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 [...]
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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 »
Nettle Honey: Wild Greens and the Old Path (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, female singer, festival, fiddle, male singer, old-time, singer-songwriter, traditional, tagged acoustic, banjo, female singer, festival, fiddle, male singer, old-time, singer-songwriter, traditional on June 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Here’s another band we heard and met at NW Folklife. Nettle Honey is an old-time quartet from Seattle, WA that plays equal parts classic standards and original compositions. Their sound is as pure as the Northwest rain that falls on her mist-shrouded mountains and fills her roaring rivers. They’ve taken pure-core Appalachian chops and applied [...]
Chris Thile and Michael Daves: Sleep with One Eye Open (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, bluegrass, country, male singer, mandolin, traditional, tagged acoustic, bluegrass, country, male singer, mandolin, traditional on May 10, 2011 | 6 Comments »
The third installment of Fiddlefreak’s series on new mandolin-guitar duos features a record from Chris Thile and Michael Daves titled Sleep with One Eye Open and released today on Nonesuch Records. We all know mando virtuoso Chris Thile from his days with Nickel Creek and more recently the Punch Brothers, but Michael Daves may not [...]
The Twilite Broadcasters: Evening Shade (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, bluegrass, country, male singer, mandolin, old-time, traditional, tagged acoustic, bluegrass, country, male singer, mandolin, old-time, traditional on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the second installment of my ongoing mini-series on old-time mandolin duets. I’m reviewing new releases that feature mandolin and guitar duos performing vintage pieces from the golden era of brother duets (ie. Monroe Brothers, the Louvin Brothers, Blue Sky Boys). This week’s post references “Evening Shade,” the latest release from the Twilite Broadcasters [...]
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