The latest record from Seattle fiddler Ruthie Dornfeld is a wide-ranging collection of traditional folk tunes, originals, and early music titled “Duets Abroad.” Why not let Ruthie introduce it? Last year I traveled to Finland, Denmark, France and Hungary to record duets with some of my favorite European musicians: Petri Hakala, Tapani Varis, Pekka Pentikäinen, [...]
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Ruthie Dornfeld: Duets Abroad (MP3)
Posted in accordion, acoustic, bagpipes, fiddle, mandolin, old-time, Scandinavian, traditional, world, tagged accordion, acoustic, bagpipes, fiddle, mandolin, old-time, Scandinavian, traditional, world on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Brewer and Lomnicky: Inspired (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, bagpipes, Celtic, fiddle, Scottish, whistle, tagged acoustic, bagpipes, Celtic, fiddle, Scottish, whistle on September 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. One of the best things about being a music blogger is when one of my friends releases a record that turns out to be Fiddlefreak-worthy. Such is the case with the album “Inspired,” a lovely new collaboration from champion Scottish fiddler Rebecca Lomnicky and piper David [...]
Old Blind Dogs: Wherever Yet May Be (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, bagpipes, bouzouki, Celtic, fiddle, male singer, Scottish, traditional, world, tagged acoustic, bagpipes, bouzouki, Celtic, fiddle, male singer, Scottish, traditional, world on August 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The top dogs in the Scottish trad music scene will release their eleventh album on September 7 on Compass Records titled “Wherever Yet May Be” (COM 4542). Old Blind Dogs members Jonny Hardie (fiddle), Aaron Jones (bouzouki), Ali Hutton (pipes and whistle), and Fraser Stone (percussion), prove again that they rule the roost where Scottish [...]
Julie Fowlis: Uam (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, bagpipes, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, Irish, Scottish, traditional, tagged acoustic, bagpipes, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, Irish, Scottish, traditional on March 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Julie Fowlis has the voice of a Celtic angel. With her ancient Scots Gaelic songs of earth and sky, she calls up a salty North wind that whistles through the mossy crags of remote, forgotten islands. On her latest release Uam (Cadiz Music/Shoeshine Records) she harnesses a stable of veteran musicians, including her Dublin-born husband [...]
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