Frenzy of the meeting

"Frenzy of the Meeting, as a whole, takes the listener on an outing just as fascinating, and rewarding. Among familiar, and well loved, approaches to the music that inspires and drives every member of the band, there are fascinating new soundscapes to explore. Breabach embarked on the journey from Astar to Frenzy of the Meeting with an open mind and a keen desire to explore, listeners who join them are sure to enjoy the results with an ever increasing sense of wonder".

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""Western Isle Dance" opens with a zesty, uplifting, whistle-led traditional tune from the Canna House Collection, and segues into a lovely lilting, poignant composition by James Lindsay, full of Aberdeenshire elegance, with richly textured harmonies on the strings. "Winter Winds" is an Americana-flavoured song by Calum MacCrimmon; bot melody and vocal delivery are a wee bit reminiscent of Kris Drever. "Frenzy On The Meeting" is an original and engaging mash-up between a piece of traditional 19th-century Gaelic "Ceòl Mòr" and a thrilling, darkly swirling, Scandinavian-sounding fiddle composition by Megan Henderson: my favourite track on the album. Produced in collaboration with Eamon Doorley (of Danú and the Julie Fowlis Band) the production and arrangements on this [their sixth] album take Breabach's sound into a lusher, more polished sonic landscape after the multicultural eclecticism of their previous album "Astar"".