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The Celtic Collection 1992-2001 by Bill Thurman
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fave it Traditional Folk | Celtic
18 tracks | 69 minutes
Released Jan 2005
on Bill Thurman
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:40 Star of the County Down lyrics BUY MP3 04:40 Star of the County Down lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:40 Star of the County Down
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:11 Drowsie Maggie Set lyrics BUY MP3 03:11 Drowsie Maggie Set lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:11 Drowsie Maggie Set
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:52 Caitlin Tirall lyrics BUY MP3 01:52 Caitlin Tirall lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:52 Caitlin Tirall
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:24 Chief of the Lockharts lyrics BUY MP3 02:24 Chief of the Lockharts lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:24 Chief of the Lockharts
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:48 The little beggarman (red haired boy) lyrics BUY MP3 02:48 The little beggarman (red haired boy) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:48 The little beggarman (red haired boy)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:21 Kid on the Mountain Set lyrics BUY MP3 04:21 Kid on the Mountain Set lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:21 Kid on the Mountain Set
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:09 Bryan O'Lynn/The February Reel lyrics BUY MP3 03:09 Bryan O'Lynn/The February Reel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:09 Bryan O'Lynn/The February Reel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:20 The Arran Boat lyrics BUY MP3 04:20 The Arran Boat lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:20 The Arran Boat
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:53 Farrell O'Gara lyrics BUY MP3 02:53 Farrell O'Gara lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:53 Farrell O'Gara
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:20 The Devil's Dream lyrics BUY MP3 03:20 The Devil's Dream lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:20 The Devil's Dream
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:17 Dandelion Wine lyrics BUY MP3 06:17 Dandelion Wine lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:17 Dandelion Wine
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:50 The Tam Lin Reel lyrics BUY MP3 05:50 The Tam Lin Reel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:50 The Tam Lin Reel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:55 Santa Anna's Retreat lyrics BUY MP3 03:55 Santa Anna's Retreat lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:55 Santa Anna's Retreat
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:34 The Ashgrove lyrics BUY MP3 03:34 The Ashgrove lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:34 The Ashgrove
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:09 Judi's Waltz lyrics BUY MP3 04:09 Judi's Waltz lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:09 Judi's Waltz
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 The Morpeth Rant/Mouth of the Tobique lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 The Morpeth Rant/Mouth of the Tobique lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 The Morpeth Rant/Mouth of the Tobique
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:16 Achille's Jig lyrics FREE 04:16 Achille's Jig lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:16 Achille's Jig
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:33 The Flowers of Edinburgh (8x32 bar reel) lyrics BUY MP3 04:33 The Flowers of Edinburgh (8x32 bar reel) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:33 The Flowers of Edinburgh (8x32 bar reel)
a beautiful energetic multi-instumental collection of Celtic music.
Bio / Background
Bill Thurman was born in Nashville, TN where he first
heard old country and what was called "hillbilly" music. when he was age 8 the family moved to Memphis, TN where he started to play the piano and listened to everything from Bach and Ray Charles to the Beach Boys and Stravinsky. by the time he reached 14 he played piano, violin, viola, clarinet, bassoon, the tuba and electric organ in little high school bands.
He started playing professionally at age 16 with Noel Gilbert and the Memphis Strings and backed up recording artists as diverse as B.J. Thomas, The Boxtops, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick, Brenda Lee and dozens more.
From the '60's he has had parallel careers in classical/orchestral music (and has composed works for orchestra) and in pop, rock, fiddling in jazz, country, blues, Celtic and other ethnic music.
He took a Master's Degree in Music from the University of Memphis in 1976.
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