Tag Archives: Irish
Marla Fibish & Jimmy Crowley: The Morning Star (MP3)
“This incredible mandolin came to me through my grandfather. I remember him playing it for me, my brother and sister, and my cousins when we were children. It was after he died that I picked it up and began to … Continue reading
The Kane Sisters: Side by Side (MP3)
Traditional fiddlers Liz and Yvonne Kane are sisters from Letterfrack, a small village on the wild and scenic coast of Connemara, in County Galway. They released their third album Side by Side in July 2010, and kindly sent me a … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, Celtic, fiddle, Irish, traditional
Grada: Natural Angle (MP3)
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. … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, traditional, world
Colleen Raney: Lark (MP3)
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 … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, Celtic, female singer, festival, flute, Irish, mandolin, Scottish, traditional
