Beltaine’s Fire

Revolutionary Celtic Hip Hop Fusion

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There is a place where protest ballads of the Celtic bards and conscious hip-hop music intersect. Beltaine’s Fire occupies that place.  Their sound blends melodies inspired by the music of the Gaelic Diaspora with funk, rock, jazz, and hip hop elements to create a new sound that is equal parts Celtic rebel music in the tradition of the Wolfe Tones & Dick Gaughan, and conscious hip hop in the tradition of Public Enemy and The Coup.   Throw in a bit of protest folk a la Woody Guthrie and a dash of Rage Against the Machine and you’ve got a recipe for something very special.

Liberty

“Liberty”, is the bands newest album and was released Sept. 12 2008.    The album features Lynx on lead vocals, Laura on bass & vocals, Cozy T on Drums, K8R on Cello & Mandolin, and John on a custom-modified electric banjo.

The new album keeps the same razor-sharp political slant that fans of ‘the Fire’ have come to know and love – the album tackles issues ranging from the inequalities caused by neo-liberal globalization and structural imperialism to the long history of support for dictators and despots around the world by both Democratic and Republican administrations.

It’s not all doom and gloom, however. As Emma Goldman famously put it there’s no point in having a revolution if people can’t dance to it, and even their most serious tracks boast infectiously danceable rhythms. Throw in a few up-tempo tracks like Reclaim the Streets, 1234, and Kilted and you’ve got the perfect soundtrack for a revolution near you.

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