Julie Fowlis has the voice of a Celtic angel. With her ancient Scots Gaelic songs of earth and sky, she calls up a salty North wind that whistles through the mossy crags of remote, forgotten islands. On her latest release Uam (Cadiz Music/Shoeshine Records) she harnesses a stable of veteran musicians, including her Dublin-born husband [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Scottish’
Julie Fowlis: Uam (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Irish, Scottish, acoustic, bagpipes, female singer, fiddle, traditional, tagged acoustic, bagpipes, Celtic, female singer, fiddle, Irish, Scottish, traditional on March 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Battlefield Band Preview Track (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Scottish, bagpipes, fiddle, male singer, traditional, tagged bagpipes, Celtic, fiddle, male singer, Scottish, traditional on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photo Credit Rob Van Sante For about 30 years now, the Battlefield Band has been a mainstay of the Scottish traditional music scene. Here’s a brand new sneak preview from their new album, as well as a video from a couple years back. Enjoy!—Fiddlefreak Battlefield Band are still hard at work in the recording studio [...]
Old Blind Dogs at Live Oak (photos)
Posted in Celtic, Scottish, acoustic, bagpipes, festival, fiddle, male singer, traditional, tagged acoustic, bagpipes, Celtic, festival, fiddle, male singer, Scottish, traditional on July 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Fiddlefreak was in attendance at Live Oak Music Festival 2009, a fundraiser for KCBX, Public Radio for the Central Coast in California. Being the folkie that I am, my favorite band this year was Scotland’s Old Blind Dogs, who performed on the main stage Friday afternoon and then later at the Hot Licks dance. Joe [...]
Christa Burch: Love of the Land (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Irish, Scottish, acoustic, female singer, tagged acoustic, Celtic, female singer, Irish, Scottish on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s always a joy when I can honestly give a rave review to a record released by a friend. Such is the case with Christa Burch’s new release Love of the Land, her long-anticipated first solo recording. I’m happy to report that it was well worth the wait. On her new CD, Christa (of Irvine, [...]

