Tag Archives: traditional
Bua: Down the Green Fields (MP3)
Another Victory for Bua. Guest review by Patrick Fitzell, Program Director at AccuRadio, an Internet radio station based in Chicago. In the spring of their musical careers, Chicago-based trad group Bua is in full bloom. After a hectic summer festival … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, bouzouki, Celtic, fiddle, flute, Irish, male singer, traditional
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
Laurie Lewis: Skippin’ and Flyin’ (MP3)
Today marks the release date of Skippin’ and Flyin’ from Laurie Lewis (Spruce and Maple Music). Yes, this is yet another Bill Monroe tribute record on the 100th anniversary of his birth. God knows there were enough of those this … Continue reading
Filed under acoustic, banjo, bluegrass, blues, country, female singer, fiddle, male singer, mandolin, old-time, singer-songwriter, traditional
Marla Fibish & Jimmy Crowley: The Morning Star (MP3)
“This incredible mandolin came to me through my grandfather. I remember him playing it for me, my brother and sister, and my cousins when we were children. It was after he died that I picked it up and began to … Continue reading
