The long awaited third album
from Australia's progressive Celtic ensemble. A Celtic history
of South Australia, this album features the same group of musicians
who appeared on the previous two albums. The new CD explores the
journeys of two Irishmen Michael O'Loghlen and John Henry Cahill
from the first arrival at Port Adelaide in 1854 until the last
death in 1911. The album visits the Celtic communities in which
they lived and worked - Irish shanty towns, Cornish miners, Welsh
smelters and Scottish shepherds, as well as examining the ways
of life of teamsters, farmers and the Aboriginal clans of the
Parnkalla and the Peramangk. The musical styles covers a broad
progressive spectrum from Gaelic choirs to roaring reels, each
track featuring the unique and distinctive Cotters Bequest Prog Folk sound:
soaring melodies, lush vocal harmonies and a vast array of 33
instruments including Highland, Uilleann, Northumbrian and Scottish
Small pipes.