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 wait. Scotland’s Aaron Jones and his partner Claire Mann make up half of a brillant [...]
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Litha: Dancing of the Light (MP3)
Posted in accordion, acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, dobro, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, male singer, Scottish, singer-songwriter, whistle, world, tagged accordion, acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, dobro, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, male singer, Scottish, singer-songwriter, whistle, world on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Bua: Down the Green Fields (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, fiddle, flute, Irish, male singer, traditional, tagged acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, fiddle, flute, Irish, male singer, traditional on December 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 tour schedule, it’s amazing they somehow found time to spend in the studio. The result, [...]
Genticorum: Nagez Rameurs (MP3)
Posted in accordion, acoustic, Canadian, fiddle, flute, male singer, traditional, world, tagged accordion, acoustic, Canadian, fiddle, flute, male singer, traditional, world on August 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Close your eyes and let the smooth flowing music of Genticorum transport you to another time and place, where French fur trappers and intrepid loggers navigate the roaring rivers and limitless lakes of the North Country. The core trio consists of Pascal Gemme, Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand, and Yann Falquet, and they are joined on their [...]
Grada: Natural Angle (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, traditional, world, tagged acoustic, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, singer-songwriter, traditional, world on June 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
From the Better Late Than Never Dept: Here’s a post on Grada’s latest release Natural Angle. I hate it when I’m rummaging through some random pile of desktop detritus and find a CD I should have reviewed a year ago. That’s what happened with Natural Angle, which came out early in 2010. It’s so good [...]



