Artist description Broceliande plays Celtic music from the British Isles and the Medieval and Renaissance music of the European courts, castles, and countrysides. Featuring stellar vocal and instrumental harmonies, their entrancing sound is built on the interweaving of up to 4-part vocals with the lyrical music of the Celtic harp, octave mandolin, cello, guitar, flutes, whistles, percussion, harmonica, and melodian. Their repertoire includes original arrangements of traditional and Early music and ranges in feel from driving, danceable Celtic beats to haunting, atmospherically lovely ballads, to 4-part a capella Renaissance madrigals. Their lyrics, including some in Medieval French and Portuguese, speak of love and longing, quests and revels, magic and transformation, in an evocative style in the same vein as Loreena McKennitt, Pentangle, Clannad, and Alan Stivell.

Music Style Celtic, Medieval, and Renaissance acoustic folk

Musical Influences Loreena McKennitt, Pentangle, Clannad

Similar Artists Loreena McKennitt, Pentangle, Clannad

Artist History Broceliande was founded in 1999, but the members of Broceliande have been performing together since 1993. Their first, self-titled album was released August1, 2000 on the Flowinglass Music label.

Group Members Margaret Davis - vocals, Celtic harp, flute, recorders; Karl Franzen - guitar, octave mandolin, vocals, whistle, harmonica, melodian, hand-drum; Kristoph Klover - vocals, guitar, octave mandolin; Kris Yenney - cello, viol, vocals, percussion

Instruments vocals, Celtic harp, guitar, cello, octave mandolin, flute, recorders, whistle, harmonica, melodian, hand-drum, viol

Albums Broceliande (2000, Flowinglass Music)

Location Oakland, CA - USA

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