The recently released CD, "Wish", by Poitín is literally everything you could 'wish' for in a Celtic album, and then some! The musical abilities and professionalism of Poitín are clearly heard in every song. The talent of this band truly astounds me. "Wish" is a 15-track cd that has the perfect blend of reels & jigs, vocals & instrumentals, and traditional & new. This album kept me captivated from beginning to end every time I have listened to it, and I can guarantee it is one cd I will be listening to often. Singers, Jeremy King and Jakub Siegl are phenomenal. They both have the perfect tone and pitch to carry across the stories they are telling in the songs they are singing...a true delight to the listener. The songs, "Rookery", "The Handsome Cabin Boy", and "How I Wish", really stood out to me, but to pick a favorite is impossible because every song is performed above and beyond perfection! "Wish" is definitely not a cd you simply want to put on a 'wish' list... it is one you will want to own NOW!!! (Marcene Bronson, The Celtic Crier www.thecelticcrier.com/wish.html ) Poitín (pronounced 'potcheen') is not only that famous Irish firewater distilled from wheat and rye, but it's also an award winning Celtic band from the Czech Republic. The band enjoy pushing the boundaries, however, they are firmly grounded in the pub session tradition and like nothing better than sitting round a table in the corner of a cosy pub and bashing out old favourites about tarry sailors, merry maids and drunken nights. History: Poitín play Celtic music in all its shapes and forms from haunting Breton melodies to raunchy traditional Irish songs. They've performed at festivals across Europe in Italy, France, Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic. Bofiguifluki (2010), the Celtic Radio Album of the Year, features a daring mix of saxophone, didgeridoo and more traditional instruments to create a sparkling collection of songs and tunes, some traditional, some new, all suffused with Poitín magic. They formed in Pilsen, CZ, in 1996 and have released six albums to date (all available on CDBaby) on their own label and are also included on four compilation albums (two released by Popron, CZ and two by Marc Gunn in the U.S.). The first album, 'Poitín' was released in 2000 and features a traditional collection of tunes including the 'Congress Reel' and songs such as 'Spanish Lady' as well as lesser known Breton and English songs. The second album, 'De la Basse Bretagne' was eventually released in 2003 and is a tribute to the talents of the band's French singer, Neige Pruvost before her return to her birthplace. It consists mainly of French and Breton songs and tunes and features Dan Eberle on double bass. There is, however, a traditional Czech folk song, 'Lida, Lidunka' at the end of the album in acknowledgement of the band's own Central European roots. Poitín were pleased to be invited to contribute to Popron's 'Best of Celtic Music I and II' compilation albums and recently Marc Gunn's 'Victims of Irish Music' and ‘The Best of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast’. Discography: They released their first CD ‘Poitín’ back in 2000, it has 17 tracks of traditional Irish, Scottish and French songs and tunes. It features Neige Pruvost on the French and Breton songs, Jeremy King’s vocals on the Scottish and Irish numbers and Tonda Muzik on bodhran. Their second CD, released in 2003, was made as a farewell tribute to Neige who returned to France in 2001. It is a compilation of 12 French and Breton songs called ‘De la Basse Bretagne’ with Tyna Frankova and Neige Pruvost on vocals. It concludes with a traditional Czech folk song, ‘Lída, Lidunka’. Poitín's third CD ‘Hot Days’ was released in 2006 to mark the band's tenth anniversary . It features 13 tracks with Helena Markova on saxophone. You can hear scintillating arrangements of classic jigs, reels and songs, plus completely new compositions by Helena, Honza and Kuba, all with an unmistakable Celtic flavour. In 2009 the band released Jiggery Pokery, a collection of favourite songs and tunes from the first three CDs plus some remixed electrocelt tracks from DSPI. Their fifth CD is the Celtic Radio Award winning album Bofiguifluki (2010), an inspired collection of tunes and songs which has won accolades from around the world. Their sixth is 'Wish' (2014). As reflected in the title, it marks a return to simplicity and a purity of traditional music from the Celtic nations. It includes both traditional and original songs and tunes. Poitín also feature on four compilation albums, ‘The Mystery of Celtic Music I’ and ‘The Mystery of Celtic Music II’ (released in the Czech Republic by Popron) and Marc Gunn’s compilations of Celtic music from around the world, ‘Victims of Irish Music’ and ‘The Best of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast’ .