Wake The Dead - The Best of Both Worlds!

[ehiker]

(Posted this under the Unrelated Topic earlier; didn't find the Celtic Music topics until just now!)

Last year I came across a cd from a great little band located in the Bay Area, called Wake the Dead.

Basically, they are a Celtic Jam Band that blends music of such greats like The Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan (mostly Dead stuff, though) with traditional Celtic reels and jigs and such.

They only have three albums out, but there are ways of getting copies of some live shows, as well (I might be able to track them down if one were to PM me...).

I'll try to find someplace where you can listen to songs or parts of songs (if you're the kind that likes to listen before you buy) and then I'll post the link under this Thread.

They were the first on my new MP3 player and they always have a presence in my truck. They keep me in a good mood on my way to work and they put me back in a good mood on the way home.

Definitely worth checking out if you love Celtic music and Jerry Garcia's musical talents.

(Now if I could just get them to tour in the Midwest...)

On a non-Celtic side note, if you enjoy Grateful Dead and JAZZ, then you should try looking for some slightly older CDs by a group called Jazz is Dead. I've seen them on Overstock.com before at really reasonable prices. Same concept, but with Jazz music.

[ehiker]

Ok, I set something up.

If you go to the home page of my blog...

GreystoneGreen

and scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page, you'll see a music player there (What's Playing in the Shop...). I loaded up a playlist for a bootleg Wake the Dead cd (from a small music festival that takes place every year in Willits, CA, called Uncle John's Camp). It isn't really bootleg because the bands all allow taping there (similar to Phish or Dead shows), so I'm not breaking any copyright laws by posting it here.

I found my live show CDs; I have about seven or eight discs (four shows?). Anyone who wants copies of them, I can get them to you at cost (cds plus shipping). If you want official cds, though, you'll need to buy them through the Wake the Dead website or some other offical means. I'm not going to take hard-earned money out of their pockets.

Anyway... give it a listen and see what you think!

(Oh, and please excuse the fact that I haven't updated my blog in a few months now. I think I'm a fair writer, but apparently I'm a terrible blogger.)

[Leyland]

I'd never heard them before your post, so I ordered Buckdancer's Choice from Amazon. Got it in a couple days ago and absolutely love it. Uncle John's Band, Ripple and Scarlet Begonias blended with reels are just fantastic. I'll be buying more Wake the Dead. Thanks for the heads up!

[ehiker]

You can also pick them up directly from their website. They only have three albums out at the moment...

Wake the Dead (debut album, 2000)
Buckdancer's Choice (2002)
Blue Light Cheap Hotel (2007)

We can always hope for more!

Cheers,

[ehiker]

If you live in the Bay Area and want to check them out in person...

BERKELEY FARMER'S MARKET FEST
Saturday, August 23rd WTD plays from 1pm to 3pm
Downtown Berkeley Park
Central at Martin Luthor King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA
Free! Box office: (510) 548-3333 http://www.ecologycenter.org/bfm/

THE LITTLE FOX THEATRE
Friday, October 17th 8:00 pm
The Little Fox Theatre
2209 Broadway Redwood City, CA
$16 adv/$18 door Box office: 650-369-4119 www.foxdream.com

DON QUIXOTE'S INTERNATIONAL MUSIC HALL
Saturday, October 18th 8:00 pm
Don Quixote's
6275 Highway 9 Felton, CA
$13 adv/$15 door Box office: 831-603-2294

FREIGHT & SALVAGE COFFEEHOUSE
Saturday, November 1st 8:00 pm
The Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
1111 Addison St. Berkeley, CA
TBA Box office: 510-548-1761 http://www.thefreight.org/

If you go, do go kilted, and do post something here about the show!

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[Kiltedmusiclover]

I just got their first CD on Emusic.
I have not listened to the whole album yet but I really like what I
have heard so far.