music, traditional Gaelic music |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Survival, Vertical, Valley Entertainment |
| Members | Karen Matheson Charlie McKerron Michael McGoldrick Manus Lunny Donald Shaw Ewen Vernal Che Beresford David Robertson |
| Past members | Joan McLachlan Anton Kirkpatrick Shaun Craig Martin Macleod Marc Duff John Saich Wilf Taylor James Mackintosh Fred Morrison |
| Website | capercaillie |
Capercaillie are a Scottish folk band, founded in 1984 by Donald Shaw and led by Karen Matheson, and which performs traditional Gaelic and contemporary songs in English.[1] The group adapts traditional Gaelic music and traditional lyrics with modern production techniques and instruments such as electric guitar and bass guitar, though rarely synthesizers or drum machines. Capercaillie demonstrate "astonishing musical dexterity" and feature "the peerless voice of co-founder Karen Matheson. Universally recognised as one of the finest Gaelic singers alive today".[2]
They have sold over a million albums world-wide, including "three silver and one gold album in the UK". The BBC notes that the band has "achieved enormous global success both as a group and as individual musicians."[3]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 221. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ "Capercaille". Scottish-Folk-Music.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "The impact of Capercaillie". BBC. Retrieved 14 October 2022.