Artist description GREEN MAN reinvents itself with LOVEDEATHBEAUTY. Like AFROCELTS (a.k.a. Afro Celt Sound System) and Dead Can Dance before them, GREEN MAN delivers traditional and contemporary Irish/Scottish/Appalachian music, with a twist. Blending these works with techno beats, sequencers, bass and drum loops, Eastern percussion/intervals, lush three-part harmonies, and heavy rock guitars -- the band also incorporates more traditional instrumentation such as wooden/silver flutes, tin whistle, accordion, acoustic guitar, cittern, and sitar. The result is a unique sound that is smart, fresh and exciting -- while honoring the timeless depth and beauty of traditional Celtic music.

Music Style Celtic / World / Electronica

Musical Influences Afro Celt Sound System, Dead Can Dance, Massive Attack, Portishead

Similar Artists Afro Celt Sound System, Dead Can Dance, Portishead, Massive Attack

Artist History Members of GREEN MAN have shared the stage with such groups as Battlefield Band, The Chieftains, Gaelic Storm, Arlo Guthrie, Todd Rundgren, and The Young Dubliners; and have appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the critically acclaimed "Folkscene" program on KPFK/fm with hosts Howard and Roz Larman.

Group Members GREEN MAN is currently: April Theriault (flute, whistle, synth bass, keys, vocals) Ken Eros (guitars, cittern, sitar, synth bass, vocals, loops) Martin Morrisey (accordion, piano, keys, vocals, drum programming, samples) with guest musicians: Austin Wrinkle (drums, tabla, def, djembe, dumbek), Jack Joshua (bass) and Eric Rigler (uilleann pipes).

Instruments Vocals, cittern, sitar, flute, tin whistle, loops, samples, synths, accordion, piano, guitar (electric/acoustic), bass, tablas, drums, and uilleann pipes

Albums GREEN MAN - available at Amazon.com

Press Reviews I like (it) very much. It's a very interesting approach... much more authentic than Riverdance music, it (has) a much nicer edge to it. - Joe Boyd, Producer (Pink Floyd, REM, 10,000 Maniacs) / "Too many Irish bands in Los Angeles fit into one of two categories - Celtic rock a la drums, electric guitar and bass slaughtering "Brown-Eyed Girl" or "Fisherman's Blues" - or strictly traditional, overly polite bands. Green Man is a band of solid musicianship that electrifies...their willingness to experiment is refreshing." - Dave Soyars, Irish Herald (San Francisco) / Green Man combines Celtic and Eastern music to sometimes startling effect. The music is all lush and lovely, like Enya touring with Lawrence of Arabia." - Listen.com / "Celtic music reinvents itself with every new age... this time around it's called Green Man." - John Hannah, writer for People Magazine

Location Ojai, California - USA

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