Category Archives: Irish
Kyle Alden: Songs from Yeats’ Bee-Loud Glade (MP3)
From the Better Late Than Never Department here at Fiddlefreak World Headquarters: Sometimes a CD gets lost in the whirlwind of detritus that passes for my desktop, and surfaces later like a stone in a tater patch. Or something reminds … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, Celtic, fiddle, Irish, male singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter
Red June: Beauty Will Come (MP3)
Laura and Kagey of the Honey Dewdrops passed though town a couple weeks ago and told us about the best new band we’ve never heard of but wish we had: a smoothgrass trio calling themselves Red June. Well Fiddlefreak dropped … Continue reading
Filed under bluegrass, acoustic, female singer, male singer, fiddle, dobro, singer-songwriter, Irish, mandolin, country
Altan: Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen (MP3)
For almost 30 years, Irish supergroup Altan has been wowing the world with their trademark combo of red-hot tune sets and mesmerizing songs from the Donegal region. The group originated in 1981, when teachers Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle and vocals) … Continue reading
Filed under accordion, acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, traditional, world
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
