by Catherine L. Tully

Artist: Old Blind Dogs
Album: "Four On The Floor"
Year produced: 2007

All I can say is I'm in love. It is obvious why this band won the "Folk Band of the Year" award for 2007 at the Scots Trad Music Awards. "Four On The Floor" is a masterpiece of sound that is an absolute joy to listen to. I loved it right from the first track, "Terror Time," which is so captivating that I'm drawn to it over and over.

There is something about this group that sets it far apart from its contemporaries. Something special and nameless that could be dubbed as a kind of charisma of a musical nature that I hear only occasionally. (If there is such a thing, the Old Blind Dogs really do have it!)

Although the music and expertise of the players is top-notch, it is really the sound of the vocals that makes this band connect so well. The purity of the sound in these voices is spectacular--and exceptional. Tracks like "Gaelic Song" really show that off well. The charisma rises to the surface like bubbles in a band like this, and you don't see it all the time, even though there are many wonderful musicians out there in the world today.

The pipes are fantastic, the ballad-like tracks are easy on the ears and the vocals are so pleasant it just makes one want to hit repeat and listen again and again....This is a band to fall in love with.

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Catherine L. Tully is a freelance writer and photographer who specializes in the arts. She has written for American Style and Classical Singer, among other magazines, and reviews music for Marc Gunn's Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. You can reach her through her website at www.catherineltully.com.

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Posted by Marc Gunn, Sunday, December 30, 2007.
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