I know this is off the beaten path for my journal – nothing to do with Dreamland or the textile arts – but I think there are probably a lot of folks on my Friends List who would enjoy this link as much as I have!
Green Linnet is a site that sells Celtic music albums. Lots of traditional stuff, like Tannahill Weavers, but also more modern interpretations.
The coolest part? You can listen to WHOLE ALBUMS at a time for free on the Internet! It sure helps figure out what I want to buy, and it keeps me entertained at the office.
You just made my day!! I’ll be listening and buying like a possessed person *giggle*
Hee. I’m glad! It’s sure brightened my office lately – we’ve been pasting photos on holiday cards, and it’s been booo-ring. Lively music helps.
Ooh thanks! I was just on amazon yesterday wishing I could hear more than just that quick sampling.
Great link! Now I know what I will be listening to today while I bake. I miss you and hope all is well with you. What’s your faves on here?
Krista
Wow! Do love Green Linnet anyway… but this is awesome!!!
I haven’t really picked favorites yet – but I usually know that anything from Tannahill Weavers I’ll like, especially if they’re singing in close harmony. I wish they had Steeleye Span!
I was thinking of you the other day – we had DSL problems, but it turned out (finally, after several days) to be SBC’s problem, compounded by their guy messing with the wires.
Hope you’re having a great Winter so far –
you are, as usual, the bomb! (cute too) Can I bear your children?
You probably could… best to bear them one at a time, though. None of them are heavy, but all four at once would be really cumbersome.
Thank you! I know what I’ll be doing the rest of the week…*g*
depends I suppose upon whether we do it kinky or “straight”… with the right accessories and strapping, I might be able to bear them all at once. might make a great silly photo!
Thank you so much!
My best friend’s tapes of the Tannahill Weavers were destroyed by an ex-friend of hers, so now I can get them for her birthday!
😀
Thank you!! This is most excellent, and will keep me happy whilst I grade papers 🙂
I used to buy Green Linnet stuff all the time back when cassettes were king! Wonder if I could rekindle my love of celtic…hmmm…
You sir, are a bad influence =)
Yeah… one person carrying two small dogs and two medium-sized cats (who don’t all always get along, and one cat absolutely refuses to be held for more than a few seconds) would certainly be humorous!
if you like celtic music, you might also like
http://www.wgbh.org/schedules/program-info?program_id=29996&force_program=1
celtic sojourn, radio program that plays around here (boston based)
always enjoy your silk info, so i thought i’d offer something back 🙂
Wow, thanks!
Thanks for the tip. I love places that let you do real “listen before you buy” instead of 30-second clips.
Cool!
Oh…and you might really dig: http://www.pandora.com/
Got that one! Unfortunately, a lot of my favorites are in the “too obscure for mainstream music sites” category – but, I managed to set up a couple of stations that I like.
The thing that frustrates me – it doesn’t seem to realize that I’m not listening to some of these singers because it’s a sonorous female with minor and modal harmonies – I’m listening because it’s old ballads, or folk music, etc. They don’t seem to take any account for subject matter/genre.
Hmmm…I’ve not noticed that, but I haven’t had a lot of time to play with it. It’s still in beta, you should drop them a line explaining how you’d like to be able to select, or recommend…it may be something easy to do…it may not. 🙂
When you type in a name their system doesn’t recognize, it gives some message about they’ll look for it – but I don’t know if that’s a standard palliative, or if they actually do get a list of things that people request.
Interestingly enough at the last Celtic Festival I heard a group called Need Fire. A Celtic rock band. Bagpipe and fiddle are part of the setup. It’s an interesting sound, to say the least. I actually really like a couple of the songs, the others I could take or leave.
I’m heading to Green Linnet to check them out. 🙂 Thanks for the information.