CRUACHAN (IRELAND)
Cruachan rose from the demise of "Minas Tirith" who had been in existence since
1989. Cruachan was formed in 1992 by Keith Fay after "Minas Tirith" broke up.
John Fay and John Clohessy were recruited along with other members who have
since departed (Jay Brennan, Leon Bias, Aisling Hanrahan, Joanne Hennessy,
Steven Anderson, Jay O' Neill, Steven Coleman, Declan Cassidy and Paul Kearns
among others). With a love of Celtic music, history and mythology, they sought
to incorporate this into their music and lyrics, on a scale that had never been
done before. With a complete line-up playing a variety of traditional and
conventional instruments and a lot of original songs under their belt, they
decided to record a demo and unleash their unique style of music to the world.
The demo was released in late 93'. It was highly praised worldwide and caught
the attention of a variety of labels….. one being "Nazguls Eyrie Productions"
from Germany. Cruachan signed to this label in early 94. Cruachan went into
studio again in early 97' and recorded a four-song promo with a new female folk
singer (Aisling). The new material was a lot more heavy metal orientated. The
promo was for record labels only and it didnt have a cover!
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Our original demo tape/cover wasnt pro made and it did come with lyrics. Cover was made by band member John O'Fathaigh and Xeroxed.
TRACK LISTING:
- To Moytura We Return
- Maeves' March
- Cúchulainn
- Battle Frenzy
- The Voyage of Bran
- To Invoke the Horned God
- F.M.C.D.A.C.A.K.A.F.G.H.
- Scéal Na Fianna (live)