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Past Lives and Restless Spirits: The Best of Gabriel's Gate by Gabriel's Gate
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fave it Celtic | Scottish Traditional
14 tracks | 71 minutes
Released Mar 2007
on Gabriel's Gate
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:07 The Butterfly/Drowsy Maggie/Joe Cooley's/K-10 lyrics BUY MP3 06:07 The Butterfly/Drowsy Maggie/Joe Cooley's/K-10 lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:07 The Butterfly/Drowsy Maggie/Joe Cooley's/K-10
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:39 Arthur McBride lyrics BUY MP3 02:39 Arthur McBride lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:39 Arthur McBride
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:53 The Fife Hunt/Carmichael's Strathspey/Cup o' Tea/ Lucky Bawdin's lyrics BUY MP3 05:53 The Fife Hunt/Carmichael's Strathspey/Cup o' Tea/ Lucky Bawdin's lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:53 The Fife Hunt/Carmichael's Strathspey/Cup o' Tea/ Lucky Bawdin's
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:40 So Early in the Spring/Maudabawn Chapel/Beare Island lyrics BUY MP3 04:40 So Early in the Spring/Maudabawn Chapel/Beare Island lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:40 So Early in the Spring/Maudabawn Chapel/Beare Island
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:52 The Galway Shawl lyrics BUY MP3 05:52 The Galway Shawl lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:52 The Galway Shawl
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:25 Grace lyrics BUY MP3 04:25 Grace lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:25 Grace
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:28 Mrs. O'Brien's/Master of the Sea/The Flailing Katana lyrics BUY MP3 05:28 Mrs. O'Brien's/Master of the Sea/The Flailing Katana lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:28 Mrs. O'Brien's/Master of the Sea/The Flailing Katana
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:49 The Koteka/The Mossy Cottage/Lads of Leisure/The Fountain Raider lyrics BUY MP3 06:49 The Koteka/The Mossy Cottage/Lads of Leisure/The Fountain Raider lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:49 The Koteka/The Mossy Cottage/Lads of Leisure/The Fountain Raider
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:32 Pat Murphy lyrics BUY MP3 05:32 Pat Murphy lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:32 Pat Murphy
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:08 The Friggin Reel/Farewell to Summer/Trip to Belgium lyrics BUY MP3 06:08 The Friggin Reel/Farewell to Summer/Trip to Belgium lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:08 The Friggin Reel/Farewell to Summer/Trip to Belgium
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:58 Denis Murphy's Polka/The 42£ Cheque/John Ryan's Polka lyrics BUY MP3 02:58 Denis Murphy's Polka/The 42£ Cheque/John Ryan's Polka lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:58 Denis Murphy's Polka/The 42£ Cheque/John Ryan's Polka
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:39 All the Cats Are Sailing/The Moving Cloud lyrics BUY MP3 04:39 All the Cats Are Sailing/The Moving Cloud lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:39 All the Cats Are Sailing/The Moving Cloud
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:17 Malcolm's Waltz lyrics BUY MP3 06:17 Malcolm's Waltz lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:17 Malcolm's Waltz
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:49 Gallipoli lyrics BUY MP3 03:49 Gallipoli lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:49 Gallipoli
The best of midwestern Scottish-Celto-American extravaganza, Gabriel's Gate.
Bio / Background
Gabriel's Gate combined the best elements of the strong instrumental tradition of Irish and Scottish traditional music, bluegrass, classical, Eastern European, and music from the Celtic dispora along with original composition. Known for powerful, driving arrangements of tunes and subtle treatment of songs Gabriel's Gate delighted audiences all over the Midwest and Southwest in the 90s and early 2000s.
Front and center on songs is Frank Blair with powerful vocals that bring out the heart of the songs. Their tune arrangements tended to be non-traditional, but in subtle ways anchored by Keith Van Winkle's extraordinary improvisation and folk-jazz skills on fiddle, flute, and whistles and Brett Gibson's internationally recognized work in classical accordion. Sean Foree provided highly nuanced backing on guitar reminiscent of John Doyle or Tony McManus.
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