The electronic bagpipes and array of wind instruments with the Gaelic vocals brought me back to the festival. Niteworks driving rhythm section and layered Synths had me confused for a second, I had to check I was at Celtic Connections the traditional Scottish music festival and not in a Balearic night spot. It didn’t take long to persuade myself that this Gaelic electro fusion would feature on the BBC Radio 1 A&R Zone, I even thought about learning some of the native tongue in order to introduce the song in the feature.Īt the Oran Mor, the opening of the show with a tune from that EP ‘Subdisco,’ set the tone nicely with the sold out crowd quickly getting into the vibe of what was to be the next hour. On the way out of the club that night I was presented with a download card for their EP ‘Obair Oidhche’ which subsequently racked up the repetitive plays on my iTunes at a quicker rate than my sisters repeated listens to 90s pop songs growing up.

Within minutes the place was going crazy to their Gaelic, Sub electro sounds, me included.

They took to the stage at 1am that night, a brave thing to do in a nightclub when people want to dance to DJs. I had previously seen this band in October as part of their EP launch. Smile on my face it was time to head along to my first Celtic Connections show this year and boy was I excited.

Niteworks at The Oran Mor – Celtic ConnectionsĪ connection with a different type of Celtic started my day off with a flyer. Niteworks at The Oran Mor – Celtic Connections 21/01/12 Niteworks bring their Gaelic electro folk fusion to Celtic Connections

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