Tag Archives: Scottish
Litha: Dancing of the Light (MP3)
Is this the first time in almost four years of Fiddlefreak reviews that I’ve let an entire month pass without a post? Gack! So here we go with the first review of 2012, and by God it was worth the … Continue reading
Filed under accordion, acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, dobro, female singer, fiddle, flute, Irish, male singer, Scottish, singer-songwriter, whistle, world
Colleen Raney & Colm MacCárthaigh: Cuan (MP3)
Portland singer Colleen Raney is a rising star on the West Coast Irish music scene. (Previously reviewed HERE.) Her new record, titled Cuan, is a duo project with Seattle-based Colm MacCárthaigh, who plays guitar and cittern. Together they cover a … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, female singer, Irish, male singer, Scottish, traditional
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
Heidi Talbot: The Last Star (MP3 Download)
Unlike here in the States—where trad folk and indie-pop are separated by a Berlin Wall of narrow thinking—folk music in Scotland and Ireland thrives in an environment where a rich hybrid of old Celtic and new folk can interbreed. From … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, Irish, Scottish, traditional
