Boston trio Siúcra (shoo-kruh), announces a gorgeous Christmas album of old and new Irish traditional and original music for the holiday season: A Very Siucra Christmas. This part-live, part-studio recording features heavenly vocals, Irish flute & w [+]Boston trio Siúcra (shoo-kruh), announces a gorgeous Christmas album of old and new Irish traditional and original music for the holiday season: A Very Siucra Christmas. This part-live, part-studio recording features heavenly vocals, Irish flute & whistles, guitar, bodhran, and stellar songwriting.
Irish traditional trio Siúcra (Irish for 'sugar') has always been sweet on Christmas. Beginning with a casual presentation of a few carols in 1999 in Denver, the project has developed into a full-length, wildly creative program of Siúcra-style Christmas music. This year the group celebrates its 5th annual series of Christmas concerts with the launch of A Very Siucra Christmas.
Siúcra is Matt and Shannon Heaton (driving guitar, timber flute, vocals) with vocalist/percussionist Beth Leachman. A Very Siucra Christmas. brings the trio's creative focus onto music of the season.
With 14 tracks drawn from Siucra's annual Christmas show, the band's third release includes traditional carols such as "The Cherry Tree" and "The Holly and the Ivy"; high energy reels and jigs such as "Apples in Winter & Feast for a King"; and Siúcra original music for the season such as "Christmas Day, Christmas Night" and "Come Day, Go Day".
Siúcra formed five years ago in Boulder, Colorado. Though two of the members, the husband-and-wife Heatons, relocated to Boston over two years ago, Siúcra maintains a busy touring schedule, performing throughout the United States.
In May 2002, the trio released "Here Among Strangers", a follow-up to their debut CD "A Place I Know." This third release offers more of Siúcra's stirring and sentimental music, and hopes to evoke Christmas past and present---a very Siúcra way to usher in the holidays.
REVIEWS FOR SIUCRA'S LAST RELEASE:
Scott Alarik, Boston Globe, June 9, 2002
"Siúcra, which is Irish Gaelic for 'sugar,' is the perfect name for a hot young Boston-based Celtic trio. The music is pulsing and vibrant, yet warmly embraces the sweet simplicity of classic Irish melody and lyric sentiment."
Tom Nelligan, The Reel World, Dirty Linen #103, December 2002
"The disc Here Among Strangers from Siucra has a somewhat higher ratio of songs to tune sets here than many recordings from groups of this type. With an engaging lead singer
|
 |
Genre/Tags: 
Ringtones
Full Tracks
