Korong

Korong Artist: Kornog
Label: Green Linnet
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 048248120920
EAN: 0048248120920
ASIN: B00004YL6M


Release Date: 2000-09-26

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  1. top 10 Modern Celtic Music albums

Tracks:

  1. Baleadenn: Tour
  2. Baleadenn: Kejaj
  3. Baleadenn: Laride-Gavotte/Laride-Gavotte
  4. Child Noryce
  5. Ronds De Saint-Vincent/Ronds De Saint-Vincent
  6. The Braes O' Killiecrankie
  7. Air Pour Faire Pleurer La Mariee/Gavottes
  8. Fest Stivell: Gwriziad Difennet
  9. Fest Stivell: Gouel Hollvedel
  10. Fest Stivell: Feunteun Zen
  11. La Belle Eleonore/Les Filles De Saille
  12. Lassie Wi' The Yellow Coatie
  13. Ar Plac'h Diw Wech Eureujet/Dans Fisel
  14. Thessaloniki Taxi
  15. Kolo Stara Vlajna
  16. For A New Baby
  17. Al Letanant Schnitt O Kimiadin Ar 5ved Kompagnunez
  18. Dans Plinn

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars OOOOOOOOOH.......2002-08-11

I bought this CD because I listen to a lot of other music Green Linnet puts out, like Lunasa and The Bothy Band. I actually hadn't even heard one song of this CD when I bought it.. just hoping. When I listened to the first track of the CD I knew I'd love it.. but as the tracks progressed I nearly fainted in euphoria. It's wonderful, easily one of my top 3 CD's of all time. I am a big fan of Celtic music, and I listen to a lot of it.. so I get disapointed when I order a CD that sounds exactly like every other CD I own, or that has tracks that have endless bagpipe solos that seem to melt my brain away. This is most definintely not one of those CDs. Its Celtic, but not Generic. Smooth, with just enough vocals, not too much. The guitar has to be the best sound on this CD though. It's magical and takes you off to another place. Absolutely recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2001-06-04

This is an awesome cd. My dad has it and convinced me to listen to it. I thought it would just be some old music but now I am adicted to celtic. This is a really up beat, happy track. so far I haven't found anything like it! If you are looking for celtic, you found it.

5 out of 5 stars Kornog's Korong: The Evolution of Brilliance.......2001-01-09

Kornog's albums were some of my favorites back in the 1980s and I have to admit that I was not initially impressed by "Korong" when I first heard it. I didn't hear the youthful exuberance I remembered from those days. However, by 3rd or 4th hearing, I'd realized that this is actually a much BETTER band today for the very reason that I missed the old energy. The band members have evolved musically to such a degree that each could easily be claimed to be the best at their respective instruments in Breton music. But it is much more than the sum of the parts; they truly have produced something brilliant TOGETHER. How sad so many "reunion" albums are (especially in the realm of rock). But this was actually a re-flowering of a group that was so well liked 15 years ago. Basically, Kornog has grown up. As for a "spark," well, no, they are not as high energy as they were back in the 1980s; they were younger then and relied more on that kind of energy in their shows. Today they rely simply on musical brilliance.

Korong perhaps presents a more "relaxed" form of music, but don't let that fool you. The precision and intelligence they've put into it more than makes up for any lack of energy some may have missed from their recordings from the 1980s. If one takes time to listen to (and to compare) the new work, one realizes an incredible new "spark" that comes from experience, evolution and intrepidness. The first cut, "Baleadenn," is a prime example. This musical "journey" from the far southeastern part of Brittany into the heart of Gavotte country is nothing short of brilliant. It may seem disjointed at first, switching rhythms at every turn (something never done in Breton dance music), but eventually one comes to understand the brilliance of these four minds that have come to grasp the essence of Breton music like no others.

And if you're interested in the new guitarist, Nicolas Kemener, listen to his work with Skeduz. He was great in Arcady, but underutilized. He is also a wonderful singer and flute player. Nicolas is VERY percice and very understanding of what other musicians are doing around him. Kornog could have had any guitarist in Brittany and they chose him; that should tell you something.

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