Tag Archives: mandolin
The Atomic Duo: Broadsides (MP3)
Remember the Bad Livers? The über-ironic oldtime-country duo who recorded songs with names like Git Them Pretty Girls and Shit Creek? Fiddlefreak has tracked banjo shredder Danny Barnes over the years, but what happened to that big guy on tuba? … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, bluegrass, blues, country, dobro, male singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter
Laurie Lewis: Skippin’ and Flyin’ (MP3)
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 … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, blues, country, female singer, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, old-time, singer-songwriter, traditional
Marla Fibish & Jimmy Crowley: The Morning Star (MP3)
“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 … Continue reading
Colleen Raney: Lark (MP3)
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 … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, Celtic, female singer, festival, flute, Irish, mandolin, Scottish, traditional
