Close your eyes and let the smooth flowing music of Genticorum transport you to another time and place, where French fur trappers and intrepid loggers navigate the roaring rivers and limitless lakes of the North Country. The core trio consists of Pascal Gemme, Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand, and Yann Falquet, and they are joined on their [...]
Posts Tagged ‘flute’
Genticorum: Nagez Rameurs (MP3)
Posted in accordion, acoustic, Canadian, fiddle, flute, male singer, traditional, world, tagged accordion, acoustic, Canadian, fiddle, flute, male singer, traditional, world on August 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Grada: Natural Angle (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, traditional, world, tagged acoustic, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, singer-songwriter, traditional, world on June 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
From the Better Late Than Never Dept: Here’s a post on Grada’s latest release Natural Angle. I hate it when I’m rummaging through some random pile of desktop detritus and find a CD I should have reviewed a year ago. That’s what happened with Natural Angle, which came out early in 2010. It’s so good [...]
Colleen Raney: Lark (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, Celtic, female singer, festival, flute, Irish, mandolin, Scottish, traditional, tagged acoustic, Celtic, female singer, festival, flute, Irish, mandolin, Scottish, traditional on June 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The dark and rainy Pacific Northwest continues to produce an endless stream of brilliant folk music, and it was on display everywere at the recent Northwest Folkife Festival. The seething mass of humanity that is NW Folkife was held recently in downtown Seattle, in the shadow of her famous landmark, the Space Needle. Folkies came [...]
Solas: The Turning Tide (MP3)
Posted in accordion, acoustic, banjo, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, tagged accordion, acoustic, banjo, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish on February 10, 2010 | 6 Comments »
“The Turning Tide” (Compass 4530) from Irish-American supergroup Solas will be released on February 16, 2010. For readers who are already Solas fans, this release will be a familiar listen. It fits like a comfy, well-worn glove: one part exciting tune sets, brilliantly arranged and impeccaby performed; one part gorgeous, ethereal songs from vocalist Mairead [...]



