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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

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Bua: Down the Green Fields (MP3)

Another Victory for Bua. Guest review by Patrick Fitzell, Program Director at AccuRadio, an Internet radio station based in Chicago. In the spring of their musical careers, Chicago-based trad group Bua is in full bloom. After a hectic summer festival … Continue reading

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Crooked Still: Friends of Fall (MP3)

East Coast alt-bluegrass band Crooked Still is in the middle of their 10th Anniversary Tour, currently on the West Coast and heading south. (I’m planning to attend their show this Friday in Arroyo Grande.) Their new 7-song EP titled Friends … Continue reading

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Laurie Lewis: Skippin’ and Flyin’ (MP3)

Today marks the release date of Skippin’ and Flyin’ from Laurie Lewis (Spruce and Maple Music). Yes, this is yet another Bill Monroe tribute record on the 100th anniversary of his birth. God knows there were enough of those this … Continue reading

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