Tiller's Folly

Tiller's Folly originally released a limited edition of our STIRRING UP GHOSTS CD collection (1000 units) in 2008 to commemorate British Columbia's 150th Anniversary and the Simon Fraser Bi-centennial. The original CD featured 12 historically-based songs. That collector's edition quickly sold out, many of the tracks have been out of circulation since then.

STIRRING UP GHOSTS Volume 1 & 2 is an expanded, 2 CD set featuring 24 historically-based songs, collected, written and recorded by Tiller's Folly in the span of the group's …
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Go The Road

The album consists of 11 brand-new songs penned by Tiller's guitarist/vocalist Bruce Coughlan, a seasoned songwriter, deeply rooted in western folk music traditions.

The title song was inspired in part by Ewan MacColl's brilliant song, Freeborn Man and the title Go the Road is a phrase borrowed from Frank Delaney's magical book Ireland. The term describes the life of an itinerant storyteller who wanders the countryside, staying with people who will feed …
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For over a decade, Tiller’s Folly has been producing great original music and memorable live performances across many states, provinces and countries. From the dynamic vocals and classic songwriting of Bruce Coughlan, through the virtuoso musical layers added by award-winning multi-instrumentalist, Nolan Murray, to the driving foundation laid down by bassist vocalist, Laurence Knight, Tiller’s Folly is a totally unique music experience whose day is here. Based out of Vancouver, BC, the group …
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"Ripple in Time" has just received the top CD of 2001-2003 award in the Acoustic Ensemble Category from the Indie Acoustic Project!

"Grounded and influenced by Celtic Music, the mists of Canadian history, and decades of musical experience between them, Tiller's Folly's new album "A Ripple in Time" is an extraordinary effort by an exceptional group. In this age of fastfood music, even in the folk field, thank goodness for the music of Tiller's Folly...…
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In "GHOSTS OF THE MIGHTY FRASER," The Tiller's Folly have exhumed the rich and colourful past of Canada's west coast. This second album features a firey blend of Celtic flavoured ballads mixed with jigs, reels and aires. Like "THE VIEW FROM HERE" (1997) this album mixes Celtic music influences with Folk Rock, Bluegrass, Maritime and Pop.

"The East Coast of Canada has had a number of bands that have celebrated that area's history and musical links …
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THE VIEW FROM HERE

"Bouncing between originals built on historical themes, traditional instrumentals and songs that trip back to the old world, Coughlan and company deliver all with technical skill and enough originality to set them apart from the pack of Celtic acts"
-Peter North, Edmonton Journal

"This full-throated Canadian Celtic group, a cross between Stan Rogers and the Clancy Brothers, is on a stirring crusade. It wants to establish an oral story-telling tradition for …
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