Finally, the much-anticipated duo project from Karan Casey and John Doyle, “Exiles Return” on Compass Records, will be released on Feb. 16, 2010. If you’ve never heard of these two founding members of Irish supergroup Solas, crawl out of your cave and check this out. If you have heard their previous work, you know why [...]
Posts Tagged ‘male singer’
Karan Casey and John Doyle: Exiles Return (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Irish, acoustic, female singer, male singer, traditional, tagged acoustic, Celtic, female singer, Irish, male singer, traditional on January 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Shaun Cromwell: The Gristmill (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, blues, male singer, singer-songwriter, tagged acoustic, banjo, blues, male singer, singer-songwriter on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fiddlefreak was fortunate to hear and meet Shaun Cromwell at the FARwest convention in Irvine, CA. Shaun Cromwell’s one-man acoustic blues connect the modern world to a long-lost southern Gothic past. On guitar and banjo, his fingerstyle approach lifts a soulful vocal delivery, and the gripping songs tell stories of murder, love and loss. Death [...]
Tim Eriksen: Free Holiday MP3 Downloads
Posted in acoustic, male singer, old-time, traditional, tagged acoustic, male singer, old-time on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you follow Fiddlefreak, you already know that we dig the spine-chilling ballads of Tim Eriksen. Here are two songs that he is offering to his fans: free MP3 downloads as gifts of the season. Merry Christmas, from Tim Eriksen and Fiddlefreak! LISTEN: Occom’s Carol Download Here. LISTEN: Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming Download [...]
Coal Country Music
Posted in acoustic, banjo, female singer, fiddle, male singer, rock, singer-songwriter, tagged banjo, female singer, fiddle, male singer, singer-songwriter on December 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I was born in Upshur County, West Virginia, an area where mountaintop removal and strip mining are an unfortunate way of life. I learned that even if the coal companies put the land back to something resembling its orginal contour, and planted it with trees and grass, the damage could not be undone. Where beautiful [...]

