Bay Area hillbilly-gothgrass band The Earl Brothers recently released their fourth record, titled simply “The Earl Brothers” (Big Hen Music 004), and packaged in a solid white Digipak. Their dark mountain sound has kept its cold hard core, suffering little from the loss of John McKelvy‘s trademark high tenor vocals and strong songwriting. In his [...]
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The Earl Brothers Are Born Again (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, male singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter, traditional, tagged acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, fiddle, mandolin, singer-songwriter, traditional on June 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Crooked Still: Some Strange Country (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, female singer, fiddle, tagged acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, female singer, fiddle on May 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Crooked Still has hit another one out of the park with their brand new release “Some Strange Country” (Signature Sounds SIG 2029). Their fourth studio CD continues in the same vein as their previous records, mining the rich ore of traditional Americana and smelting it in a hot brew of alternative bluegrass licks and breathy [...]
Three Mile Stone (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Irish, accordion, acoustic, banjo, female singer, fiddle, mandolin, traditional, tagged traditional, fiddle, banjo, acoustic, mandolin, Celtic, female singer, Irish, accordion on May 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Traditional music can be a funny animal. For example, the most exciting and creative players may never perform in public other than the occasional pub session or after-hours festival jam. This is a part of the tradition: old-time Irish and Appalachian fiddlers were usually farmers and tradesmen, just like the rest of us working stiffs. [...]
Nine-8ths Irish: Out on the Ocean (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Irish, acoustic, female singer, fiddle, male singer, traditional, tagged acoustic, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, Irish, male singer, traditional on April 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
While visiting California from the East Coast, folklorist Mick Moloney once commented to me that he always enjoys it when he discovers traditional Irish music thriving out on the “fringe.” This fact has been again proven by the new release from Sacramento-based quintet Nine-8ths Irish, titled “Out on the Ocean” (FGM Records, produced by Craig [...]
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