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WAY OUT TO HOPE STREET, the debut effort by Skyedance, announces the arrival of a distinctive world fusion ensemble that brings together Celtic folk forms with elements of modern jazz. Fiddler Alasdair Fraser, piper Eric Rigler, and wooden flautist Chris Norman comprise one half of the group, and it is this instrumentation that gives Skyedance its traditional Celtic feeling.
Yet the other half of the group--keyboardist Paul Machlis, bassist Mick Linden, and percussionist Peter Maund--add layers of jazz and African/Asian inflections that give Skyedance's take on Celtic music its particular twist. Jigs and reels may unfurl in familiar fashion, but the skittering rhythms, fretless bass slides, and jazzy keyboard flourishes make WAY OUT TO HOPE STREET a pleasant surprise for fans of world fusion, traditional Celtic, and Celtic New Age.
super group of musicians features artists who played on music for the hit films "Titanic," "Last Of The Mohicans" & "Braveheart" - here they play in the Celtic tradition, feat. fiddler Alasdair Fraser, pianist Paul Machlis, flute player Chris Norman, bag
Recording information: Mesa Recording; Two Rock Digital, Sonoma County, CA.
Photographer: Irene Young.
Arranger: Skyedance.
Personnel: Alasdair Fraser (fiddle, viola); Chris Norman (wooden flute, piccolo); Eric Rigler (pipe, Uilleann pipe, bagpipe); Paul Machlis (piano, organ, keyboards); Mick Linden (fretless bass); Peter Maund (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Stephen Hart .
Way Out To Hope Street Music | List Price | $15.98 (You save $3.19) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, International CDs, Celtic, Irish, World | | Label | Culburnie | | Orig Year | 1997 | | All Time Sales Rank |  89258  | | CD Universe Part number | 1072265 | | Catalog number | 111 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 19, 1997 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Skyedance | | Engineer | Stephen Hart | | Recording Time | 49 minutes | | Personnel | Eric Rigler - pipe, Uilleann pipe, bagpipe
Chris Norman - wooden flute, piccolo
Alasdair Fraser - fiddle, viola
Chris Norman - wooden flute, piccolo
Paul Machlis - piano, organ, keyboards
Mick Linden - fretless bass
Peter Maund - percussion
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