Cara — Our Ship Is Ready (Artes Records, 2026)
Cara’s Our Ship Is Ready, their ninth album, features a fine mix of original compositions along with new arrangements of emotive and evocative Irish and Scottish traditional songs and tunes. The album addresses themes such as emigration, love, loss, and climate change. According to band member Gudrun Walther, “Singing the songs and playing the music of past generations can help us to engage with the realities of modern life in a different, and sometimes deeper, way.”
Musically, Cara effortlessly navigates the spaces between Celtic traditional music from Ireland and Scotland, nu-folk, Americana and acoustic pop. The ensemble features beautiful solo and blended harmony vocals, superb arrangements deeply rooted in tradition, and timeless, outstanding instrumental performances on fiddle, guitars, pipes, flutes, and whistles. The album also includes two Irish guests: percussionist Cormac Byrne, from County Waterford, and concertina player Susan Coleman, from County Donegal.
Musicians: Gudrun Walther: vocals, fiddle, diatonic accordion; Kim Edgar: vocals, piano; Simon Pfisterer: uilleann pipes, flute, whistles; Jürgen Treyz: acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, lapsteel guitar, electric bass, mandola, Rhodes, harmonium, synthesizer, backing vocals.
Guest musicians: Cormac Byrne: bodhran, percussion, drums; Henrik Mumm: double bass, electric bass; Susan Coleman: concertina; and Claus Steinort: flute.
Juergen Treyz produced Our Ship Is Ready at artes-Studio in Esslingen, Germany. Recorded, mixed and mastered at artes-Studio, Esslingen, Germany by Jürgen Treyz. Cormacs’s tracks recorded at Studio 9, Meltham, Yorkshire (UK) by Jürgen Treyz.
Produced by Jürgen Treyz.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.