Release Date: 21 December 2018
Label: Copperplate Independent
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604565180933
Release Date: 21 December 2018
Label: Copperplate Independent
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604565180933
Description
Multi-award-winning band, The Outside Track, fronted by four powerhouse women, are delighted to release their fifth studio album, ‘Rise Up’. Featuring songs and tunes all by or about women, including 11 female composers, the album is a celebration of female talent and the strong role models they have been lucky to learn from. The album includes compositions by notable writers such as Emily Smith, Jenna Reid, Lauren MacColl and Wendy MacIsaac, alongside original tunes by the band members.
Having headlined major Folk Festivals all around the world, The Outside Track have already won a multitude of fans with their high-energy performances, and this new album captures their vivacity and virtuosity. Winner of 'Best Group' in both the Live Ireland awards and the Tradition in Review awards, The Outside Track are one of the most demand Celtic acts in the world. Live Ireland called them, 'Among the top bands in the world - stunning on every cut!'.
Hailing from Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, the band members are united by a love of traditional music and a commitment to creating new music on this as a foundation. They blend fiddle, accordion, harp, guitar, flute, whistle, step-dance and vocals with breathtaking vitality.
The album will be launched in the UK with an 8-date tour in January:
Tracklisting
Eilis Kennedy
Cillian Vallely & David Doocey
Sliabh Luachra, Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford
Various
Jackie Daly
The Outside Track
Tommy Guihen
Donal Clancy
The Outside Track