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Style: Celtic
Joined: November 15, 2007
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Oceans Apart, as the name suggests, combine the traditional music from the British Isles and North America. The music is taken from the oral Celtic tradition common to Ireland, Scotland and Wales; a tradition -- passed down from father to son for countless generations --that was carried with, and survived the Atlantic crossing of the hungry, disadvantaged and merely adventurous emigrees of previous centuries, as, below decks, they danced and played their way to the new world.

The instruments are likewise the traditional penny whistles, bagpipes and flute that you would expect, along with mandolins, guitars and banjos picked up along the way. The dances -- jigs, reels and hornpipes -- are likewise embedded in the old-world culture that has flourished on these shinning shores!

Musical performances are the sum of the experiences -- on and off the stage -- performers carry with them into the hall.
Steve Colby's first love is the banjo (tenor and five string), followed closely by guitar, mandolin and Irish bouzouki. Raised in Columbus, Steve's musical style evolved from the great American folk revival of the 1950's and 60's, later embracing the British Isles and beyond.

John Good, brought up with the singing of South Wales coal miners ringing in his ears, has carried his music -- whistles, flutes and Welsh bagpipes -- to the transatlantic stage. Never far from his Celtic culture and language, John's songs and tunes have broadened with time and geography.

Wales? Ohio? Oceans Apart! (yet close at heart.)

The crossover doesn't stop there, you will hear a Welsh vocal, an Irish Jig, show tune from the 1940's, Scottish Ballad, favorite pop song from the 50's, 60's, novelty songs from every era, or any one of a large number of American or Canadian perennials.

Formation Date: March 17, 2003
Record Label: Oceans Apart Music
Label Type: Independent
Band Members: Steve Colby & John Good
Influences: Celtic/North American Traditional/Acoustic Music - Stan Rodgers, Frank Hennessy, Andy M Stewart, Robin Huw Bowen, Kingston Trio - Traditional Welsh Song and Instrumental Music
Sounds Like: The kind of acoustic sound, big on vocal harmony, you would expect from two people born and brought up somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, half way between South Wales and Ohio; or what happens when you cross 5 string banjo with Welsh bagpipes...
Country: United States
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Oceans Apart performing their cautionary tale of a trip to Spain.
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