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Zeer, maar dan ook zeer de moeite waard.


With four of the group members first meeting at Glasgow’s Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, the city’s, indeed Scotland’s, first all-Gaelic school, they are establishing themselves as proud Gàidheil Ghlaschu, (Glasgow Gaels), torch-bearers. Immersion in the Gaelic language and culture was a given, but in addition, musically, students were given full encouragement to explore in an all-embracing manner by a music department that enjoyed an enviable reputation. The seeds sown by this panoptic approach were to have an important influence on the group and thus on this release.

Soon after their formation, the original quartet of Moilidh icGriogair (violin), Zach Ronan (accordion), Aidan Spiers (electric guitar) and Andrew Grossart (drums) realised the need for a bass to complement the drums. Thus Jack Dorrian was recruited, and the five-piece instrumental line-up was established.  For Moch, another former school friend Joseph McCluskey features as guest vocalist.
The band’s name is derived from the Gaelic word ‘dlùth’, which translates into English both as ‘closeness’ and also the warp of woven cloth, each being highly appropriate, with the former a reflection of their friendship and cohesion as a group, the latter as a description of the various musical influences, such as rock, classical, pop and funk, that permeate their music and weave, as weft threads, around a traditional core. 

Except for a couple of traditional pieces, this predominantly instrumental album comprises self-composed material, mainly, as might be expected, sets of tunes, the quality of which fulfils the expectations befitting a quintet who were nominated for the MG Alba Scots Trad Upcoming Artist of The Year Award in 2019.

The album’s title, Moch, ‘the start of things, a dawning’ in English, is again a most apposite choice, one that is further reinforced as the name of the first track on the album. Comprising two tunes, the opening drone-like sounds and foreboding fiddle of Moilidh’s An Lochlannach perfectly conjured up images of red-sky dawns before a sudden cut introduces the second tune, Zach’s Off the Cuff, a wildly enthusiastic piece with insistent drum beats and dynamic accordion that leaves one breathless just listening.  Setting the tone for what is to follow, it is difficult to believe that anyone could fail to be captivated by these dramatic sounds.

What does follow is a set of three differing tunes. The first of these, Am Politician, is a polka. It gets its name from the only pub on the island of Eriskay, the fiddle and accordion blending in perfect harmony, before the middle section jig, sounding at times almost electronic, with additional crashing guitar riffs, leads into the final reel, awash with Balkan-like accordion.

Tracks:
01 - Moch
02 - Am Politician
03 - Ràcan
04 - Bàgh Dubh
05 - Taobh na Mara
06 - Kate's Jig
07 - Anmoch
08 - Blue Reef
09 - Aiseirigh
10 - Donalda's
11 - Anthem
12 - Bràighe Loch Iall
13 - Moch (Radio Edit)

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R873doxrPaA