Celtech is the brain child of brothers James aka Sonny and Ed Davidson. Sonny has spent some years immersed in Celtic music (particularly French/Breton) playing in such bands as Dragonsfly, Green Angels and Primaeval. Ed has spent years exploring the realms of electronica, dub, drum and bass etc as a solo artist going by the name of Hanuman and working as a DJ in Bristol. They discovered that they worked very well together in The Resonators and enjoyed touring in Germany France and Israel during their spell with Avalon Roots. They have a love of Reggae and Dub which often permeates their arrangements. They decided to begin work, in the summer of 2008 on material which blends their broad ranging influences together into their own style of Celtic techno dub world fusion (for want of a snappier title). As both of them began their musical careers as drummers the project has a strong rhythmical foundation which has attracted some quality Celtic style musicians to collaborate with them. Daygan Robinson of popular Celtic/World fusion band Dragonsfly is contributing his distinctive mandolin sound to the mix. Jonathan Shorland (Fernhill/Primaeval/Juice/Taran) is lending his unique woodwind sound (Flute/Pastoral Oboe/Pipes). They are also joined by Torben (Keyboards/guitar/technical wizardry) and Marrianne (Flute/Clarinet) of The Awakening. Last but by no means least there is Sille Ilves of Sild and Taran (Vocals/Violin/Hurdy Gurdy etc) who brings an exotic Estonian flavour to the mix.
We have now mastered our debut album and have scheduled it's release for Friday 29th January at a gig at Glastonbury Assembly Rooms.
Greetings fellow Hengist...I have just started posting a series of blogs that explore the pagan origins of Christmas or to be more accurate the Winter Solstice. I have spent some time researching and writing this and consider it one of my best efforts so far. I hope you will enjoy it.
The blogs cover themes such as the ancient calendar, the battle of the Holly and Oak Kings, the origin of Santa Clause and the Snow Queen, the mythic-poetical nature of the Holly, Ivy, Robin and Yule log plus many, other topics.
The underlying thesis of the piece is that all our traditional Christmas myths can be traced back to pagan roots.
Us too! Going to do another gathering like Tiverton next summer! Would really love you all to come! Really love the way your sound has progressed and merged! xxx
from what I hear so far, that will DEFFO be worth a road trip, I'll chuck your details at random strangers with influence, hopefully one of them will be a coconut =)
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