Bay Area hillbilly-gothgrass band The Earl Brothers recently released their fourth record, titled simply “The Earl Brothers” (Big Hen Music 004), and packaged in a solid white Digipak. Their dark mountain sound has kept its cold hard core, suffering little from the loss of John McKelvy‘s trademark high tenor vocals and strong songwriting. In his [...]
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The Earl Brothers Are Born Again (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, male singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter, traditional, tagged acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, fiddle, mandolin, singer-songwriter, traditional on June 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Three Mile Stone (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Irish, accordion, acoustic, banjo, female singer, fiddle, mandolin, traditional, tagged traditional, fiddle, banjo, acoustic, mandolin, Celtic, female singer, Irish, accordion on May 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Traditional music can be a funny animal. For example, the most exciting and creative players may never perform in public other than the occasional pub session or after-hours festival jam. This is a part of the tradition: old-time Irish and Appalachian fiddlers were usually farmers and tradesmen, just like the rest of us working stiffs. [...]
Sarah Jarosz $2 Album Download
Posted in acoustic, female singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter, tagged acoustic, female singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter on January 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For Americana fans who have been curious about Sarah Jarosz but haven’t taken the plunge and bought the record… Sarah Jarosz’s Grammy-nominated debut “Song Up In Her Head” will be available on AmazonMP3 for $2 this Thursday only (it’s the Daily Deal). Fiddlefreak previously reviewed Sarah’s debut album here. It was listed at #17 on [...]
New Release from Joy Kills Sorrow (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, female singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter, tagged acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, female singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter on December 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Signature Sounds will release the latest from modern acoustic bluegrass band Joy Kills Sorrow on February 23, and it’s a dandy. Founded in 2005, this young Boston-based group has undergone significant evolution in its lineup to arrive where it now stands—poised to join the elite company of Crooked Still, Nickel Creek, and Bearfoot as the [...]
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