Artist description Music from the past thousand years, updated for the new millenium

Music Style Celtic-influenced Rock

Musical Influences Too many to list -- listen for yourself.

Similar Artists Jethro Tull, Ashley MacIsaac, Shooglenifty, Sarah McLachlan, Fairport Convention, Sisters of Mercy; smatterings of Peter Gabriel, Chieftains

Artist History Formed in 1990 from a chance meeting at a party in Berkeley, CA, Annwn has grown from a simple experiment in Celtic traditional music into a genre-defying melting pot of rock, Celtic, techno, funk, blues, and more.

Group Members Leigh Ann Hussey -- fiddle and vocals;Elton Wildermuth -- guitar and vocals;Dave Ernst -- guitar;R Pickett -- bass and vocals;Les James -- drums, rimshot, and vocals

Instruments Fiddle, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Fretless and Fretted bass, Flute, Drums, Saxophone, Percussion, Piano, Bugadaidhteat, Vocals

Albums The Lovers Enchained, Come Away to the Hills, Anarchy & Rapture

Press Reviews I think this is rip-roaring and gutsy recording, full of good rythmns, suprises, and some highly original arrangements. Vocals and instruments are skillfull and imaginative...and even some "old favourites" are presented here in totally new and startling ways. -- RJ Stewart, Author, Celticist. *** Annwn have put together a great collection with Anarchy & Rapture; the blend of styles is striking: a west coast jazz-funk-folk-rock fusion. -- Barry Mulls, The Irish Herald *** Come Away To The Hills is a gorgeous and kinetic blend of several musical styles. To call it "Celtic Rock" would be both an insult and a compliment. It is the best Celtic rock album I have heard to date, but it incorporates so many other styles that it is difficult to tie it down to one category. -- Dan Sanford, free-lance reviewer.

Additional Info Check the web site for much more information and MP3 clips of more of our music, as well as works in progress from rehearsal recordings.

Location Berkeley, CA - USA

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