C | Cruachan
Style : Celtic Folk Metal
Status: Active
Country : Ireland
Band Members :
Keith Fay: electric & acoustic guitar, keyboard, vocals, bodhran, mandolin, percussion.
Karen Gilligan: vocals, percussion.
John Clohessy: bass.
Joe Farrell: Drums, Percussion.

John Ryan Will [not pictured]: Tin Whistle, Violin, Banjo, bouzouki

Official Website
Info:
Cruachan rose from the demise of "Minas Tirith" who had been in existence since 1989. They recorded their debut album "Tuatha na Gael" in early 95'. Black metal interlaced with Celtic tunes…people fell in love with this ancient sound. In mid 97' Cruachan called it a day for various personal reasons. But, as the phoenix rises from death….so too does Cruachan. In Jan. 99' Keith and John Fay decided to reform as fans kept writing asking about the possibility of a second album. Cruachan combine modern rock /metal with traditional Irish music, their heavily Celtic folk aspect is as predominant as the metal aspect in their sound.

The name:
Cruachan
is the mysterious entrance to the Otherworld of the fairies, otherwise known as Ireland's Gate to Hell.


Tuatha Na Gael

1995

Re-released:
2001 & 2004

1. I am Tuan
2. The First Battle of Moytura.
3. Maeves' March.
4. Fall of Gondolin.
5. Cúchulainn.
6. Táin Bó Cuailgne.
7. To Invoke the Horned God.
8. Brian Boru.
9. To Moytura We Return.

(bonus tracks on the re-release):
10. Return*
11. Erinsong*
12. Ó ró sé do bheatha bhaile*
* taken from '97 demo

The Middle Kingdom

2000

Re-released:
2004

1. A Celtic Mourning.
2. Celtica (Voice of Morrigan)
3. The Fianna
4. A Druids Passing
5. Is Fuair an Chroí
6. Cattle Raid of Cooley
7. The Middle Kingdom
8. Ó ró sé do bheatha bhaile
9. Unstabled (Steeds of Macha)
10. The Butterfly

Bonus track on Digi pack:
To Hell or to Connaught


 

Ride On

2001

1. Ride On*
2. Maeves' March 2001
3. Sauron
4. To Hell or to Connaught

*feat Shane Mac Gowan on vocals
 
 

Folk-Lore

2002

Re-released:
2004

1. Bloody Sunday
2. Victory Reel
3. Death of a Gael
4. Rocky Road
5. Ossian's Return
6. Spancill Hill
7. Children of Lir
8. Ride On
9. Susie Moran
10. Exiles
11. Horned God

Pagan

2004

1. Michael Collins
2. Pagan
3. The Gael
4. Ard ri na heirann
5. March to cluain tairbh
6. Viking slayer
7. 1014 AD
8. Some say the devil is dead
9. 1000 years
10. Lament for the wild geese
11. Erinsong
12. Summoning of the sidhe
13. The fall of gondolin
 

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