Last Tuesday, Austin-based band The Belleville Outfit released their second album, titled Time to Stand. A rowdy romp through sunny fields of swing, country, and gypsy sounds, Time to Stand establishes this band as one to watch as they conquer the major festivals one by one. Fiddlefreak is about follk music, and Belleville features piano [...]
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The Belleville Outfit: Time to Stand (MP3)
Posted in female singer, fiddle, male singer, swing, tagged female singer, fiddle, male singer, swing on May 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Whiskey Chimp: Barely Right Now (MP3)
Posted in Cajun, accordion, acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, dobro, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, swing, ukulele, tagged accordion, acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, Cajun, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, swing, ukulele on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has been almost a year since Fiddlefreak reviewed a live show by Whiskey Chimp, calling them “seven deadly sons who are bound for glory, or Hell in a handbasket.” We have been proven prophetic by their brand new third full-length record Barely Right Now (FP Records). On this CD they seem to fuse into [...]
Bearfoot Live in Paso Robles
Posted in acoustic, bluegrass, female singer, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, swing, tagged acoustic, bluegrass, female singer, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter, swing on April 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What do you call a bluegrass band without a banjo? Fiddlefreak sez: smooooooth. What’s the recipe for this tasty smoothie? Take one part Biscuit Burners, one part Nickel Creek, and one part Crooked Still, blend until creamy, and you get the breakfast of champions, born in the boondocks of our wildest state: Bearfoot. If you’re [...]
The Johnny Starlings
Posted in acoustic, male singer, singer-songwriter, swing, ukulele, tagged acoustic, male singer, singer-songwriter, swing, ukulele on July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Johnny Starlings are singer/songwriter Jody Mulgrew and friends, sometimes changing but always including multi-instrumentalist Yohei Shikano. Their newest release Aiming Too High features the crystal-clear vocals of jazz diva Inga Swearingen on backup harmonies. I saw the Starlings on the main stage at the Live Oak Music Festival, where they brought forth a mellow [...]
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