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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Capercaillie| image = Nuernberg 2005 017.jpg| caption = Capercaillie at Nuremberg , 2005| image_size = 220| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Oban , Scotland | genre = Celtic music | years_active = 1984& ndash;present| label = Survival Records Vertical Records Valley Entertainment | associated_acts = Clannad (musical group)|Clannad , Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh , Altan (band)|Altan | website = http://www.capercaillie.co.uk/ www.capercaillie.co.uk| current_members = Karen Matheson Donald Shaw (musician)|Donald Shaw Charlie McKerron Michael McGoldrick Manus Lunny Ewen Vernal Che Beresford David "Chimp" Robertson| past_members = Joan MacLachlan Anton Kirkpatrick Shaun Craig Martin Macleod Marc Duff John Saich Wilf Taylor James Mackintosh Capercaillie is a Scottish folk music|Scottish folk band, founded in the 1980s by Donald Shaw (musician)|Donald Shaw and fronted by Karen Matheson . They have seen four of their albums placed in the UK Albums Chart , and continue to perform and record to the present day.
History
The group originates from Argyll , a region of western Scotland and is named after the Western Capercaillie , Tetrao urogallus , a bird native to Scotland.cite web|url= http://georgegraham.com/reviews/capercal.html|title=Capercaille:Roses and Tears: by George Graham|publisher=The Graham Weekly Album Review # 1525|accessdate=9 January 2011
The band recorded its first album, Cascade , in 1984.
Their 1992 Extended play|EP , A Prince Among Islands , was the first Scottish Gaelic -language record to reach the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart , peaking at #39.cite book|url= http://books.google.co.uk/books? id=gZIjT8PgJMEC& pg=PA315& lpg=PA315& dq=prince+among+islands+top+uk+top+40& source=bl& ots=Xy0XgLOc6Y& sig=z8sGQRnmwZ84WrkYOWM6hkMOhBU& hl=en& ei=ruopTa_5OeOAhAeztqS_Ag& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=4& ved=0CC4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage& q=prince%20among%20islands%20top%20uk%20top%2040& f=false|title=International who's who in popular music|author=Eur|publisher=Europa Publications Limited|year=2002|accessdate=9 January 2011 Another of their Single (music)|singles , "Dark Alan ( Ailein duinn )" reached #65 in the same listing in June 1995.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 92
The album Secret People (1993) reached #40, and To the Moon (1995) peaked at #41 in the UK Albums Chart .
They have adapted traditional Gaelic songs and music using modern production techniques, and often mix musical forms,cite web|url= http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/capercaillie_20592/en_US|title=Capercaille|publisher=National Geographic|accessdate=9 January 2011 such as "Coisich A' Ruin", which combined traditional lyrics with drum and bass .
Capercaillie Live in Concert|Live in Concert (2002)
Compilations
Dusk Till Dawn: The Best of Capercaillie (1998)
Grace and Pride: The Anthology 2004-1984 (2004)
Band members
Current members
Karen Matheson & mdash; Vocals
Charlie McKerron & mdash; Fiddle
Manus Lunny & mdash; Bouzouki , guitar
Michael McGoldrick & mdash; Flute, whistle, Uilleann pipes
Donald Shaw (musician)|Donald Shaw & mdash; Keyboards, accordion
Ewen Vernal & mdash; Bass
Che Beresford & mdash; Drums
David "Chimp" Robertson & mdash; Percussion
Former members
Marc Duff & mdash; Bodhrán , whistle, wind synth, rauschpfeife
John Saich & mdash; Bass, guitar
James Mackintosh & mdash; Drums
Shaun Craig & mdash; Guitar, bouzouki
Martin MacLeod & mdash; Bass, fiddle
Joan Maclachlan & mdash; Fiddle, vocals
Anton Kirkpatrick & mdash; Guitar
Wilf Taylor & mdash; Drums
References
Reflist
Notes
The band's "Skye Waulking Song", based on the waulking (working) process which is common to the historic lifestyle of the music's origin, is used in the Edexcel Music GCSE Specification from 2009 onwards as a representation of traditional folk music.
External links
http://www.capercaillie.co.uk Capercaillie's official website
http://www.verticalrecords.co.uk Vertical Records website
http://www.valley-entertainment.com/artists/capercaillie.html? limit=all Capercaillie's Valley Entertainment Artist Page
http://www.siliconglen.com/Scotland/8_8.html An outdated but somewhat useful FAQ of Capercaillie (covers activity up to 1995)
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