Colcannon is a contemporary Australian band from Adelaide, South Australia. The feel is slightly Celtic but the songs are strongly Australian.
Their instrumental arrangements are as powerful as they are musical, and the vocals? Well,… "One of the most remarkable characteristics of Colcannon is their vocal depth, an attribute that any band would be proud to possess"
(Ivan Emke, Rootsworld Bulletin 160 2001 UK).
With 8 CDs to their credit, Colcannon can be heard from Germany to Japan and beyond with international touring becoming a regular occurrence "...they are already a huge success in the UK" (West Houghton Folk Club, UK 2002), performing at some of the world's most prestigious festivals such as Winnipeg and Calgary Folk Festivals in Canada, and the renowned Edinburgh Festival (usually in The Famous Spiegeltent) and Fylde Festival in England..
Consistently in demand at Australian festivals such as Port Fairy, Woodford and the National Folk Festival in Canberra - the band brings a 'joie de vivre' to every performance. Critics agree that if you want a great night of music - described as "...simply stunning", (The Scotsman), if you want to laugh and cry, or if you just want to experience the joy of great musicians who love to perform...Colcannon is it. "...Miss them at your peril". (Folk West Magazine UK 2002).
Colcannon continues to build its reputation both in Australia and overseas writing songs (with strong Australian content), recording and touring.
Pete, Many thanks for your very kind comments about our performance at "The Boiler House". Much appreciated! Best wishes to all you Colcannon personnel. Rob, Kerry and Mike.
Wow, Colcannon is sounding better than ever. Beautiful music. Are you playing any time soon in Adelaide? I'd love to come and see you again, it's been too long. Love to Cat and team Catherine Lambert x
Hi folks,hope your tour is not too exausting !! was @ Joker in Belshill & thoroughly enjoyed the night.You were FAB..Cheers Anne..Trochrague ( the daft one who thought you were already oor cyber freens )
Hello there Colcannon. And thanks for the add. Hope to see you again over at the Fylde Festival again one year. It was a pleasure meeting you the last time you were there and I'll never forget it.
Woo Hoo... I get to be the first one to leave a comment, normally i come last, so it's nice to come first for a change!!!! How you all doing? looks like you are rather busy for a while, thats great. How's our song going Pete? I'm sure you are all doing an amazing job of it... good luck with the tour... xxx