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Twelve beautiful new songs written and performed by the Gothard Sisters, including Colors of Home, Midnight Sun, Mazama Mornings, Hummingbird and more!
Midnight Sun is a 12-song album, and the first all-original album by the Gothard Sisters. The album features songs written on the road about traveling and adventuring (Wandering, Midnight Sun, Hummingbird and Elderflower March were all written about recent travels as well as the other side of traveling, which is being homesick and longing to go home (Colors of Home, Mazama Mornings).
There are songs that tell stories of being at sea (Bells on the Hill, Mermaids) as well as songs that are new takes on traditional topics and rhymes (Rose, Marie and Heather, Cat and the Fiddle.)
Special guest artist Michele McLaughlin appears on the beautiful instrumental When the Rain Falls.
NEWS: Midnight Sun debuted at #6 on Billboard's World Music Charts!
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The Gothard Sisters LIVE @ The Roxy Theatre 2018 PC: Eric Morgensen Photography
The Gothard Sisters are a dynamic musical group of three sisters who play contemporary Celtic music. Through 10 years performing, touring and writing music together, the optimistic style of their music and performances continue to resonate with their fans, building a loyal international following.
Their latest all-original album release, Midnight Sun, reached #6 on the Billboard World Music charts as the highest ranking debut on the chart, and the Gothard Sisters have performed in venues large and small all over the country, including a concert at the Kennedy Center's Millennium stage in Washington DC, performances with Disney Cruise line in Europe, music festivals and performing arts venues nationwide.
Blending Celtic, folk, classical, world and northwest musical influences, the Gothard Sisters bring songs to life with violin, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bodhran, djembe, octave violin, whistle and vocal harmonies, creating music that is "vivid, inspirational and captivating." (Tim Carroll, Folk Words Review 2018)
Writing and recording near their home in the Pacific Northwest between touring nationally, the band has released 7 albums and has performed over 1,000 live shows over the course of their career.
May 16 2018
The Gothard Sisters' new all-original album, Midnight Sun, debuted today on Billboard's World Music Chart at #6 in the top ten at the highest ranking debut on the chart. The chart is calculated through album sales, digital downloads, social…
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May 16 2018
May 14 2018
A little teaser clip from the sixth track on the new album, Elderflower March.
May 11 2018
Folk Words Review
by Tim Carroll
Many musical genres and styles reflect the distance of traveling, loss of homeland, journeying from family and the call of adventure, however the deep-seated understanding of such narratives finds its true home in Celtic influence. The spirits of those stories grow from roots that thrive long and deep, and it takes respect for their longevity to amplify tradition and simultaneously create original pathways. The Gothard Sisters (Solana, Willow and Greta) have perfected their handling of Celtic-influenced contemporary folk to deliver that essential essence ... and to prove it, their album ‘Midnight Sun’ is their best yet.
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May 9 2018
We've started a new playlist on Spotify called "Songs of the Sea." This features a bunch of great songs that we love that are all about being at sea, or which evoke the images of the great blue deep…
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May 7 2018
A little teaser clip from the fifth track on the new album, Mermaids.
May 4 2018
I t' s o u t !
We are pleased to announce that our most recent album (and first all-original one) is now available! This one is full of colorful new tracks for your listening enjoyment, and…
May 1 2018
Updated: New songs added to our latest playlist, "On the Road," by The Arcadian Wild, the Paul McKenna Band, Kate Rusby, Thomas Jordan Music, Tide Lines, Dougie MacLean and more! This playlist features all…
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May 1 2018
Solana takes a bit of a break for some water between recording violin tracks for "Mazama Mornings." Only 3 Days until the release of Midnight Sun!
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Apr 30 2018
A little teaser clip from the fourth track on the new album, Hummingbird.
Apr 26 2018
We have the discs in hand!! Sending out pre-orders as soon as possible! The album comes out officially on May 4th, 2018.
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Apr 20 2018
The Gothard Sisters Put New Fire into Old Embers
by Arthur Joyce at Chameleon Fire
Starting in the 1970s, Celtic traditional music began a resurgence that fully hit its stride on the world stage in the 1980s and ’90s. Though it has since faded somewhat from prominence, some bands—The Chieftains, Planxty, Clannad, Altan and many others—have remained a fixture in world music for decades. Today its echoes continue to be heard globally with superstar acts like Celtic Woman and Riverdance. But the glitz and glamour of such a massive production isn’t for everyone. Just as with the blues, often Celtic music is best appreciated with a ragged group of musicians belting it out in a pub or small concert hall. Promoters tend to want to ‘go big or go home’ but this often leads to over-production that obscures the heart and soul of the music.
Not so with the Gothard Sisters, a trio based in Seattle, Washington, who manage to keep the production values modest while injecting new life into both traditional and original songs. Rather than sequined ball gowns and strobe lights, Greta, Willow and Solana Gothard opt for a more naturalistic image. Many of their music videos are filmed outdoors in the forests and beaches of their Pacific Northwest home, and you couldn’t ask for a more beautiful backdrop.
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Apr 18 2018
Holding the finished and mastered album a couple weeks ago! Mastering is like a kind of magic - it turns recorded music to gold, and we always know we’re in good hands with Rachel Field at Resonant Mastering!
Apr 16 2018
A little teaser clip from the second track on the new album, Against the Grain.
Apr 11 2018
Greetings from the cold and snowy Great North Woods of northern New Hampshire!
