Artist description Uilleann and Highland pipe duets - an eight piece Celtic ensemble playing 27 instruments and performing in 5 Celtic languages. The only band in the world to feature Uilleann and Highland pipe duets and to write, record and perform in Irish, Scottish, Manx, Welsh and Cornish languages.

Music Style Celtic Fusion

Musical Influences Original contemporary Celtic, symphonic, using traditional Celtic languages and instruments

Similar Artists Clannad, Capercaillie, Loreena McKennitt, Wolfstone, Runrig, Steeleye Span

Artist History Formed in 1996, recorded four CDs, played the major music festivals and concerts in Australia.

Group Members Gavin O'Loghlen, Anne Dormer, Stephanie Graeber, Angelee Theodoros, Suzannah Graeber, Harry Theodoros, Jack Brennan, Alex Richardson

Instruments Highland, Uilleann and Northumbrian pipes, whistles, cello, accordion, fretless bass, military snares, fiddles and string quartet wrapped in layers of guitars, keyboards and rich six part vocals sung in Scottish, Irish, Manx, Cornish and Welsh languages.

Albums Ancient Lands, In the Home of my Ancestors, My Mother's Country, Singles and Samples

Press Reviews “If there is a group in Australia that performs original Celtic music better than this Adelaide based ensemble, these ears are yet to hear it.” Bob Crimeen, Sunday Herald Sun, Melbourne, Australia "Very talented and ingenious all rounders with a highly disciplined and hot band in tow. Recommended for Celts with a sense of adventure"John O’Regan, Rock ’N’ Reel Magazine, United Kingdom"Cotters Bequest capture perfectly the poignancy of the Celtic emigre experience through musicianship in the best tradition of Clannad and FiggyDuff."Ann Colby - Florida Scottish Highland Games, USA"Majestic music, moving lyrics and OUTSTANDING musicianship! The homelands of our Celtic ancestors are not the only places where musical genius exists!"Jean Jolliffe - 1st Vice President, The Cornish American Heritage Society“Magnificent music filled with magic and mystery - a tribute to the genius, sensitivity, superb talent and professionalism of Cotters Bequest.”Richard O’Brien. Irish Ambassador to Australia“In their sweeping melodies, Cotters Bequest have invoked the legendary spirits of Cornwall.”Philip Hosken - Editor, Cornish World Magazine, Cornwall

Location Adelaide, South Australia - Australia

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