Tag Archives: fiddle
Evie Ladin Band (MP3)
The new release from Evie Ladin Band is a perfect example of what Fiddlefreak likes to call oldternative bluegrass: music that springs from old-timey roots but branches out in exciting new directions. On banjo, fiddle, guitar, bass fiddle, and body percussion, the … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, banjo, female singer, fiddle, old-time, singer-songwriter, traditional, world
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 acoustic, bluegrass, country, dobro, female singer, fiddle, Irish, male singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter
Jackstraw – Sunday Never Comes (MP3)
A quick search reveals that Jack Straw was an English rebel leader who died in 1381. Jackstraw is also a traditional form of the kids’ game of pick-up sticks. And it’s the name of a song recorded by the Grateful … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, country, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter
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
