Bay Area hillbilly-gothgrass band The Earl Brothers recently released their fourth record, titled simply “The Earl Brothers” (Big Hen Music 004), and packaged in a solid white Digipak. Their dark mountain sound has kept its cold hard core, suffering little from the loss of John McKelvy‘s trademark high tenor vocals and strong songwriting. In his [...]
Posts Tagged ‘traditional’
The Earl Brothers Are Born Again (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, male singer, mandolin, singer-songwriter, traditional, tagged acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, fiddle, mandolin, singer-songwriter, traditional on June 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Three Mile Stone (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Irish, accordion, acoustic, banjo, female singer, fiddle, mandolin, traditional, tagged traditional, fiddle, banjo, acoustic, mandolin, Celtic, female singer, Irish, accordion on May 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Traditional music can be a funny animal. For example, the most exciting and creative players may never perform in public other than the occasional pub session or after-hours festival jam. This is a part of the tradition: old-time Irish and Appalachian fiddlers were usually farmers and tradesmen, just like the rest of us working stiffs. [...]
Jeni & Billy: Longing for Heaven (MP3)
Posted in acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, female singer, male singer, old-time, singer-songwriter, traditional, tagged old-time, bluegrass, traditional, acoustic, female singer, singer-songwriter, male singer on April 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hard on the heels of their previous release Jewell Ridge Coal (reviewed here), Jeni and Billy have just released another precious mountain jewel, a new collection of original and traditional music titled Longing for Heaven (Jewell Ridge Records 005). On Longing for Heaven, Jeni and Billy have hit their stride. With its hand-drawn lettering, family [...]
Serious Sam Barrett: Close to Home (MP3)
Posted in British, Celtic, acoustic, male singer, singer-songwriter, traditional, tagged acoustic, British, Celtic, male singer, singer-songwriter, traditional on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yorkshire singer-songwriter Sam Barrett is a very busy man. In addition to printing his own product packaging, stickers, and t-shirts, he maintains a hectic gig schedule all over Great Britain, singing a mix of his own songs and trad material from England, Scotland, and Ireland on his vintage Stella 12-string. Sam’s songs are raw, rowdy, [...]
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