The Power and The Passion
CALEDON - SCOTLAND'S TENORS

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THE CINEMATIC, WIDESCREEN SOUND OF CALEDON WILL BLOW YOU AWAY IN THIS, THEIR DEBUT ALBUM - RELEASED 03.10.05

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THE POWER AND THE PASSION
ON A BEAUTIFUL SCOTTISH EVENING (VIDEO)
A BEAUTIFUL SCOTTISH EVENING

Recorded in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Shrewsbury and the famous Smecky sound stage in Prague with The City of Prague Symphony Orchestra, Caledon bring a whole new dimension to Scots song, full orchestra and chorus (The Caradoc Chorus) blending seamlessly with pipes and drums, and celtic instrumentalists - and three of the finest voices in Scotland. From the hush of a Jacobite lament to the swagger of a Celtic rock anthem, we bring you 'The Power and The Passion'.

With this magnificent debut solo album, Caledon has taken Scots song to a completely new level. Lush orchestral arrangements, exquisite harmonies and an all-pervading sense of drama combine perfectly to compliment Scotland's "three devine voices" (Edinburgh Evening News), giving an overall experience more akin to an epic film score than a concert of Scottish music. And beautiful melody and emotive poetry, they resonate with all nationalities; in fact, with anyone who recognises the feelings of love and longing, hope and home, desire and despair - truly and album of power and passion.

It's been a great pleasure and a challenge to try and write fresh, contemporary arrangements of these jewels from the Scots songbook. Taking our theme of 'The Power and The Passion' you'll hear songs like 'The Braes O' Balquhidder' and 'Dumbarton's Drums' in a way they've never been done before, think filmscore, think widescreen and we hope you'll find that these tracks really do make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Listen to 'Land O' Heart's Desire' and be transported to an exotic dreamscape, 'Sailing' to the seven seas....  Michael Barnett (MD)

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catalogue number:
RECD 551 (CD)   

duration: 62 minutes