We just visited Ireland so, while we're in the neighborhood, let's hop on over to Scotland. I'm sure its just me, but it seems like every bit of music that comes out of Scotland is either totally frivolous (e.g. The Bay City Rollers) or totally epic (e.g. the late Bert Jansch). "The Christmas Before Last" from The Stormy Seas would fall into the latter category. It just sounds like they are telling some ancient Scottish tale of myth and magic. Not that there's anything wrong with that, nor with frivolous music either. Just making an observation. This one is free at Bandcamp. As one blog put it, this is "sea shanty meets sleigh bell". Damn, wish I'd said that.
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