Amazing Grace, 2023, CELTICA Pipes rock (Official video)

We dedicate our version of this iconic song to Mother Earth, as we have the impression that we, all of humanity and especially the industrialized countries, treat this wonderful, fragile and unique planet as if there were many “Earths” for us. The two boys represent nature, since life has come from the water. The fire they bring gives us warmth and light, it makes our environment more pleasant. At the end of the day, after a long journey over the waves of life, we all gather on the shore to sing in the light of the torches. The arts help us to develop our spirituality and to see truly after blindness. May we recognize in time the seriousness of the situation that we ourselves have created. For us, this song marks the beginning of a new chapter in the band’s history. For the first time, the four of us sing a serious tune with serious lyrics. There are already an incredible number of wonderful versions of Amazing Grace. That’s why, in all modesty, we are very happy that our singing is so well received by the audience during performances. It’s just a great feeling to sing, especially when the lyrics have a meaning, a message. Celtica are: Duncan Knight, bagpipes, backing vocals Ernesto Gongora, bagpipes, whistle, backing vocals Gajus Stappen, guitar, vocals, toms Lukas Lichtenfels, drums, backing vocals Whistle-intro by Ernesto Gongora Cast: Water boys: Merlin and Eliot Zeppetzauer Celtic people: Ida Thurn und Taxis, Emilia Hengl, Jonathan Hengl, Annika Hofmann, Andrea Kuschnigg, Harald Kleindessner, Mona Hollerweger, Karoline Wenzl, Kordula Klement, Shana, Elena Stappen, Iris und Gerhard Stappen, Camera: Manuel Itriago Mendez, Nathanael Linner/ filmbar visuals, Mona Hollerweger Script and editing: Gajus Stappen Skipper: Lisa Spiegl of Segelschule Mondsee, with kind permission of Josephine Brandstötter Main scenes filmed at Camping Seestern, Mondsee / Austria with kind permission of Dr. Helmut Bergthaler Lead vocals filmed at Manfred Lang´s Workshop Studio, Vienna / Austria Fogger: Jakob Fritsche, Manfred Lang Catering: Andrea Kuschnigg, Harald Kleindessner Kids coordination: Elena Hengl A very special thanks to all people who supported the making of this video: Your spirit and enthusiasm gave us the energy to create it! Produced by Gajus Stappen for Celtica. All rights reserved. © 2023