Boru's Ghost
Rites Of Passage
© 2006 Boru's Ghost (634479382017)
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This is NOT your Grandpa’s Irish music. It's like Coffee and Bailey's with a stiff shot of Jagermeister and a Glenlivet chaser.
tracks
- 1 Burial Mound
- 2 Eclipse
- 3 Weille Waille (After the Battleof Augrhim) House Under the Hill
- 4 After the Battle of Augrhim-Reprise
- 5 The Pawn
- 6 The Road to Lisdoonvarna
- 7 Fufillment/The Dream
- 8 Irish Washerwoman/Swallowtail Jig
- 9 Streets of Arkham
- 10 Modern World
- 11 The Butterfly Jig
- 12 Exiles of Erin (Star of Munster)
- 13 Rites of Passage
- 14 Rocky Road to Dublin/Farewell to Ireland
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The sound of Boru’s Ghost is an eclectic mix of acoustic rock, Celtic and folk music. While comparable to time-honored Celtic music, it is a refreshing and multifaceted blend. BG combines intelligent arrangements, driving rhythms, superb musicianship and complex vocal harmonies with such diverse rock influences as Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac.
Although the band has its roots deeply embedded in Celtic music, one may not even immediately recognize traditional music performed by this five piece band.
Their second CD, Rites of Passage includes inspired original compositions interspersed with thoughtfully arranged traditional songs. All include a distinctive style that is known among band mates and fans of BG as "Boruasizing." The following instruments were used to paint the canvas that is Rites: guitars, fiddle, bouzouki, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, Irish whistles, keyboard, bass guitar, bodhran, doumbeck, marching snare and a good old-fashioned electronic drum kit.
Members of the Ghost
The band was founded by guitarist and songwriter Russell Pierce in the Fall of 1999. He has been the driving force and visionary behind the band and its music.
John McGaha, adeptly plays fiddle, hammered dulcimer, bouzouki, vocals and quite frankly any thing else he can get his hands on. He is the soul of the music. John has contributed many of his original compositions to the effort and along with Russell writes much of the band’s original music.
Audra Blankenship lends her penny whistles and a hauntingly beautiful voice to the music. She is one of the key ingredients to the uniqueness of the music and it’s sometimes hypnotic effect on listeners.
Van Williams is the veritable back bone of Boru’s Ghost with his aggressive percussion style and vocals. Van also recorded, mixed and mastered Rites of Passage at his studio, Dark Corner Studios.
Jeff Ammons is one of the latest members of the band, artfully wielding the bass guitar and adding “that cool jazzy stuff” to the sound of Boru’s Ghost.
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This is music for the celtic soul!
author: Holly SturmThis is an awesome cd. I thoroughly enjoy listening to it time after time. It is great road trip music to and from Ren faires.
A wonderful blending of traditional and contemporary Celtic music.
author: Modern BardRites of Passage Boru's Ghost Rites of Passage is the latest offering from Boru's Ghost. A wonderful blending of traditional and contemporary Celtic music. The album's opening track, "Burial Mound", opens with outdoor sounds that vividly paint a picture of being at the burial mound on a chill autumnal evening. As the track so slowly builds, it is almost as if the music was always there, in the background. The mystical feeling is truly inspired and should appeal to anyone that has stared at a field of fireflies and thought of the Sidhe. "The Pawn" another standout track on this CD. The song has an almost surreal feel to it as the vocals ebb and flow. This track was wonderful on their Demo and it is wonderful here on the CD, surrounded by other original offerings. Another standout track is "Streets of Arkham", which seems to be a reference to Lovecraft's fabled city. The song itself is light and airy and sets a delightful mood. Again Boru's Ghost proves that, while they're great with traditional music, they're original music is of true depth and complexity that makes them stand out. "Exiles of Erin" is an adaptation of a 16th century poem, with delightful soul and feeling throughout the lyrics. The music gives it a haunted feeling, forlorn and melancholy, and it truly is one of the best tracks on this album. This track flows almost seamlessly into "Rites of Passage", making for a delightful pairing. Of course, lest one get the impression that this CD is all original music, there are plenty of old favorites here as well. Weille Waille is a particular favorite. The plaintive vocals on the track express a sense of pain that is absent from most versions of this song, which most often play this song for dark humor. Indeed, a great deal of this album harkens back to the golden age of the Celtic music revival and that is a wonderful thing. Classic tunes like the "Butterfly Jig" (paired with the old standard, (the Irish Washerwoman") and the "Rocky Road to Dublin", remind the listener of this group's roots. This certainly isn't your standard festival fare, and it truly shows.