Yesterday, Nonesuch Records released Genuine Negro Jig, the second record from acoustic trio the Carolina Chocoate Drops. Singlehandedly, these young upstarts are breathing new life into an extinct tradition: the black Southern string band. Back in the day, when record companies came to control the distribution of popular music, executives decided that white boys would [...]
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Genuine Negro Jig (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, blues, female singer, fiddle, male singer, old-time, traditional, tagged acoustic, banjo, blues, female singer, fiddle, male singer, old-time, traditional on February 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Shaun Cromwell: The Gristmill (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, blues, male singer, singer-songwriter, tagged acoustic, banjo, blues, male singer, singer-songwriter on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fiddlefreak was fortunate to hear and meet Shaun Cromwell at the FARwest convention in Irvine, CA. Shaun Cromwell’s one-man acoustic blues connect the modern world to a long-lost southern Gothic past. On guitar and banjo, his fingerstyle approach lifts a soulful vocal delivery, and the gripping songs tell stories of murder, love and loss. Death [...]
Pickathon Is Coming!
Posted in Canadian, acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, festival, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, old-time, rock, singer-songwriter, traditional, tagged acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, blues, Cajun, Canadian, female singer, festival, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, old-time, rock, singer-songwriter, traditional on July 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s time to start planning for Pickathon 2009, which happens this year on July 31—August 2 at Pendarvis Farm just outside Portland, Oregon. Fiddlefreak attended a couple years back and was deeply wowed by its unique combination of down-home folksy vibe and youthful alternative energy. And the music lineup is always the best! Ranging from [...]
Levon Helm: Electric Dirt (MP3)
Posted in blues, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, rock, tagged blues, fiddle, male singer, rock on June 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Levon is back! June 30 marks the official release date of Electric Dirt (Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard), the second solo outing in Levon Helm‘s remarkable comeback, after 2007′s Grammy-winning Dirt Farmer record. Expanding upon the acoustic-folk arrangements and down-home themes of Dirt Farmer (his first release in 25 years and following a very rough bout with [...]
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