Cruachan
Background information
Origin	Ireland
Genre(s)	Folk metal
Years active	1992–present
Label(s)	Karmageddon Media
Website	www.cruachan.cjb.net
Members
Karen Gilligan Keith Fay John Clohessy Colin Purcell John Ryan Will

Cruachan is an Irish Celtic metal band founded in 1992 by Keith Fay. Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Folk metal is a diverse collection of music, encompassing a wide variety of different styles and approaches. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Karmageddon Media (previously known as Hammerheart Records) is a Dutch independent record label specializing in death metal, black metal, doom metal and folk metal bands from around the world. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Folk Metal. ... Cruachan is an Irish Celtic metal band founded in 1992 by Keith Fay. ...

Cruachan mixes Celtic music, history and mythology with black metal. Cruachan's black metal influence, however, has become diluted in recent releases. Their recent work has become more melodic, with softer vocals, courtesy of Karen Gilligan, who joined after the release of Tuatha Na Gael. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Celtic music is a term utilized by record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Western Europe. ... “Celts” redirects here. ... Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. ... Black metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. ... Look up Melody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In music, a melody is a series of linear events or a succession, not a simultaneity as in a chord. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

Cruachan's lyrics contain frequent references to the Viking Age, the Viking invasions of Ireland, and the defeat of the Dublin Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf by Brian Boru. Other songs touch on The Troubles and aspects of Irish myth and legend. Some of their songs, however, are based on various aspects of the works of Tolkien, such as The Fall of Gondolin from the album Tuatha Na Gael and Sauron from the album Ride On. The Viking Age is the name of the age in Northern Europe, following the Germanic Iron Age. ... For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation). ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Combatants Irish of Munster Irish of Leinster and Dublin Vikings Commanders Brian Boru† Máelmorda mac Murchada, Sigtrygg Strength ca. ... A much later engraving of Brian Boru Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig (926 or 941[1] – 23 April 1014) (known as Brian Boru in English) was High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. ... For other uses, see Troubles (disambiguation) and Trouble. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916, wearing his British Army uniform in a photograph from the middle years of WW1. ...

Shane MacGowan of The Pogues fame appeared on Cruachan's single "Ride On" (2001) as well as on digipak version of Folk-Lore. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish folk with influences from the English punk rock movement. ... A compact disc in Digipak-style packaging; seen here: Boards of Canadas 1998 release Music Has the Right to Children Digipak is a patented style of compact disc or DVD packaging, and is a registered trademark of MeadWestvaco, Inc. ...

Discography

• Tuatha Na Gael (1995, re-released in 2001)
• The Middle Kingdom (2000)
• Folk-Lore (2002)
• Ride On (Single, 2001)
• A Celtic Trilogy (2002)
• Pagan (2004)
• The Morrigan's Call (2006)

The Middle Kingdom is an album released in 2000 by Celtic Metal band Cruachan. ... Folklore is the ethnographic concept of the tales, legends, or superstitions current among a particular ethnic population, a part of the oral history of a particular culture. ... Pagan was originally released in 2004 by Celtic metal band Cruachan. ...

Members

Current members

• Karen Gilligan – vocals, percussion
• Keith Fay – guitars, keyboards, vocals, bodhran, mandolin, percussion
• John Clohessy – bass
• Colin Purcell – drums, percussion
• John Ryan Will – tin whistle, violin, banjo, bouzouki, keyboards
• John O' Fathaigh - tin whistle

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Former members

• Joe Farrell
• Jay Brennan
• Collette Uí Fathaigh
• Leon Bias
• Aisling Hanrahan
• Joanne Hennessy
• Steven Anderson
• Jay O' Neill
• Steven Coleman
• Declan Cassidy
• Paul Kearns
• Edward Gilbert

External links

• www.cruachan.cjb.net