Today marks the release date of Skippin’ and Flyin’ from Laurie Lewis (Spruce and Maple Music). Yes, this is yet another Bill Monroe tribute record on the 100th anniversary of his birth. God knows there were enough of those this year (and every year, in the humble opinion of ole Fiddlefreak). The Father of Bluegrass [...]
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Laurie Lewis: Skippin’ and Flyin’ (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, blues, country, female singer, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, old-time, singer-songwriter, traditional, tagged acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, female singer, fiddle, mandolin, old-time, singer-songwriter, traditional on October 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Marla Fibish & Jimmy Crowley: The Morning Star (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, Irish, mandolin, traditional, tagged acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, Irish, mandolin, traditional on September 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“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 learn to play it, learning to play music at the same time. I have always [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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