The Gothard Sisters’ Mountain Rose - folk music and simple things
Winners of “Best New Irish Artist” in the Irish Music Awards last year, Edmonds-based sister band The Gothard Sisters, known to local audiences for their appearances on the Third Place Commons stage, are releasing their third Celtic folk music album, filled with youthful takes on traditional music and brand new songs written by the sisters.
The new album, Mountain Rose, features fresh, inventive and melodic violin, the rhythmic drive of bodhran, percussion, Irish step-dance and guitar, and three-part vocal sibling harmony. The songs on the album were inspired by the love of simple, timeless and transcendent things – patience, beauty in nature and character, traditional dance music, and the feeling of comfort in being with those you love as the sun sets on Summer nights.
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| Photo by Gabriel Bienczycki |
Following the June 23rd release of Mountain Rose, the Gothard Sisters will be touring across the country with their new music, performing their entertaining live show, which incorporates music, sibling antics and Irish dance, among other things. More information on the tour schedule can be found at their website.
About the Gothard Sisters
The Gothard Sisters aim to create and perform music that is timeless, uplifting, and energetic. Over the course of nearly 1,000 shows nationwide since they formed as a Celtic band in 2006, the Gothard Sisters – who are truly sisters – have become internationally recognized as a dynamic, multi-instrumentalist Celtic music and dance group from the Pacific Northwest. Although much of the sisters’ music comes with a distinct Celtic flair, hints of their Western American heritage can be heard in what Irish Central calls “an earthiness that gives the songs a lively, approachable, down-home sound.” The Gothard Sisters operate independently of any music label, preferring a DIY approach in self-producing their award-winning albums, energetic live shows and imaginative music videos.
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| Photo by Gabriel Bienczycki |
About Mountain Rose
The Gothard Sisters started out their musical careers as classical violinists before expanding into folk music, so naturally there are many songs where the violin shines; the energetic and spunky fiddle and drum tune “The Bandit,” written about a raccoon in the woods, to the jazzy fiddle tune “Cat in a Bush,” lovingly dedicated to the neighborhood cat that keeps squashing the lavender bushes, and many more. Along with new lyric songs by the sisters like “It Was Beautiful,” a song about different perceptions of beauty, and “Grace O’Malley,” a story-song about the legendary Irish pirate queen when she was 9 years old, there are also new arrangements of traditional songs – Welsh lullaby “All Through the Night,” and Scottish anthem, “Auld Lang Syne.” The album can be found on the band’s website, or on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play.
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