Sword Chant

LOCATION :  Donegal, Ireland Status :  Active Music :  Celtic Folk MEMBERS : Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh : fiddle, vocals Ciaran Tourish : fiddle, vocals Mark Kelly : guitar, bouzouki, vocals Ciaran Curran : bouzouki, mandolin Dermot Byrne : accordion Daithi Sproule : guitar, vocals HISTORY : Frankie Kennedy & Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh founded ALTAN in 1985. The name "Altan" comes from Loch Altan in north-western Donegal, where is located the band. Frankie passed away in 1994 due to cancer disease. RECORDINGS : Altan, album 1986 Horse with a heart, album 1989 The red crow, album 1990 Harvest storm, album 1992 Island Angel, album 1993 The first ten years, compilation 1995 Blackwater, album 1996 Runaway Sunday, album 1997 Another sky, album 2000 The Blue Idol, album 2002 Local Ground, album 2005 25th Anniversary Celebration with the RTE Concert Orchestra, live album 2010 The Poison Glen, album 2012 The Widening Gyre, album 2015 [ details ] The Gap Of

LOCATION :  Hull, UK Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Mark Wood : all instruments Live : Phil Wilkinson : lead vocals Mark Wood : rhythm guitar, backing Vocals Richard Hurst : bass guitar, backing Vocals Jonny Hirons : lead guitar, backing Vocals Alexander Pentecost : drums Past members : Richard Hurst : bass Jonny Hirons : guitars Phil Wilkinson : vocals Bruno Almeida : drums HISTORY : Guthrum is a British viking/black metal band formed in 2008. The band's name is based on the Danish viking king Guthrum, who invaded Britain in the 9th century. At first, the band started as the solo project of Mark Wood, later it became a whole band and today, it seems they have split-up since no activity for years and dead bandpages. RECORDINGS : The First Ode To Many, demo 2009 WEBSITES : N/A Contact :  N/A

LOCATION :  Pécs, Hungary Status :  Split-up Music :  Folk Metal MEMBERS : Scrofa : vocals, hurdy gurdy Lianna : vocals Tomusin : guitar Szkrobek : bass, programming Tiberius : drums Sophie : violin, backing vocals Past members : Balázs Szende : drums Bálint Mester : drums Péter Kovács : keyboard Gergely Bencsik : violin Zsolt Bánhalmi : drums Dave : dums : vocals Angelina Csilla B. : vocals Heniel : vocals HISTORY : Founded in 2008, Virrasztók means "the vigilants". Their lyrics deal with history, death and remembrance while their music is a mix of dark, gothic, industrial metal with Hungarian folk music as the band concept is based on the folklore of the vigilance. In folk tradition, the vigilance is the watch of the dead at night in case of home catafalque; it lasts till the funeral, usually for one or two nights. Its reason is the respect towards the dead, the remembrance, but it is also an occasion of social gathering. It was a common custom thr