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C​é​ile

from Through Misty Air by Caera

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By this point in the album you’ve probably gotten used to the sound of my clairseach. The other strange sounding instrument on this track is a bray harp. Bray harps were common in Wales and other parts of Europe during about the same time the clairseach flourished in Ireland. They were gut strung harps with wooden pegs poking into the strings to make them buzz, like the bray of a donkey.

‘Céile’ is a Gaelic word that means ‘together’, as the song brings together two different types of historical Celtic harps. This song came to me when I’d been staying in the home of a little girl named Kayla (which is about how 'céile’ is pronounced), so the title is also a play on her name.

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from Through Misty Air, released July 25, 2004

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Caera Seattle, Washington

From haunting Celtic lullabies, through laments of intense grief and pain, to songs of healing and hope, Caera’s music always contains an authenticity that can be hard to find in today’s music, or even in today’s world in general. Powerful soprano vocals blend with the bell-like tones of her brass-strung Gaelic harp to create music that carries people through life, dreaming or fully awake. ... more

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