Terra Celta ("Celtic Land") is a Brazilian Celtic comedy rock band formed in 2005, and based in Londrina, Paraná. They are noted for making Celtic rock in Portuguese language (initially English), with often humorous lyrics.[1][2][3][4] The group performs live with traditional Celtic/Irish clothing.[3][5] Besides performing Irish music, the members also research the subject, by attending Celtic music festivals in Europe.[6]
Terra Celta | |
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 Terra Celta live at Casa Fora do Eixo in Uberlândia in 2010. Edgar Nakandakari (no longer in the band) is to the left and Elcio Oliveira is to the right. Behind them is Luiz Fernando Sardo. Partially cut out of the picture are Bruno Guimarães (far right) and Alexandre Garcia (far left). Eduardo Brancalion is not shown. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Londrina, Paraná, Brazil |
| Genres | Celtic rock, comedy rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Members | Elcio Oliveira Alexandre "Arrigo" Garcia Luiz Fernando Sardo Eduardo Brancalion Bruno Guimarães |
| Past members | Edgar Nakandakari |
| Website | www |
History
editAll members live in Londrina, but not all of them were born there: Alexandre is from Astorga, Edgar is from Limeira, Bruno is from Jundiaí and Elcio is from Sorocaba.[6] In 2005, vocalist Elcio Oliveira (who is also a general practitioner at a health center in Londrina[5]) was in São Paulo and met Ricardo (Rik) Dias, who was already working with Celtic music at the time.[6] There, they went to a show by Irish band The Murphy's Law and Elcio decided to form a similar band.[6] Back to Londrina, he joined his acquaintance, accordionist Alexandre Garcia, and together they formed the band, though still without bassist Bruno Guimarães and guitarist Eduardo Brancalion.
Their first shows were in Londrina itself, often sold out.[6] When Guimarães and Brancalion arrived, they started working with lyrics in Portuguese and their first song was "O Porco"(Rik Dias).[6] In the beginning, the band had to buy their instruments abroad or ask for friends to bring them from other countries, but this is no longer necessary since the band can buy them via the internet.[7]
The band's debut album, No Sintoma (2007), was a cover album with traditional instrumentals or songs in English language. Its 2010 follow-up had original compositions in Portuguese language. It was titled Folkatrua, a word play and portmanteau of "Folk" and "Falcatrua" (scam), based on the fact that the band doest not limit itself to folk music, in spite of many labeling them as such.[6] All tracks from both albums can be freely downloaded from the band's official website.
In 2014, the band performed at the sixth edition of Rock in Rio Lisboa[4][7] and was informally invited to perform at Rock in Rio Las Vegas.[7] Later, the invitation was made official and they are expected to play on 8, 9, 15 and 16 May.[8]
In 2018, the band performed at Odin's Krieger Fest in the Curitiba, Porto Alegre and São Paulo legs, alongside Faun, Metsatöll and Confraria da Costa.[9]
On 16 March 2022, they announced the departure of multi-instrumentalist Edgar Nakandakari.[10]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- No Sintoma (2007)
- Folkatrua (2010)
- Terra Celta (2010)
Members
editCurrent
edit- Elcio Oliveira – vocals, violin, bagpipes e nyckelharpa
- Eduardo Brancalion – electric and acoustic guitars, bouzouki
- Bruno Guimarães – bass
- Alexandre "Arrigo" Garcia – accordion
- Luiz Fernando Sardo – drums and percussion
Former
edit- Edgar Nakandakari – banjo, mandolin, tin whistle, clarinet, bagpipes and hurdy-gurdy (2005–2022)
References
edit- ^ "Banda mistura músicas irlandesas com baião e rock em Ribeirão Preto". G1 (in Portuguese). 15 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Terra Celta, rock, sertanejo univesitário e MPB agitam a noite de sexta-feira em Londrina". O Diário (in Portuguese). 2 September 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b Sobre a banda. Official website. Accessed on 25 January 2013. (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b Medeiros, Jotabê (1 June 2014). "Banda brasileira ensandece público no Rock in Rio Lisboa". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ a b Chagas, Mayra (2 December 2012). "Médico chama atenção pelo estilo que adota no trabalho e no palco". Revista RPC (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Coghi, Cristina (30 December 2011). "Terra Celta traz mistura de instrumentos exóticos e muita alegria". Cesta de Música (in Portuguese). CBN. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Brunetti, Itaici (12 December 2014). "Sabe o que é Bouzouk, Hurdy Gurdy ou Nyckelharpa? Terra Celta te explica". Vírgula (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Luporini, Fabio (7 April 2015). "Terra Celta vai tocar no Rock in Rio Las Vegas". Jornal de Londrina (in Portuguese). Grupo Paranaense de Comunicação. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Odin's Krieger Fest: Faun e Metsatöll são principais atrações da Wolfenforest Edition – Portal Metal Revolution". metalrevolution.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ "A vida é de fato uma caixinha de surpresas…". Página oficial do Terra Celta (in Portuguese). Facebook. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Trigueiros, Marian (10 May 2015). "Uma década de Terra Celta". Folha de Londrina (in Portuguese). Londrina. Retrieved 28 May 2015.