Treacherous Orchestra “Origins” Navigator Records, 2012 You could fill this review by simply listing the line-up of this 11-piece trad big band, so take your time now … No, I make it short and simple: from the land that brought us Martyn Bennett,[36] Croft No. Five,[30] Peatbog Faeries,[46] Salsa Celtica[26] and Shooglenifty[41] comes another trad fusion outfit. Featuring highly talented Scottish (and Irish) artists, almost …
A cracker of a review (and quote) from folkradio.co.uk
Treacherous Orchestra – Origins by Neil McFadyen on 3 May, 2012 – in Reviews Treacherous Orchestra are an 11 piece band featuring musicians from (amongst others) Shooglenifty, the Peatbog Fairies and Salsa Celtica. Following their hugely successful debut at Celtic Connections in 2009, the band have been bringing their considerable talent together and have, at last, produced a studio album …
Pipehacker Review
Posted on Pipehacker | April 13, 2012 | by Vince Janoski When you first look at their album cover for Origins, Treacherous Orchestra appears as if it is just the latest thrash metal group or DJ-dance-hall-fusion-electronica band. Never would you suspect an ensemble that pays a great deal of homage to their Celtic traditional roots and puts forth a sound that …
Fantastic Living Tradition review!
TREACHEROUS ORCHESTRA – Origins Navigator Records 062 9 tracks, 55 minutes Following on from their 2010 EP, and re-presenting a couple of those tracks, Origins is billed as the first full-length recording from the new Leviathan of Scottish music. Forget The Unusual Suspects, forget Big Sky: this eleven-man pan-Scottish ensemble is where it’s at. The members of Treacherous Orchestra include Kevin …
Stirling Observer ‘Origins’ Review (and a half!!)
Treacherous Orchestra Origins (Navigator Records) Stirling Observer, Friday, March 30, 2012 THERE are lots of great folk albums out there produced by both solo artists and groups and lots of ways to describe them: accomplished, moving, toetapping, vibrant. How many of them, though, ever genuinely deserve the accolade “exciting”? The debut album by this Scottish supergroup (including bass player Duncan …
folkwales review
TREACHEROUS ORCHESTRA Origins Navigator 062 The origins of the 11-strong Treacherous Orchestra, who are marching down from Scotland brandishing this excellent CD, go back to Perthshire where two young pipers, the incomparable Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton, were greatly inspired by the teachings of Pipe Major Gordon Duncan – “one of the true master composers and instrumentalists of the 20th/21st …
Songlines Mag ***** Review!
Our first five star review for ‘Origins’ and it comes from Songlines’ It starts with… “The debut album from Treacherous Orchestra is a blistering, swaggering and infectious affair.” It ends with… “Origins is a pounding, sweaty, meaty, debut which promises much and delivers even more: miss out at your peril.” The full review is on the Top of the World …
Bright Young Folk Review
Origins Treacherous Orchestra 2012 Studio album the bright young folk review Treacherous Orchestra are an 11 piece ensemble of musicians, originally brought together at Celtic Connections 2009 before working extensively together in Glasgow. With backgrounds in bands as luminous as Shooglenifty, the Peatbog Fairies and Salsa Celtica, the artists bring a wide range of talents to this all-instrumental project. Origins …
R2 Mag – Rock-n-Reel **** Review
TREACHEROUS ORCHESTRA ‘Origins’ Mar-Apr 2012 Dai Jeffries **** I don’t know. You just get accustomed to one eleven-piece supergroup when another one comes along. This one is Scottish with an Irishman thrown in for balance, and its debut album is probably going to be winning awards a few months from now. Treacherous Orchestra chose their name well. Origins is structured like …
Uncut ‘Origins’ Review
TREACHEROUS ORCHESTRA ‘Origins’ (Navigator) Mick Houghton April 2012 8/10 Daring instrumental collective The opening “Overture” here is pure folk prog: imagine an 11-piece ELP featuring bagpipes, whistles, flutes, fiddles, accordion, banjo, guitars, bass and drums. Taking inspiration from such Scottish folk-fusion trailblazers as Martyn Bennett and Croft No. 5, Treacherous Orchestra are a fiercely energetic Celtic take on Bellowhead but …