Cruachan
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Line-up
| 1992- | Keith Fay - guitars, keyboard, vocals, mandolin, percussion |
| 2000-2007 | Joe Farrell - drums, percussion |
| › 2020- | -//- bass |
| 2020- | Tom Woodlock - drums |
| 2020- | Audrey Trainor - violin |
| 1992-1997 | Jay O'Niell - drums, percussion |
| 1992-2003 | John Ó Fathaigh - irish flute, tin and low whistle, uilleann pipes |
| › 2008-2016 | -//- |
| 1992-2012 | John Clohessy - bass |
| 1999-2008 | Karen Gilligan - vocals, percussion |
| 2001-2003 | Ed Gilbert - keyboards, bouzouki, banjo |
| 2004-2020 | John Ryan - fiddle, banjo, bouzouki, tin-whistle |
| 2007-2012 | Colin Purcell - drums, percussion |
| 2012-2018 | Eric Fletcher - bass |
| 2012-2020 | Mauro Frison - drums |
| 2012-2020 | Kieran Ball - guitars |
| 2018-2020 | Rustam Shakirzyanov - bass |
| 2020-2023 | David "Davey" Quinn - guitars |
| 2012 | Joe Farrell - drums |
| 1995 | Niamh Hanlon - uilleann pipes |
| 1995 | Paul Kerns - vocals |
| 2002 | Louise Fay - narration |
| 2002 | Liz Keller - fiddle, violin |
| 2002 | Diane O'Keefe - cello |
| › 2004 | -//- |
| 2002 | Shane MacGowan - vocals |
| 2004 | Michelle O'Brien - fiddle |
| 2004 | Chris Kavanagh - vocals |
| 2004 | Tommy Martin - uilleann pipes |
| 2004 | John Ó Fathaigh - irish flute, tin and low whistle, uilleann pipes |
| › 2023 | -//- tin whistle |
| 2011 | Karen Gilligan - vocals |
| 2014 | Barbara Allen - vocals |
| 2014 | Alex Shkuropatsky - galician bagpipe |
| 2020-2023 | Geoffroy Dell'Aria - bagpipes, tin whistle |
| 2020-2023 | Kim Dylla - vocals |
| 2022-2023 | Jon Campling - vocals |
| 2023 | Vreth - vocals |
| 2023 | La Rage - guitar solo |
| 2023 | Nella - vocals |
| 2023 | Camillus Hiney - accordion |
| 2023 | Sinead Richards - euphonium |
Discography
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1995 | Tuatha Na Gael | 7.2 |
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2000 | The Middle Kingdom | 7.7 |
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2002 | Folk-Lore | 7.8 |
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2004 | Pagan | 7.2 |
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2006 | The Morrigan's Call | 7.3 |
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2011 | Blood On The Black Robe | 7.8 |
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2014 | Blood For The Blood God | 7.7 |
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2018 | Nine Years Of Blood | 7.9 |
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2023 | The Living And The Dead | 7.4 |
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1994 | Celtica [Demo] | 5.8 |
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1997 | Promo '97 [Demo] | 7 |
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2000 | Sign Of The Hammer [VA] | 8 |
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2001 | Ride On [Single] | 6.6 |
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2002 | A Celtic Trilogy [Boxset] | 9.3 |
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2007 | A Celtic Legacy [Compilation] | 8.3 |
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2020 | The Hawthorn [Single] | 6 |
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2022 | The Crow [Single] | 8 |
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2023 | The Reaper [Single] | 5 |
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2023 | The Witch [Single] | 7 |
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2023 | The Blacksmith [Single] | 7 |
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2024 | Talamh [Single] | 8 |
| 2014 | Blood For The Blood God | ||
| 2017 | The Sea Queen Of Connaught [Lyric video] | ||
| 2017 | Prophecy [Lyric video] | ||
| 2018 | The Battle Of The Yellow Ford | ||
| 2018 | Queen Of War [Lyric video] | ||
| 2019 | The Marching Song Of Fiach MacHugh | ||
| 2020 | The Hawthorne | ||
| 2022 | The Crow | 8 | |
| 2023 | The Reaper | ||
| 2023 | The Queen [Lyric video] | ||
| 2023 | The Harvest [Lyric video] | ||
| 2023 | The Blacksmith [Lyric video] | ||
| 2023 | The Ghost [Lyric video] | ||
| 2023 | The Witch | ||
| 2023 | The Children [Lyric video] | ||
| 2023 | The Changeling [Lyric video] |
Latest reviews
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Ever read Irish history? A barrel of laughs it ain't.
Review by ScreamingSteelUS ›› |
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Damn lately the chance was not really on the side of Cruachan. When they finally found the way to sign with a good label to release their long awaited album, "The Morrigan's Call", this label found the way to disappear (and by the way,...
Review by Jeff ›› |
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Pagan
8.0
Cruachan is back with a new full length, their fourth one so far. They're pretty know for mixing Irish Folk music with Heavy Metal, or a little something I like to call Folk Metal.
Yes, like it or not, Folk Metal is one of the leading sub-genres... Review by Undercraft ›› |
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Here we have a new and huge compilation from the Dutch Hammerheart Records.
Huge indeed, because the songs, divided into 2 CDs are a total of 32 for 32 different bands. The Label, founded in 1995, have interests in the Black, Death, Doom sections mainly,... Review by Sephiroth ›› |
Photo galleries
| 07.01.2020 | 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise 2020 - Day One by CROMCarl | 127 images |
| 16.07.2016 | Hellfest 2016 by Darkside Momo | 47 images |
News
| 11.05.2024 | Cruachan - New Song Online |
| 13.06.2023 | Cruachan - Share Music Video For 'The Witch' |
| 10.05.2023 | Cruachan - Share New Single |
| 04.03.2023 | Cruachan - Present Video For 'The Reaper' Track |
| 24.02.2023 | Cruachan - Streaming New Single |
| 30.01.2023 | Cruachan - New Single Online |
| 20.09.2004 | with [SBS] |
| 28.08.2004 | with Cruachan |
Forum topics
| 26.08.2022 | Cruachan - The Middle Kingdom in Albums | 3 |
| 21.02.2017 | Cruachan - The Morrigan's Call in Reviews | 7 |
| 21.02.2017 | Cruachan - The Morrigan's Call in Albums | 2 |
| 10.01.2017 | Cruachan - Pagan in Albums | 2 |
| 23.12.2016 | Cruachan - Folk-Lore in Albums | 2 |
| 16.12.2016 | Cruachan - Ride On in Albums | 1 |
| 25.03.2016 | Cruachan - Tuatha Na Gael in Reviews | 6 |
| 20.03.2016 | Cruachan - Tuatha Na Gael in Albums | 2 |
| 03.05.2015 | Cruachan - Involved In Legal Battle With Debauchery in News | 33 |
| 27.02.2015 | Cruachan - Blood For The Blood God in Albums | 1 |
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