Tapping Celtic feet in both camps; John Rae MAC, Cannon Hill Park.(Review) From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: May 5, 2000| Author: Longley, Martin | COPYRIGHT 2000 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

I might be guilty of stereotyping, but this Edinburgh crew didn't disappoint when it came to bacchanalia and general good-humoured vigour.

Drummer John Rae and his cronies have been an essential part of the Scottish jazz scene for over a decade, their roots lying in his old Collective, the newer Celtic Feet heading in a similar direction.

Very lively from the outset, Rae's front line of fiddle, concertina, saxophone and guitar sing in complicated unison, tunes...

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