Wants to Dance a Reel: Capercaillie and "Sardinia"

Today's random song is by the first band to get me (Mike) interested in music from outside of America. Capercaillie is a Scottish band founded in the Argyll region of Scotland in the early 1980s. Known for mixing traditional Gaelic tunes with modern recording techniques and instrumentation, Capercaillie started as a purely traditional band. In the 1990s, they began mix funk bass lines, synthesizers and electric guitars into their repertoire of traditional tunes, but lately they have been reverting back to more traditional instrumentation while retaining a light fusion feel to their music. In 1992, they recorded the first Scottish-Gaelic song to crack the UK Top 40. They have released eleven studio albums, four of which have made the UK Albums chart, and one live album. They also have two compilation albums and have performed on two soundtracks. This song, Sardinia, can be found on their 1997 CD Beautiful Wasteland. The song asks "How will my girl dance a reel, with a couple in her way? How will my girl dance a reel, with a foursome on the floor?"

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capercaillie_(band)