Celtic Sessions

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Following the success of The Road Home William Coulter joins a wealth of talented musicians for Celtic Sessions. This stunning disc features Martin Hayes and Alasdair Fraser on fiddle, Seamus Egan on flute and 4-string banjo, Todd Denman on uilleann pipes as well as his long time musical friends Barry and Shelley Phillips, Lars Johannesson, Paul Machlis, Theo Page and Neal Hellman.

“The sounds on this album are pristine; it is beautifully recorded, capturing a range of nuances and gentle moods that are rarely heard on recordings of Celtic music. The arrangements are mostly contemporary, the content traditional and above all else it is musically expressive in a way that helps to redefine the place of the guitar in Celtic Music.” – Martin Hayes

The Road Home


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The Road Home represents William Coulter’s first solo recording since he began exploring Celtic music over twenty years ago. This rich and eclectic collection features selections from Ireland, Brittany, Norway, Portugal and America, as well as original compositions. This elegant collection is a personal offering of beautiful music performed by one of the world’s finest acoustic guitarists.

Song for our Ancestors

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William Coulter & Benjamin Verdery, guitars
© 2001 Solid Air Records 2024

Produced by William Coulter and Benjamin Verdery
Executive Producer: James Jensen
Bill Coulter plays a Jeff Traugott guitar and uses D’Addario strings exclusively.
Benjamin Verdery plays a Greg Smallman guitar and uses D’Addario strings exclusively.

Tracklist

1. Drops of Brandy
2. How Great the Pleasure is
3. Muneira de Chantada/Saint-Sains
4. An Daingean
5.Songs for Our Ancestors
6. Herzlich Tut Mich Verlangen
7. Frieze Britches
8. Flow Gently Sweet Afton
9. Loch Lavan Castle/Le Funque Trunk
10. Happy Xmas, War is Over
11. Tibetan Prayer Song
12. Keanae, HI

Shaker Music

With Barry Phillips, Shelly Phillips, Mike Marshall, Robin Petrie, Lars Johannesson, Laurie Hart, Neal Hellman, and others. We made several collections of shaker music. The most famous of these tunes, Simple Gifts, was immortalized by Aaron Copland in Appalachian Spring.

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Crooked Road

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Following up on the success of his previous recordings, Celtic Crossing and Celtic Sessions, William Coulter once again draws from the rich repertoire of airs and dances from Scotland and Ireland for The Crooked Road. Along with traditional works, Coulter has also selected a number of contemporary compositions for this recording, including a wonderful duet with concertina master Alistair Anderson on Anderson’s “Dog Leap Stairs.”

Coulter is joined on two tracks by virtuoso classical guitarist Benjamin Verdery. Together they perform the Sean Ó Riada classic, “Women of Ireland” and the beautiful Turlogh Ó Carolan air, “Eleanor Plunkett.”

Other guest artists include cellist Barry Phillips, Shelley Phillips on oboe and English horn, Lars Johannesson on flute, fiddler Deby Benton Grosjean, Neal Hellman on dulcimer, uilleann piper Todd Denman, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh on whistle and flute, and pianist Paul Machlis.

Toward the Sun

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Brian Finnegan and William Coulter released Their first duo recording, “Toward the Sun”, in early July 2014. Performances on the east coast and a return trip to Nova Scotia celebrated this new CD.

Brian Finnegan is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s most exciting and innovative traditional musicians, flaunting his flute and whistle with a flamboyance and flair. “A thrilling talent, marvelous technical dexterity, bold musical imagination and urgency, combining playing of breathtaking suppleness and delicacy.” – Scotland on Sunday –. Finnegan is also acclaimed as a composer of tunes in the traditional style, amply attested to by his spectacular CD, “The Ravishing Genius of Bones.” William Coulter is a Grammy Award winning guitarist who has been performing, recording, and teaching traditional and classical music for the past 25 years.