| What does it sound like?
Imagine Sting meets The Waterboys they go down to a local Irish pub and play a worship session with Kevin Prosch - that's what it sounds like!
It sounds like Ethno-Celt Worship.
What on earth is that I hear you ask?
It's Christian worship flavoured with an eclectic fusion of various indigineous, celtic and contemporary sounds. Most my regular band are from Ireland or Scotland hence the tinge of Celtic influence and energy.
The line up varies depending on gig or session but commonly includes: Djembe, Bodhran, Cello, Violin, Guitars and Vox. It's not uncommon to also hear Didgeridoo, Keyboards and lots of percussion stuff that shakes, rattles, tinkles, scratches and more.
The tracks you are listening to above (I Have Come To Realise & Lord You Are) are taken from an album called the New Celts on the EMI/Kingsway label. It featured 4 Northern Irish artists; Robin Mark, Brian Houston, Joanne Hogg (from the band Iona) and myself.
'Yahweh' is a Dean Salyn song that I recorded with EMI/Kingsway at a live 24 hour worship event I'm involved in called Engage (www.engage24.net) look out for the Engage24 album - enjoy!
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Cheers - Andy
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