The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2023
2023 is in the books, and it’s time for the customary look at the box set releases of the past year. The amount of releases […]
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THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Loch Lomond» by Runrig
Loch Lomond (gaelic for ‘Lake of the Elms’) is a freshwater Scottish lake which is situated at the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Wonderland» by Big Country
Big Country emerged on the world stage with their debut album The Crossing on 29 July 1983. The UK success was immediate, slowly but surely […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Ghosts» by Horslips
Between 1976-78, the Irish Celtic rock band Horslips released a trilogy of albums that stand as conceptual and musical masterworks. Each of them focuses on […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Journey» by Big Country
The Journey is a Big Country song from their 2013 album of the same name. It introduced Mike Peters as the new vocalist, Jamie Watson […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «(Theme From) Harry’s Game» by Clannad
When Clannad got their first international hit in 1982 with the atmospheric Gaelic ballad (Theme From) Harry’s Game, they had already been active for some […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Over the Hills And Far Away» by Gary Moore
Gary Moore got an international hit with the strongly Celtic-themed hard rocker Over the Hills And Far Away (hereafter shortened OTHAFA) released on 8 December […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «We Will Not Be Lovers» by The Waterboys
Fisherman’s Blues is the bestselling and most known album by The Waterboys, released in October 1988. The fact that it was so successful may make […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Ride To Hell» by Horslips
Horslips are an Irish rock band with Celtic and folk influences. They were initially active as a touring and recording band from 1970-1980. After decades […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «In A Lifetime» by Clannad feat. Bono
Clannad had played as a folk outfit for over ten years when they finally got an international hit with (Theme From) Harry’s Game in 1982. […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six» by The Pogues
On 21 November 1974, bombs exploded in two public houses in Birmingham, England. They killed 21 people and injured 182 others. This despicable act of […]
STEELEYE SPAN – «Est’d 1969» (2019)
Steeleye Span are staples of the British folk-rock scene. Sometimes more folk, sometimes more rock, always with music that makes you want to tap your […]
WOOKALILY – «Everything Is Normal Except the Little Things Inside My Head» (2019)
Wookalily is a five-piece female alt-folk/folk-rock band from Ireland that really defy description. In addition to more conventional instruments they can at any times have […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Look Away» by Big Country
Look Away is the first track on Big Country’s third album The Seer, released on 30 June 1986. It was the first single from the album, released […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Emerald» by Thin Lizzy
Emerald is one of the all-time classic Thin Lizzy tracks. It can be found on their sixth and best known album Jailbreak (released 26 March […]