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On the band's debut album, you can hear Capercaillie mapping out what would become its signature sound -- a musical style built on a deep foundation of Celtic tradition but incorporating modern technology and dance-oriented rhythms. It's a fusion that makes purist folkies cringe, but Capercaillie has achieved significant success with it. Crosswinds is more traditional than the band's later efforts; although synthesized keyboards and distinctly non-Celtic percussion are used throughout, the album is dominated by sets of traditional dance tunes and songs like "My Lagan Love." If there's a complaint to be made at all, it's that the lustrous voice of Karen Matheson is too rarely placed front and center. She opens the album with a lovely piece of puirt a beul (a rhythmic singing style used in Scotland to accompany dancing), and practically steals the show with her rendition of the gorgeous "Soraidh Bhuam Gu Barraidh." The instrumentals are also excellent, but not quite as distinctive as her singing -- strangely, the funk basslines that play such an important part in Capercaillie's musical strategy are kept far back in the mix. ~ Rick Anderson
Recorded at Cava Studio 1, Glasgow, Scotland in July, 1986.
Capercaillie: Karen Matheson (vocals), Shaun Craig (guitar, bouzouki, background vocals, percussion), Charlie McKerron (fiddle, background vocals), Marc Duff (recorder, whistle, bouzouki, background vocals), Donald Shaw (accordion, keyboards, background vocals), Martin MacLeod (bass, fiddle, background vocals).
Crosswinds Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $3.63) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, International CDs, Country, Celtic, Irish, Folk, Scottish, World, Enhanced CD | | Label | Green Linnet | | Orig Year | 1987 | | All Time Sales Rank |  39942  | | CD Universe Part number | 1209243 | | Catalog number | 481077 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 05, 1993 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Capercaillie | | Engineer | Brian Young | | Personnel | Karen Matheson - vocals
Donald Shaw - accordion, keyboards, background vocals
Charlie McKerron - fiddle, background vocals
Marc Duff - recorder, whistle, bouzouki, background vocals
Martin MacLeod - bass, fiddle, background vocals
Shaun Craig - guitar, bouzouki, background vocals, percussion
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Capercaillie Crosswinds Songs | 1. | Puirt A Beul / Snug In A Blanket |
| 2. | Soraidh Bhuam GU Barraidh |
| 3. | Glen Orchy / Rory MacLeod |
| 4. | Am Buachaille Ban |
| 5. | Haggis, The |
| 6. | Brenda Stubbert's Set |
| 7. | Ma Theid Mise Tuilleagh |
| 8. | David Glen's |
| 9. | Urnaigh a 'Bhan-Thigreach |
| 10. | My Laggan Love / Fox On The Town |
| 11. | Ribhinn Donn, An |
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