*gasp swoon*

[yrmencyn]

So, eMusic has been very very very good to me today.  First off, on a whim I searched for Mark Dignam, an old favorite of mine ever since he shew up on a contemporary Celtic comp CD my grandparents got me back in the mid-90s.  Unfortunately, contemporary Celtic singer/songwriter being a bit of a niche audience, I was never able to get any of his albums -- until now, when a new release from 2005, Box Heart Man, popped up in the search!  Fantastic!  He's really fleshed out his sound, adding Hammond organ and percussion to his spare acoustic guitar and vocals. I'd still like to come up with some of his older stuff, but this makes me happy for the moment.

So... well, if they've got Mark Dignam, maybe they will have gotten some of my other favorite celtic/folk/whatever artists since last I searched for them, right?  Oh they do.  The entire Shanachie and Green Linnet catalogs of both Silly Wizard and Andy M. Stewart, to be exact.  Happy happy happy boing boing!

Comments

[alstaria.livejournal.com]

oooh...if they have some of the Shabachie catalog I wonder if they have any Steele Eye Span. Happy Hunting, dear!

[yrmencyn.livejournal.com]

I'm not familiar with that group, but I searched them out anyway. They don't have them, though.

[alstaria.livejournal.com]

I'm not certain if it is "Steele" or "Steel" ...it's a group that does old ballads like "Thomas the Rhymer" and "Witch of the Westmoreland" with 60s rock instrumentation...including an electric mandolin. I haven't heard them in ages but it's some pretty nifty stuff.

[alstaria.livejournal.com]

http://www.google.com/musica?aid=dihulsIXAwK&oi=musicr

Apparently it's "Steeleye Span"

[yrmencyn.livejournal.com]

Ah, well in that case: yes. 11 Albums, and a live performance.