Nach 4 Studioalben liegt nun Celtica´s erstes Live-Album vor, aufgenommen bei einem ihrer besten Konzerte, beim Montelago Celtic Festival, Italien, am 4. August 2017, unter Mitwirken eines klassischen Orchesters und Chores. Der mächtige, symphonische Sound und die unglaubliche Atmosphäre der einzigartigen Celticrock-Nacht konnte auf diesem hoch energetischem Live-Doppelalbum eingefangen werden.

CD I

01 Steamphonia 1:40
02 Demon of Carbonium 3:39
03 A Sinister Romance 3:51
04 Excalibur 3:42
05 Harbour in the Sky 5:10
06 Antarctica 5:25
07 Beyond Avalon 3:54
08 White Whale 3:52
09 Nautilus Descending 4:50
10 The Iron Angel 4:47
11 Megawatt 3:53
12 Full Steam Ahead 4:48

Total Time 49:48

CD II
01 Whiskey in the Jar 3:25
02 Visitors I+II 4:30
03 Jane´s Solo 3:17
04 The Druid´s Prophecy 3:43
05 The Last Voyage of the Great Michael 4:16
06 Victoria`s Desire 4:33
07 Carmina Celtica 5:06
08 Telegram for Monsieur Verne 4:52
09 Deus Ex Machina 4:57
10 Gateway to Utopia 4:16
11 Amazing Grace 5:15
Total Time: 48:14

Total Time CD 1+2: 1:38:02

Recorded at Montelago Celtic Festival on Aug. 4th 2017

featuring “Voices and Orchestra Compagnia della Piuma”, Siena, Italy, on CD I/01 & CD 2/5-11, Conductor Concita Anastasi, choir leader Mª Francesca Lazzeroni

Duncan Knight: Great Highland Bagpipe

Jane Espie: Great Highland Bagpipe

Aya Georgieva: Violin

Gajus Stappen: Guitar

Harald Weinkum: Bass

Tom Cadek: Drums

Additional musicians: Dr. Edith Heinrich, Dr. Wilhelm Heinrich, Gerlinde Illich, Bernd Fröhlich

Arranged for orchestra & choir by G. Stappen, Carmina Celtica arranged by Harald Weinkum

All tunes written by G. Stappen, except CD 2/1, 3 & 11 traditional, 7 by Carl Orff/H. Weinkum

Live sound: Christof Seidl, Remixed by Stephan Kolber, Thomas Goethe & G. Stappen at GOSH-Studios, Vienna/AUT, Mastered by Harald Pairits

Photos by Nevio Da Roit, Artwork: G. Stappen

Produced by Gajus Stappen for CELTICA – Pipes rock