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, [...]
Cahalen Morrison and Eli West: The Holy Coming of the Storm (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, bouzouki, country, dobro, male singer, old-time, singer-songwriter, tagged acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, bouzouki, country, dobro, male singer, old-time, singer-songwriter on March 3, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Here’s another sweet new record that has come to Fiddlefreak by way of Devon at Hearth Music. The Holy Coming of the Storm from Cahalen Morrison and Eli West hit the streets on January 30 and has been stuck in my CD player ever since. Their new old-time bluegrass songs strike just the right balance [...]



