Cruachan (baund)

Cruachan
Cruachan playing at Global East Rock Festival 2010
Background information
Oreigin	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	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 haes been active syne the 1990s. Thay hae been acclaimed as haein "gone the greatest lengths of anyone in their attempts to expand" the genre o fowk metal. Thay are recognised as ane o the founders o the genre o fowk metal. Wi a specific focus on Celtic muisic an the uise o Celtic mythology in thair lyrics, Cruachan's style o fowk metal is kent as Celtic metal. The baund named themselves efter the archaeological site o Rathcroghan in Ireland, kent as Cruachan an aw.

Discography

Studio albums

• Tuatha Na Gael (1995)
• The Middle Kingdom (2000)
• Folk-Lore (2002)
• Pagan (2004)
• The Morrigan's Call (2006)
• Blood on the Black Robe (2011)
• Blood for the Blood God (2014)
• Nine Years of Blood (2018)

Singles

• "Ride On" (2001)
• "The Very Wild Rover" (2006)
• "The Hawthorn" (2020)

Demos

• Celtica (Demo, 1994)
• Promo '97 (Demo, 1997, included wi 2001 bootleg o Tuatha Na Gael an aw)
• Untitled (Demo, 2010, led tae new record deal wi Candlelight records)

Compilations

• A Celtic Trilogy (2002 boxed set o Tuatha Na Gael, The Middle Kingdom an Folk-Lore in picture LP format, leemitit tae 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