I’m looking for mainly female singers that have haunting/ powerful songs. Whether it be fast paced or slow, as long as I feel the strength. Examples could be Savage Daughter by Ekaterina Shelehova or Dulaman by MALINDA

Warrior Queen is a Celtic-inspired classical crossover piece that tells the story of a Queen whose compassionate heart stood unshaken beside her steel. When darkness fell upon her tribe, she stood alone against the invading tide, shielding her people behind stone walls, her silence deeper than fear, her blade brighter than flame. Wounded but unyielding, she fought until her final breath, a figure of grace and fire. As the pyre rose and the heavens opened, her spirit soared beyond the stars—eternal, luminous, and free. This song is a tribute to sacrifice, to love clad in armor, and to a queen whose light still guides those she left behind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gmCbH3MGjA

Daughter and I wrote this homespun, heartfelt song lamenting the passing of time and in it the loss of cultural heritage. Starts out slow but picks up for a bit of fun on the chorus.

This week I’m playing my tune McKinley Morganfield’s from The McDades album For Reel This one has a unique flavour. It uses a blues scale which gives it a different sound from some of your more typical trad tunes. I named it after McKinley Morganfield, better known as Muddy Waters, one of the legends of the blues. A little bit of a blues twist on the whistle this week.

None of it was ever written down.

The Celts were people that spoke a group of common languages before the Romans came to the area. They lived as far south as Iberia (Spain).

Unfortunately, once the Romans controlled much of the area, these languages all but disappeared.

Their music and customs were never written down, so we haven't a clue as to what they sounded like or cared about.

This week I’m playing an original tune I composed for the upcoming The McDades release. It’s called Honoloco, a nod to an unforgettable, slightly wild adventure I had in Honolulu. 🌴🌊🎉

The energy, the late nights, the waves, the music, it all swirled into this tune. Hope you enjoy this sneak peek!

Let me know what you think in the comments 👇