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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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 »
Jeremy Stephens & Tom Mindte: Radio Favorites & Sacred Songs (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, bluegrass, country, male singer, mandolin, old-time, traditional, tagged acoustic, bluegrass, country, male singer, mandolin, old-time, traditional on April 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For some reason, my inbox here at Fiddlefreak is full of old-time mando-guitar duet records that harken back to the glory days of old-time gospel and pre-bluegrass country music, before those terms were even used. And let me tell you, my loyal reader, I’m hearing some mighty fine songs on these new CDs. Let’s get [...]
Ruthie Dornfeld: Duets Abroad (MP3)
Posted in accordion, acoustic, bagpipes, fiddle, mandolin, old-time, Scandinavian, traditional, world, tagged accordion, acoustic, bagpipes, fiddle, mandolin, old-time, Scandinavian, traditional, world on March 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The latest record from Seattle fiddler Ruthie Dornfeld is a wide-ranging collection of traditional folk tunes, originals, and early music titled “Duets Abroad.” Why not let Ruthie introduce it? Last year I traveled to Finland, Denmark, France and Hungary to record duets with some of my favorite European musicians: Petri Hakala, Tapani Varis, Pekka Pentikäinen, [...]
Foghorn Trio: Sud de la Louisiane (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, Cajun, country, female singer, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, old-time, traditional, tagged acoustic, Cajun, country, female singer, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, old-time, traditional on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The newest iteration of Fiddlefreak favorite Foghorn Stringband is the fooktastic Foghorn Trio, with Stephen ”Sammy” Lind on fiddle, banjo, guitar and vocals, Caleb Klauder on mandolin, guitar, fiddle and vocals and Nadine Landry on guitar, bass and vocals. Although these three have recorded together on previous occasions, their first full-length collaboration just hit the [...]
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