Author Archives: Stuart Mason
Litha: Dancing of the Light (MP3)
Is this the first time in almost four years of Fiddlefreak reviews that I’ve let an entire month pass without a post? Gack! So here we go with the first review of 2012, and by God it was worth the … Continue reading
Filed under accordion, acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, dobro, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, male singer, Scottish, singer-songwriter, whistle, world
Bua: Down the Green Fields (MP3)
Another Victory for Bua. Guest review by Patrick Fitzell, Program Director at AccuRadio, an Internet radio station based in Chicago. In the spring of their musical careers, Chicago-based trad group Bua is in full bloom. After a hectic summer festival … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, fiddle, flute, Irish, male singer, traditional
Rita Hosking: Burn (MP3)
It makes old Fiddlefreak proud that his adopted home state can produce an artist of this caliber. Rita Hosking is a singer-songwriter from Northern California whose music falls into a very sweet spot: nestled comfortably between folk, country, and bluegrass … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, country, dobro, female singer, singer-songwriter
Crooked Still: Friends of Fall (MP3)
East Coast alt-bluegrass band Crooked Still is in the middle of their 10th Anniversary Tour, currently on the West Coast and heading south. (I’m planning to attend their show this Friday in Arroyo Grande.) Their new 7-song EP titled Friends … Continue reading
