Cruachan (baund)

Cruachan
Cruachan playing at Global East Rock Festival 2010
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Oreegin	Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Celtic metal, black metal
Years active	1992–1997, 1999–present
Labels	Candlelight Records AFM Karmageddon Media Hammerheart Nazgul's Eyrie Productions
Members
Members	Keith Fay John O' Fathaigh John Clohessy Colin Purcell John Ryan Will
Past members	Karen Gilligan Jay O'Niell Collete O'Fathaigh Leon Bias Aisling Hanrahan Joe Farrell

Cruachan [kroo-a-kon] is a Pagan Metal baund frae Dublin, Ireland that has been active since the 1990s. They hae been acclaimed as having "gone the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to expand" the genre of fowk metal. They are recognised as ane o the founders of the genre of fowk metal. With a specific focus on Celtic muisic an the use o Celtic mythology in their lyrics, Cruachan's style of fowk metal is known as Celtic metal. The baund named themselves after the archaeological site o Rathcroghan in Ireland also kent as Cruachan.

Discography

Studio albums

• Tuatha Na Gael (1995)
• The Middle Kingdom (2000)
• Folk-Lore (2002)
• Pagan (2004)
• The Morrigan's Call (2006)

Singles

• "Ride On" (2001)
• "The Very Wild Rover" (2006)

Demos

• Celtica (Demo, 1994)
• Promo '97 (Demo, 1997, also included with 2001 bootleg of Tuatha Na Gael)
• Untitled (Demo, 2010, led to new record deal with Candlelight records)

Compilations

• A Celtic Trilogy (2002 boxed set of Tuatha Na Gael, The Middle Kingdom and Folk-Lore in picture LP format, limited to 500 copies)
• A Celtic Legacy (2007)

Line-up

Current members

• Keith Fay – guitars, keyboards, vocals, bodhrán, mandolin, percussion
• John Clohessy – bass
• Colin Purcell – drums, percussion
• John Ryan Will – tin whistle, violin, banjo, bouzouki, keyboards
• John O' Fathaigh - tin whistle

Session Musicians

• Aisling Murphy - Live Vocals an guest vocals for future albums

Past members

• Karen Gilligan - vocals, percussion (1999–2008)
• Joe Farrell
• Jay Brennan
• Collette Uí Fathaigh
• Leon Bias
• Aisling Hanrahan
• Joanne Hennessy
• Steven Anderson
• Darryl Conlan
• Jay O' Neill
• Steven Coleman
• Declan Cassidy
• Paul Kearns
• Edward Gilbert