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'Cruachan' is an Irish Celtic metal band founded in 1992 by Keith Fay.
Cruachan mixes Celtic music, history and mythology with black metal. Cruachan's black metal influence, however, has become diluted in recent releases. Their recent work has become more melodic, with softer vocals, courtesy of Karen Gilligan, who joined after the release of ''Tuatha Na Gael''.
Cruachan's lyrics contain frequent references to the Viking Age, the Viking invasions of Ireland, and the defeat of the Dublin Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf by Brian Boru. Other songs touch on The Troubles and aspects of Irish myth and legend. Some of their songs, however, are based on various aspects of the works of Tolkien, such as ''The Fall of Gondolin'' from the album ''Tuatha Na Gael'' and ''Sauron'' from the album ''Ride On''.
Shane MacGowan of The Pogues fame appeared on Cruachan's single "Ride On" (2001) as well as on digipak version of ''Folk-Lore''.

Contents

Discography

Members

Current members

Former members

External links

Discography

★ ''Tuatha Na Gael'' (1995, re-released in 2001)

★ ''The Middle Kingdom'' (2000)

★ ''Folk-Lore'' (2002)

★ ''Ride On'' (Single, 2001)

★ ''A Celtic Trilogy'' (2002)

★ ''Pagan'' (2004)

★ ''The Morrigan's Call'' (2006)

Members

Current members

★ Karen Gilligan – vocals, percussion

★ Keith Fay – guitars, keyboards, vocals, bodhran, mandolin, percussion

★ John Clohessy – bass

★ Colin Purcell – drums, percussion

★ John Ryan Will – tin whistle, violin, banjo, bouzouki, keyboards

★ John O' Fathaigh - tin whistle

Former members

★ Joe Farrell

★ Jay Brennan

★ Collette Uí Fathaigh

★ Leon Bias

★ Aisling Hanrahan

★ Joanne Hennessy

★ Steven Anderson

★ Jay O' Neill

★ Steven Coleman

★ Declan Cassidy

★ Paul Kearns

★ Edward Gilbert

External links

★ www.cruachan.cjb.net