Hotel Rex the second CD from the welsh folk house pioneers Taran. A year in the making, recorded in three different countries, Brittany, Scotland and Wales, written and produced by Gerard KilBride. with the bands core talent of Dan KilBride, Gerard KilBride, Gafin Morgan, Dave Danford , Felix Pepler and Rhodri Smith. and outstanding guest performances by Pascal Lamour, Iwan Kavalez, Kate Ronconi-Woollard, Bill Taylor, Beatrice Le Bihan, Antwn Owen-Hicks, Linda Owen-Hicks, Tom Jackson, Robert Evans, Mary-Anne Roberts, Sarah Blackburn and Beth Gibson. Taran are one of the most inventive and imaginative bands to come out of Wales in a generation, with their innovative mix of traditional Welsh music welded to driving riffs and throbbing beats, swimming in a sea of dance loops, grooves and samples. “Caused earthquakes, shook buildings and generally turned Brittany upside down and inside out.” Simon Jones - Folk Roots. “Audiences come electrifyingly alive when Taran light the blue touch paper.” Mick Tems - Taplas. “Seriously raise the profile of Welsh traditional music" Dave Haslam - Rock and Reel http://www.myspace.com/ourspacetaran http://www.soundcloud.com/gerard-kilbride Beats, Bards and Bagpipes