Tag Archives: rock
Railroad Earth: Free Download (MP3)
Fiddlefreak doesn’t often cover rock music, and “Americana” is everywhere you look lately, so usually we avoid anything with electrified guitars and drums. But every so often a rock band comes along that combines folk, blues, and soul seamlessly into … Continue reading
Filed under fiddle, male singer, mandolin, rock
Among the Oak & Ash (MP3)
Photo Credit Jeff Fasano. A few years ago I discovered Garrison Starr‘s music: at that time, a polished and pleasing Nashville country rock that was just far enough outside the current of mainstream country to make me buy a couple … Continue reading
Filed under female singer, male singer, rock, singer-songwriter, traditional
Pickathon Is Coming!
It’s time to start planning for Pickathon 2009, which happens this year on July 31—August 2 at Pendarvis Farm just outside Portland, Oregon. Fiddlefreak attended a couple years back and was deeply wowed by its unique combination of down-home folksy … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, Canadian, festival, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, old-time, rock, singer-songwriter, traditional
Levon Helm: Electric Dirt (MP3)
Levon is back! June 30 marks the official release date of Electric Dirt (Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard), the second solo outing in Levon Helm‘s remarkable comeback, after 2007′s Grammy-winning Dirt Farmer record. Expanding upon the acoustic-folk arrangements and down-home themes of … Continue reading
Filed under blues, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, rock
