Spirit of the West

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Genre: Celtic Rock
Hometown: Vancouver

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You don't have to go to Ireland to hear Celtic music any longer. A growing diaspora of groups like Vancouver's Spirit of the West play tradition-minded Folk-Rock with prominent touches of deep green. This is arguably the most widely diversified act of the lot. Witness Open Heart Symphony (1996), a rangy experiment that combines modern conventional Celtic instruments, alternative rock elements and sweeping symphonic flourishes. The album even contains a tribute to Radiohead (the song "Let the Ass Bray"). Blimey!

- Chad Driscoll

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		John Goodman (3:50)
		Expensive / Cinema of Pain (3:27)
		Bone of Contention (5:39)
		Till The Cows Come Home (2:59)
		Darkhouse (4:46)
		Profiteers (3:03)
		Runboy (4:11)
		Expensive / Cinema Of Pain (3:26)
		The Hounds That Wait Outside Your Door (5:20)
		General Guinness (3:46)
		Time To Ring Some Changes (5:04)
		Be Right (6:02)
		Ships In Full Sail (2:56)
		Aberdeen (4:19)
		Down On The Dole (5:08)
		Doin' Quite Alright (2:43)
		To A Highlander Unknown (4:18)
		Rocks At Thieves Bay (4:56)
		Take It From The Source (5:39)
		Gottingen Street (4:09)