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Voices of the world

Artistic director Donald Shaw and his people at Celtic Connections have called a press conference and gone live with the 2008 website. What a lineup! Flook, Steve Earle, k.d. lang, Liam Clancy, Mercedes Peòn (we crossed path at Folkwoods, in Holland), Solas, old glories Moving Hearts, Eliza Carthy, Peatbog Fairies, Le Vent du Nord, Michelle Shocked, Bill Wyman (BILL WYMAN?), Capercailie, Trilok Gurtu… And yes, we are there too, in the Voices of the world together with theBulgarian Women’s Choir Angelite. No Uncle Earl, though: their place – quite appropriately with the rest of the night’s lineup, I think – has been taken by the Aberfeldy Gaelic Choir, conducted on this occasion by Margaret Bennett, high-ranking vocalist and mother of our much-missed Martyn. Gulp. We really must be super-ready for that.

Le voci del mondo

Il direttore artistico Donald Shaw e i suoi collaboratori a Celtic Connections hanno fatto la conferenza stampa di presentazione del festival 2008 e messo online il sito web di quest’anno. Che programma! Flook, Steve Earle, k.d. lang, Liam Clancy, Mercedes Peòn (l’abbiamo incrociata al Folkwoods, in Olanda), Solas, le vecchie glorie Moving Hearts, Eliza Carthy, Peatbog Fairies, Le Vent du Nord, Michelle Shocked, Bill Wyman (BILL WYMAN?), Capercailie, Trilok Gurtu… E sì, ci siamo anche noi, nella serata Voices of the world, insieme al coro Bulgaro Angelite. Niente Uncle Earl: al loro posto – e molto più in tono con il resto della serata – ci sarà l’Aberfeldy Gaelic Choir, diretto da Margaret Bennett, cantante di alto rango e madre del nostro rimpianto Martyn. Gulp. Dobbiamo assolutamente prepararci non bene, ma benissimo.