Orthodox Celts

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Orthodox Celts is a band from Belgrade, Serbia which plays Irish folk music.

The 'Orthodox Celts' are part of the musical phenomenon that came up in Serbia during the 1990s. Like other young bands (for example Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of Sindidun later on) they started playing Irish folk music combined with pop and rock elements. Their music led to a popularisation of Irish and Celtic music and other aspects of Irish and Celtic culture in Serbia, especially Guinness beer. The band members are fans of the Celtic F.C.[citation needed]. Despite their unusual music, since their founding in 1993 they have become one of the more popular and notable bands in Serbia.

The band started their career with traditional Irish songs and, gradually, introduced more and more of their own material (lyrics mostly by Aleksandar, music mostly by Ana). All their songs are in English, but the group has composed some purely instrumental songs as well. In addition, the band has released several videos.

The Orthodox Celts have had several tours and numerous concerts inside and outside of the country (including the Sava Center, one of the largest concert halls in Serbia). It is already a tradition of theirs to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a large concert in the synagogue of Novi Sad.

In all of the band's interviews, they state that their greatest desire is to tour Ireland, but up to now no band member has ever visited that country.

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[edit] Members

[edit] Discography

  • Orthodox Celts (1994)
    1. Bog Down in the Valleyo (traditional) (instrumental)
    2. Weila Waila (traditional)
    3. Irish Rover (traditional)
    4. Sonnys (traditional) (instrumental)
    5. All for Me Grog (traditional)
    6. Poor Old Dicey Riley (traditional)
    7. Nancy Whiskey (traditional)
    8. Couragie / Fox Hunters (traditional) (instrumental)
    9. Gentleman Soldier (traditional) (The Pogues' version)
    10. Wild Rover (traditional)
    11. The Four Poster Bed / Colonel Rodney (traditional) (instrumental)
    12. A Grand Old Team (traditional)
  • Musical Parallels, together with Pachamama, a traditional Bolivian music band.
  • Galija, a song of Irish melody and Serbian words by Madam Piano: Orthodox Celts playing
  • The Celts Strike Again (May 25th 1997)
    1. Drinking Song
    2. Star of the County Down (traditional)
    3. The Wearing of the Green (traditional)
    4. Blue
    5. I'll Tell Me Ma (traditional) (amusingly, the line 'She's the belle of Belfast City' in the traditional version is replaced with 'She's the belle of Belgrade City'!)
    6. Madirine Rue (traditional)
    7. Foggy Dew (traditional)
    8. The Celts Strike Again (traditional) (instrumental)
    9. Peggy Lettermore / Jar of Porter (traditional)
    10. Spanish Lady (boghran version) (traditional)
    11. Finnegan's Wake (traditional)
    12. Loch Lomond (traditional) (with Ana Sofrenović)
    13. Mick McGuire (traditional)
    14. Salonika (traditional)
    15. Spanish Lady (traditional)
    16. Medley (traditional) (instrumental)
  • Green Roses (December 25th 1999)
    1. St. Patrick Was a Gentlman
    2. Sindidun
    3. Green Roses
    4. Marie's Wedding
    5. Rare Old Mountain Dew
    6. Gravel Walk (instrumental)
    7. Stand Up To Your Devil
    8. Leads Me On
    9. Rocky Road To Dublin/Down the River (traditional)
    10. Merry Sisters (instrumental)
    11. Bean Na Shi
    12. Me, Myself And Sky
    13. Whisky You're the Devil
    14. Far Away
    15. Wind That Shakes the Barley/Sailor on the Rock (instrumental)
    16. The Beggarman
  • A Moment Like The Longest Day (2002)
    1. A Moment... Like The Longest Day
    2. Captain Moonlight And Me
    3. Against The Wind
    4. The Real Me
    5. Humors Of Scariff (instrumental)
    6. Can You Get Me Out?
    7. Sail Away
    8. Front Row Theme (instrumental)
    9. Eimer
    10. Hidden Corner
    11. Dead End
  • One Two Five (2007)
    1. The Sparrow Song
    2. Two Faces
    3. What's Going On
    4. Sarah
    5. Cant Say Another Prayer
    6. Freedom Cry
    7. Pain For Sale
    8. Queen of the Day
    9. Native Ground
    10. Your Song
    11. Fields of Athenry (traditional)

[edit] Quotes

  • We are drinkin' beer
    We are drinkin' gin
    No matter what's in the bottle
    We are drinkin' everything!
    (Drinking Song)
  • Hidden corner on an empty street
    Pound of bread and a piece of meat
    Bottle of whiskey and a pint of beer
    That is all I need
    (Hidden Corner)

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