THIS BIOGRAPHY CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT TWO SEPARATE BANDS WITH THE SAME NAME. One is Slainte in the UK (whose picture accompanies the profile). The second is Slainte in the USA. ------------------------------------------------------- SLAINTE (UK) In their quieter numbers, they conjure up sounds that delight and captivate audiences. In the instrumental sets, they have an amazing pace and energy. The tempo hots up, the harmonies get thrown in all directions, and everything is treated with fabulous musicianship and a sense of enjoyment that is totally infectious. This band creates great, entertaining performances. Slainte features seven members who between them play an extraordinary variety of instruments - harp, highland pipes, penny whistles, flute, fiddles, guitars, banjo, electric bass, mandolin, bodhran, bouzouki and a range of harmonic voices - which means a huge range of sounds Slainte has six musicians who collectively put together the unique sound that the band produces. Between them they perform on no less than a dozen instruments, and delight audiences with a range of vocal harmonies. A large amount of their time is dedicated to arranging songs and tunes. This ensures that the finished article is produced to the professional standard that the audience has come to expect. Slainte are Lynne on Vocals and Bodhran, Joe on Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Flute and Penny Whistles, Heath on Vocals, Fiddle, Penny Whistles and Bagpipes, Alan on Vocals, Guitar and Bouzouki, Mark on Vocals and Harp, and Paul on Vocals, Acousitic and Electric Bass source: Slainte (UK) official website http://www.celtmusic.co.uk/ ------------------------------------------------------- SLAINTE (USA) Slainte was a Celtic band based in Tacoma, Washington state. Slainte plays reels, jigs, hornpipes, slip jigs, polkas, and sings traditional Irish songs. In 1998 the band released several song for free download at MP3.com and soon was one of the free music site's more downloaded groups, averaging over 1000 downloads per day during nine months. Star of the County Down was several times the top downloaded song. Two Slainte albums can be downloaded for free on www.archive.org: * Slainte * Cup of Tea source: not cited
