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Gig
Reviews "Les
furieux hillbillies de Hoogie ont demenage" (The almighty Hoogie Hillbillies
have crossed the water to join us) "Un
groupe sacrement energique, qu'on se le dise" (The fans applauded their
spiritual energy) Both
at celticmusic.com "toutefois
animée" (Always Lively) Le Télégramme 10/8/01 "Accordeon,
cornemuse, fiddle, basse, guitare folk, chant, batterie Surprenant ce groupe ecossais!
Le premier morceau du concert est un instrumental traditionnel - jusque la tout
va bien - entrecoupe d'une choregraphie boysbandesque ... Suivent des themes enjoues
de fiddle, de cornemuse ou d'accordeon (Doogie, l'accordeoniste ne lesine pas
sur les arpeges et les trilles, impressionnant) et quand le guitariste s'avance
pour chanter en solo, on est proche de la magie." "Accordion,
bagpipe, fiddle, bass, acoustic guitar, song, drums Surprising this Scottish group!
The first piece of the concert is a traditional instrumental - from then all goes
great - intersected with some boysbandesque choreography
followed by some
jolly themes on the fiddle, accordion or bagpipes (Dougie, the accordionist doesn't
skimp on the arpeggios and trills, impressive) and when the guitarist advances
to sing in solo, one is close to magic." From
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Just
for the Halibut Reviews "A
lively mix of driving tunes" The Scots Magazine (July 2001) "Their
versatility is very apparent throughout the album, with Breton music from the
north of France, Scandinavian sounding fiddle tunes, haunting pipe tunes, lowland
song, gaelic laments not to mention the obvious jazz and blues influence to the
first and last tracks
The mixture (on the album) is so refreshing and it's
an album you don't get tired of playing." The WestWord Magazine (April
2001) "An
interesting collection with an unusual charm, it ranges from moody thought pieces
to stomping tracks with box and fiddle, whether they're straight Scottish, Gaelic
or Breton - or, as some might even suggest er
well Celtic actually" The
Scots Magazine (November 2001) |
Knackiedoo
Reviews "Stomping
Jigs, thrilling reels" Scotland on Sunday "...
lots of energy ... terrific original compositions ... a well-crafted welcome
new entry to the contemporary folk scene." The Oban
Times "The
word Knackiedoo is about to become synonymous with fantastic" Highland
News "...
a cracking new album for fans of traditional and modern Scottish music."
De tha dol?
| "Traditional
and modern Scottish music forms the backbone of Hoogie's repertoire and many of
the tunes on their new CD are their own compositions in a modern Scottish idiom,
both for dancing and for listening tracks. They are also not afraid to branch
into styles from further afield and several of the tracks touch on blues, jazz
and light classical music. Dougie Hunter, Keith Smith and Kenneth
Knowles are joined on the CD by several top musicians including Ingrid Henderson,
Astie Cameron, Ross Martin, Colm O' Ruadh - and Clare Grogan (Gregory's / Ian
Beale's Girl) makes a couple of brief appearances! The new CD "Knackiedoo"
(East coast for "fantastic" but with a wealth of Lochaber talent on
it too!) has foot tapping jigs, lilting waltzes and evocative pieces from past
and present. We particularly liked "Waltz for Kylin", composed by Dougie,
"The Paranoid Jigs", composed by Keith, and paranoid because when he
asked Dougie and then Ingrid to provide backing for the pieces, they said no,
they were great without it. And they are. We loved too the traditional "Marquis
of Huntly's Favourite" - the beautiful tune played with haunting rhythms,
while the Gaelic Waltzes including "Farewell to Fuinary" and "Chi
Mi na Morbheanna" brought back memories of childhood ceilidhing.
In complete contrast, Czardas’ sparkling gypsy cadences are treated in alternatively
modern and Celtic fashion, while "Jacky Met Keith in Windach" has more
than a hint of melancholy millennium angst. Love of their craft runs through the
CD underlined by their sense of humour: "Hoogie", the name, came about
after one rather merry Dougie's attempt to introduce himself as "Hoogie Dunter!"
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