Progressive, inspiring Celtic Folk-Rock.

12 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Power-folk, FOLK: Folk-Rock



Details:
"Jigsaw" is the second album from the celtic folk-rock trio Tinsmith. Featuring tradtional songs and tunes of the Celtic nations, Britain, and early America combined with the energy and innovation of modern rock, jazz and world musics Tinsmith is helping to forge a new tradtion for the 21st century.

The traditional music and stories of the Celtic lands were kept alive by the traveling bands of tinsmiths known as Tinkers. Since the celtic rock trio Tinsmith formed in 1998, they have been crafting their own brand of postmodern Celtic roots rock. Combining traditional instruments, tunes and songs with elements of rock, electronica, R&B, blues and jazz influences...

In the spring of 1997 John McLoughlin and Brooke Parkhurst met Rowan Corbett at a festival in Atlanta, GA. After much mutual admiration, they began experimenting with the possibilities that a trio could afford. They left that festival vowing that if anything should change they should join forces. The following year found Rowan a free agent and Tinsmith was born.