SANDRA REID - BIOWith her soaring and powerful voice, Sandra Reid is one of the few
singers performing in all six of the modern Celtic languages. She was
hooked by Celtic music while growing up in Canada's Ottawa Valley,
where Scots settlers once mingled with Irish and Bretons from
neighboring Quebec. Her own ancestry comprises these three ethnic
groups. A classically trained singer, Sandra has also mastered the
folk singing style of the traditionalist , particularly with regard to
ornamentation, rhythm and phrasing. Sandra cannot be easily
categorized as classical or traditional; her vocal treatment lies
somewhere between the two. The spirited intensity of her
interpretations are every bit as powerful and full of life as the best
of the traditional singers and revivalists of Celtic songs today.
Sandra has performed solo concerts and has taught workshops in Celtic
song at the El Feile Irish Festival in Barcelona, Spain, The New
School University, Tischman Auditorium, New York University-Glucksman
Ireland House, New York University, La Maison Francaise,the
American-Irish Historical Society, New York City, Celtic League
Pan-Celtic conference, Tara Circle Irish Cultural Center and the
Greater Danbury Irish Festival. Sandra has recorded two CD's with the
Lyrichord Discs label in New York City; "La Traversee: Songs from
France, Celtic Brittany, Canada and Louisiana" and "Hal-an-tow: Songs
of the Six Celtic Nations. She has been featured on many radio and
television broadcasts in Ireland, the United States and Canada. Sandra
has also appeared in an award winning music video "Ma zadig a ma Mamm"
for the television arts channel BRAVO.
REVIEWS
This is by far my favorite cd of Celtic music..It is genuinely haunting. ARRANE SAVEENAGH is, I can truly say, THE most beautiful song I have heard...this album is absolutely stunning. You will not be disappointed"
***** beyond perfection
customer review - Hal-an-Tow: Songs of the Six Celtic Nations, Sandra Reid - voice, Randy Crafton - Frame Drums - Amazon.com
"in six Celtic languages Sandra Reid shares wistful, timeless, romantic songs that transport the audience to another time and place... her voice is unparalleled."
Joel Haslam
host/producer
Regional Contact, CJOH TV, Ottawa, Canada
"Sandra Reid is an undeniably talented singer... she is compelling in every piece. all in all this collection points up her formidable versatility. no doubt she is a talent who could score many triumphs in different genres."
Cosmik Debris
-Review- La Traversée - Sandra Reid
"Reid is a unique stylist and folklorist who performed a 90 minute "a Cappella" set without the listener ever being aware of the lack of instrumentation. Beautifully expressive vocals...a memorable musical and folkloric experience"
Folk Central
"Rich moments and wonderful singing"
Cliff Furnald
CMJ Review - La Traversee - Sandra Reid
"Listening to La Traversée is like reading a gilded 17th-century diary discovered in a long-buried strongbox"
Susan Anway
Time Out New York Review - La Traversee - Sandra Reid
"Sandra Reid has a richly expressive voice... You can follow the journeys of the French as they settled villages in the new world, carrying their customs and music with them"
NAV
New Age Music Journal Review - La Traversee - Sandra Reid
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