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> Why do critics always say the Connells have/had a Celtic edge? It's not like
> they're The Levellers, or something. The only thing even remotely Celtic to
> come from the Connells was the opening instrumental in Scotty's Lament before
> the tempo kicks in, and that's a push.  I think the Rolling Stone critic who
> originally reviewed Boylan Heights probably only listened to the first 30
> seconds of the album and thus determined that the Connells are "Celtic", and
> has been quoted on that forever after. That's just my $0.02.
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It's not that the guys are Celtic in the traditional sense. Yet somehow,
much of the guitar work makes me mindful of bagpipes or marching scots.
But I'm not music-savvy 'nuf to really explain. Any ideas?