Orthodox Celts

Orthodox Celts are a band from Belgrade, Serbia playing Irish Music.

As a popular band playing Irish Music they are practically unique not only in Serbia but in the whole of Southeastern Europe, and further afield. Despite their unusual music, since their founding in 1993 they are one of most popular bands in Serbia. Their music lead to a popularisation of Irish and Celtic music and other aspects of Irish and Celtic culture in Serbia, especially Guinness. Of course, band members are fans of Celtic F.C., and some of the band's fans are too.

The band started their career with traditional Irish songs and, gradually, introduced more and more of their own material (lyrics mostly by Aleksandar, music mostly by Ana). All their songs are in the English language (or as they say, in the Irish language). And they're not afraid of purely instrumental songs. They have made several videos.

The Celts have had several tours and numerous concerts (including in the Sava Centre, the largest concert hall in Serbia and Montenegro) throughout the Serbia and Montenegro, as well as some concerts outside the country. It is already a tradition of theirs to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a large concert in Belgrade.

But in all interviews they state that their greatest desire is to tour Ireland. No band member has ever visited Ireland!

Contents

1 Members 2 Discography 3 Quotes 4 External links

Members

• Ana Djokić - violin, back vocals
• Ivan Brusić - sound engineer
• Dejan Jevtović - bass, back vocals
• Vladan Jovković - guitar, back vocals
• Dejan Lalić - Irish tenor banjo, mandolin, octave mandola, guitar, Scottish bagpipes, jew's harp, back vocals
• Aleksandar Petrović (Aca Seltik) - lead vocal
• Dejan Popin - tin whistle, low whistle, back vocals
• Dusan Zivanović - drums, percussion, bodhran, accordion, back vocals

Discography

• Orthodox Celts (1994)
  1. Bog Down in the Valleyo (traditional) (instrumental)
  2. Weila Waila (traditional)
  3. Irish Rover (traditional)
  4. Sonnys (traditional) (instrumental)
  5. All for Me Grog (traditional)
  6. Poor Old Dicey Riley (traditional)
  7. Nancy Whiskey (traditional)
  8. Couragie / Fox Hunters (traditional) (instrumental)
  9. Gentleman Soldier (traditional) (The Pogues' version)
  10. Wild Rover (traditional)
  11. The Four Poster Bed / Colonel Rodney (traditional) (instrumental)
  12. A Grand Old Team (traditional)
• Musical Parallels, together with Pachamama, a traditional Bolivian music band.
• Galija, a song of Irish melody and Serbian words by Madam Piano: Orthodox Celts playing
• The Celts Strike Again (May 25th 1997)
  1. Drinking Song
  2. Star of the County Down (traditional)
  3. The Wearing of the Green (traditional)
  4. Blue
  5. I'll Tell Me Ma (traditional) (amusingly, the line 'She's the belle of Belfast City' in the traditional version is replaced with 'She's the belle of Belgrade City'!)
  6. Madirine Rue (traditional)
  7. Foggy Dew (traditional)
  8. The Celts Strike Again (traditional) (instrumental)
  9. Peggy Lettermore / Jar of Porter (traditional)
  10. Spanish Lady (boghran version) (traditional)
  11. Finnegan's Wake (traditional)
  12. Loch Lomond (traditional) (with Ana Sofrenović)
  13. Mick McGuire (traditional)
  14. Salonika (traditional)
  15. Spanish Lady (traditional)
  16. Medley (traditional) (instrumental)
• Green Roses (December 25th 1999)
  1. St. Patrick Was a Gentlman
  2. Sindidun
  3. Green Roses
  4. Marie's Wedding
  5. Rare Old Moutain Dew
  6. Gravel Walk (instrumental)
  7. Stand Up To Your Devil
  8. Leads Me On
  9. Rocky Road To Dublin/Down the River (traditional)
  10. Merry Sisters (instrumental)
  11. Bean Na Shi
  12. Me, Myself And Sky
  13. Whisky You're the Devil
  14. Far Away
  15. Wind That Shakes the Barley/Sailor on the Rock (instrumental)
  16. The Beggarman
• A Moment Like The Longest Day (2002)
  1. A Moment... Like The Longest Day
  2. Captain Moonlight And Me
  3. Against The Wind
  4. The Real Me
  5. Humors Of Scariff (instrumental)
  6. Can You Get Me Out?
  7. Sail Away
  8. Front Row Theme (instrumental)
  9. Eimer
  10. Hidden Corner
  11. Dead End

Quotes

• We are drinkin' beer
  We are drinkin' gin
  No matter what's in the bottle
  We are drinkin' everything!
  (Drinking Song)

• Hidden corner on an empty street
  Pound of bread and a piece of meat
  Bottle of whiskey and a pint of beer
  That is all I need
  (Hidden Corner)

External links

• Official site (http://www.orthodoxcelts.co.yu/) (Including a lot of songs in RealAudio)
• Lyrics (http://www.geocities.com/ocelts/tekstovi/albumi.htm) (Just click on album covers on the right to get the lyrics)