Celtic Crossroads comes to Alerus
Prepare for an emerald invasion from Ireland at the Alerus Center tomorrow night. Celtic Crossroads, The Unique Irish Music Experience, will grace Grand Forks while on their Spring 2011 World Fusion Tour. This tour criss-crosses the United States from California to New Hampshire and from North Dakota to Florida.
Hailing from Galway, Ireland, Celtic Crossroads consists of a seven-person ensemble: Marianne, Michael, Amy, Isaac, Diarmaid, Jonas and Johnny, all of whom perform several roles in the band. Marianne plays the accordian, flute, bodhran (a traditional Irish drum) and also sings. Diarmaid plays the bodhran, percussion and the bouzouki (a Greek guitar). Other instruments played by the group include the harp, violin, guitar, and the flutes. Isaac, the windiest member of the group, will often be found playing the uilleann pipes (bag pipes) or flutes, or he may just be whistling along. No matter what your favorite instrument is, there is sure to be some form of it represented at the show Saturday night.
As far as covers go, Celtic Crossroads does a wonderful cover of "With or Without You" by U2. As the band members feel the toll of working on the road, "With or Without You" is a song they can definitely empathize with. Amy, the harpist, offers a more effeminate and personal rendition of the song without losing Bono's emotional appeal to the listener. Amy doesn't belt it out like Bono does; she lets her voice float through the air, and as she plays the harp it seems to modulate her voice to an ethereal plane.
Hailing from Galway, Ireland, Celtic Crossroads consists of a seven-person ensemble: Marianne, Michael, Amy, Isaac, Diarmaid, Jonas and Johnny, all of whom perform several roles in the band. Marianne plays the accordian, flute, bodhran (a traditional Irish drum) and also sings. Diarmaid plays the bodhran, percussion and the bouzouki (a Greek guitar). Other instruments played by the group include the harp, violin, guitar, and the flutes. Isaac, the windiest member of the group, will often be found playing the uilleann pipes (bag pipes) or flutes, or he may just be whistling along. No matter what your favorite instrument is, there is sure to be some form of it represented at the show Saturday night.
As far as covers go, Celtic Crossroads does a wonderful cover of "With or Without You" by U2. As the band members feel the toll of working on the road, "With or Without You" is a song they can definitely empathize with. Amy, the harpist, offers a more effeminate and personal rendition of the song without losing Bono's emotional appeal to the listener. Amy doesn't belt it out like Bono does; she lets her voice float through the air, and as she plays the harp it seems to modulate her voice to an ethereal plane.
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