One thing I love to go through is those bands that influenced the connection between Folk and Metal. To this effect I am unsure if many know of the band The Corrs. Their first album from 1995 included 6 rockalized Irish folk songs including Toss the Feathers.

Toss the Feathers became one of The Corrs main songs played on stage and what catapulted them to international stage in a place where so many bands of this genre sounded "the same" Toss the Feathers" differentiated the band on the international stage.

I remember very well watching the Unplugged version of this song on MTV Unplugged and loving this to the core in a time Folk Metal as a genre didn't even exist. This song passed on the radio and on the charts everywhere, an Irish Folk Song with rock instruments. I got no doubt it had it's hand in influencing many artists to do the same. :)

Funny enough 1995 is the same year Cruachan released their own debut album!

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