Two Headed Dog

I have been an online Celtic DJ for about 5 years, and I love this band. Soundwise, they are in the tradition of such bands as Clan An Drumma, Clanadonia, and Albannach. I usually class the genre as Scottish tribal. The inclusion, especially on this album, of the electric guitar really sets their sound apart. This is music to invade countries by! It's high energy and addictive, harkening back to the days when highland pipes were carried on the battlefield.

I loved this. It makes the Scottish/Welsh hairs on the back of my neck stand up.Good drum work and excellent pipes.

good mix of drums and bagpipe. the electric guitar isn't as predominate as I would prefer

The cover page with the Irish Wolfhounds is outstanding. The music by this band is excellent and i love having them in my collection.

This group is awesome. Love their music!

Great music!

The disc's back panel card suggests filing under "Heavy Metal" or "Hard Rock." It's an astute suggestion or, as a Scot might put it, a canny one. The release does blend the scream and crash of a bagpipe and drum ensemble with the scream and crash of an amplified rock band. Think "Plaid Sabbath." There may be no sound more chilling, more stirring, to ears of Western European descent than that of Scottish bagpipes. That is, unless those ears are relatively young and more exposed to hugely electric heavy metal rock bands. Those sounds are the "two heads of the dog" on this release by innovative instrumental quintet, "Saor [pronounced "shore"] Patrol.A complementary, more guitar rock-oriented release to the band's "Duncarron" CD, this is a fun one. "Badholly" is a bagpipe Bo Diddley number, an odd thing to imagine until one thinks of the big drum sound that traditionally begins that blues rock standard. "Chamalihitchin," a simple and somewhat solemn wedding march on "Duncarron," becomes a bit more fun and even romantic courtesy of the guitar on "Two Headed Dog."In an uncharacteristically shortsighted moment, medieval Scots trying to decide among eleven contenders for the nation's throne asked the English king to choose. Edward II chose, for the benefit of England and Scotland's woe, the weakest character among them, John of Balliol. "A Balliol," sadly noted a chronicler of that day, "was ever a weak reed to lean upon," and Scotland found a stronger in Robert the Bruce, bloodily ridding itself of Balliol at the first opportunity. "Toomtabard," meaning "empty shirt," a nickname for the substance-lacking Balliol, uses the strong reed of Charlie Allen's bagpipes and the equally weighty sound of Steve Legget's electric guitar to effectively express the negative memories of the Scottish nation about this incident."O'Rourke" interestingly allows the instruments to challenge one another, with lead and rhythm duties traded off several times and very strong roles for the drums in both. All in all a highly recommended, "keeper" release to which one will return again and again.

This is their Duncarron album with a heavy metal beat n guitar playing alongside its very good and an alternative way of listening to traditional pipes n drums superb!

outstanding, soar patrols usual high quality. stirring and good feeling. highly recommend for anyone into the unusual, rock,folk or general fun music.

auf einem mittelaltermarkt entdeckt: neue lieblingsband. mit 3 trommeln, e-bass und dudelsack, braucht soar patrol keinen gesang um richtig zu rocken.

The introduction of guitar (where previous albums were limited to pipes'n'drums only) has added depth to this latest outing and will no doubt widen their appeal. "Duncarron" and "Men o'Galloway" are both exceptional tracks. I found this album worthy of purchasing for friends, so that can't be a bad recommendation. As another reviewer summed up so well ..."Music to invade countries by".It is obvious Saor Patrol play for sheer enjoyment, as "Badholly" will testify. They are a great band live, (especially after a few drinks and/or before Scotland games) - catch them if you can. Finally, Duncarron fort, as a project deserves recognition and I urge you to look into the background.Slante Ped.

Brill, gets the heart stirring, and its true, they'll never take our freedommmmmmmmmmm Stick this on at a party and the floor will be jumping