HARALD HAUGAARD Den Femste Søster Westpark 0511 www.westparkmusic.de Harald Haugaard might still be best remembered as half of Haugaard & Høirup, but for the last few years he’s been forging his own career. This … Continue reading →
ARNE ANDERDAL Godsruta: Tradisjonmusik frå Hallingdal og Hemsedal Etnisk Musikklubb 81 www.etniskmusikklubb.no Norwegian Arne Anderdal has played the Hardanger fiddle (like a normal fiddle but with four sympathetic drone strings) and investigated the music of … Continue reading →
DAPPER’S DELIGHT Indoors Karnatic Lab 025 www.karnaticlab.com/ Dapper’s Delight, the Dutch-based duo of Anglo concertina and recorder (the recorders are specially made and based on 16th century models) specialize in music that sounds far … Continue reading →
SPIRO Kaleidophonica RealWorld 188 www.realworldrecords.com www.spiromusic.com Spiro is a quartet of highly imaginative musicians centered around the English town of Bristol. At first glance the combination of fiddle, piano accordion, mandolin and guitar would indicate … Continue reading →
DENNIS STROUGHMATT La Belle Blondine Swallow 6223 www.swallowrecords.com www.creolefiddle.com When you studied US history, you probably never learned about the French Creole settlers who founded the Illinois territory 300 years ago along the Mississippi and … Continue reading →
DAVID FRANCEY Late Edition Laker 1009 www.davidfrancey.com After nine celebrated albums of carefully-crafted balladry, the novel fact that Scottish-Canadian songwriter David Francey released his first album in 1999 at age 45 has worn off, … Continue reading →
RYAN McGIVER Troubled in Mind Ryan McGiver www.ryanmcgiver.com Ryan McGiver’s debut album, Troubled in Mind, features mostly traditional music from his native Catskill Mountains. Ryan is a fine singer whose intimate style resembles Nick Drake … Continue reading →
JOHNNY CASH Bootleg Vol. III: Live Around the World Columbia/Legacy 88697 930032 JOHNNY CASH Bootleg Vol. IV: The Soul of Truth Columbia/Legacy 88697 985382 www.legacyrecordings.com www.johnnycash.com The … Continue reading →
MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE The Road is Dark Borealis 209 www.borealisrecords.com> While Michael Jerome Browne plays a variety of roots styles (from Appalachian traditional music to RnB) and just about any instrument with strings, blues … Continue reading →
MARIA MISGELD Romans I Moll Misgeld 001 www.misgeldmusic.com Although it’s not Misgeld’s debut, the Swedish singer is pretty much an unknown name. On the basis of this, though, that might change. She’s a singer of … Continue reading →
