Fort Of The Hare

Ranagri

20,99
(1 press review)
Clear
Original Recording Format: DSD 64
Learn about choosing Quality and Channels

Ranagri sound like a precious, unspoiled spot of beauty – the Irish village of Ranagri that gave the band its name. The four Londoners marry musical influences ranging from classical, folk and blues. If their story did not exist, it would have to be invented. A get-together in the pub – a band’s story comes into being. Guitar and flutes, harp and bodhran, bouzouki – and each time these melodious voices oscillating between melancholy and pure joie de vivre.

Stockfisch Records is lucky to present the Irish/English band “Ranagri” with singer-songwriter Donal Rogers.

Four London musicians; one traditional Irish player, two classically trained, and one blues singer and guitarist, all with a passion for folk music.

A meeting in a pub in Richmond and the story of ‘Ranagri the band’ begins. Donal Rogers (vocals and guitar), Eliza Marshall (flutes/ethnic whistles), Eleanor Turner (harp) and Joe Danks (bodhran, Guitars) are all very well established within the music industry. They have recorded and performed with many artists including Stevie Wonder, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Paloma Faith, Cara Dillon, Luke Daniels, Hans Zimmer, Ennio Morricone, James Horner, the list goes on. However, between them all lies one common thread – the desire to have their own band and play their own music.

Tracklist

Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.
1.
Cold Shallow
04:39
2.
The Bogeyman
04:38
3.
Atlas
03:22
4.
I Wonder
04:15
5.
Sad Songs
03:55
6.
Spooky International
04:12
7.
You Can Do Better
04:03
8.
The Hare
04:15
9.
Strange World
03:16
10.
The Rhythm Takes You Back
03:47
11.
Tremors
04:04
12.
Under-Discovered
03:35

Total time: 00:48:01

Additional information

Label

SKU

0132085

Qualities

Channels

Artists

Composers

, ,

Genres

Mastering Engineer

Hans-Jörg Maucksch

Instruments

, , , ,

Original Recording Format

Producer

Günter Pauler

Recording Assistant

Inés Breuer

Recording Engineer

Günter Pauler

Recording Type & Bit Rate

DSD 64

Speakers

B&W Bowers & Wilkins 801 D

Release DateApril 24, 2020

Press reviews

Hi-Fi News 5 out of 5

London-based Ranagri takes their name from an Irish village. Translated in the title of this album. They specialize in breaking away from the folk norm.

Since releasing this recording they’ve collaborated with Tony Christie to record an album of Irish standards, but here we have a rather more diverse set of songs. The infectious tone is aided by the use of unusual instruments, including electric harp and bouzouki alongside traditional whistles, bodhran and guitar, and the effortless-sounding harmonies of the four members of the band.

Tracks like ‘The Bogeyman’ and ‘The Rhythm Takes You Back’ will get the feet moving, while the band can also sound mystical and haunting on the likes of ‘Atlas’. The whole thing is beautifully recorded by Günter Pauler of Stockfisch Records, with a real ear for the tiniest detail of each instrument and, format concerns aside, sounds fine throughout.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

More from this label

From Analog Tape

Analog Pearls Vol. 5 – Benny Goodman: Live in Hamburg 1981 [Double Album]

Benny Goodman

AOTW Collection (-15%)

Bossa, Ballads and Blues

Bassface Swing Trio, Bruno Muller

Currency
Cart