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Trans Celtic Gala presented by Oceans Apart Music OceansApartMusic 1,412 views A digest of Oceans Apart, the Phoenix Pipe Band, and the McTeggart Irish Dancers performing at the Chandler Center for the Arts, July 2008.
Farewell to the Rhondda - Oceans Apart OceansApartMusic 2,103 views Steve Colby and John Good (Oceans Apart) are joined by Jane Hilton and Ryan Bowman.
Morfa Rhuddlan - Trans Celtic Gala OceansApartMusic 2,467 views John Good of Oceans Apart plays this 9th Century tune on Welsh Bagpipes.
The Lock Keeper - Oceans Apart OceansApartMusic 1,333 views Steve Colby and John Good (Oceans Apart) are joined by Jane Hilton and Ryan Bowman.
Wee Castanets - Oceans Apart - Glendale AZ 2005 OceansApartMusic 445 views Oceans Apart performing their cautionary tale of a trip to Spain.
The Dutchman - Oceans Apart - Longs Peak Highland Festival OceansApartMusic 431 views The Dutchman - Oceans Apart in concert at Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Highland Festival, Sept. 2006
Clouds/Cymylau - Oceans Apart - Longs Peak Highland Festival OceansApartMusic 675 views Clouds/Cymylau - Oceans Apart in concert at Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Highland Festival, Sept. 2006
Captain Heapy - Oceans Apart - Star of India OceansApartMusic 454 views John and Steve on the Star of India, in San Diego bay, at the Sea Shanty Festival 2007.
The Ferryman - Oceans Apart - Star of India OceansApartMusic 421 views Steve and John on the Star of India, in San Diego bay, at the Sea Shanty Festival 2007.
Fiddler's Green - Oceans Apart - Star of India OceansApartMusic 1,786 views John and Steve welcome you to the Star of India, in San Diego bay, at the Sea Shanty Festival 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.

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