It’s upon us once again: the one day each year when everybody is Irish. We’ll join in this year to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with some wonderful contemporary and classic recordings from Irish and Irish/American artists including Moving Cloud, Runa, … Continue reading →
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/231734634″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Midwestern fiddler John Daniel Lane takes a panoramic high-definition view of American fiddle music and clearly enjoys experimenting with different styles. There’s a distinct and acknowledged John Hartford influence to his playing and … Continue reading →
VISHTÈN Terra Rouge Plages 05L www.vishten.net If you’ve been to Prince Edward Island or the Magdalen Islands, it makes sense that a band from the former would pay homage to the distinctive red sandstone … Continue reading →
SÉAN Ó HÉANAIGH The Tides That Bind Einniu www.tidesthatbind.com With a name like Séan Ó hÉanaigh, d’ye think he might be Irish? hÉanaigh has a distinguished musical pedigree. He was born in Boston to … Continue reading →
KIRSTEN ALLSTAFF Gallowglass Self www.kirstenallstaff.com Flautist Kirsten Allstaff was raised in Scotland and now lives in Ireland, where she co-founded the Online Irish Academy of Music. She honors her pan-Celtic perspective with a new … Continue reading →
BUBE DAME KÖNIG Traumländlein – Neue Folkmusik CPI Music 005 www.neue-volkslieder.de Ich spreche kein Deutsch. I speak so little that I had to look up how to say, “I don’t speak German,” just as … Continue reading →
ANNA FALKENAU Féileacán na Saoirse Scroll Music 1401 www.annafalkenau.com The Irish-to-English translation of Anna Falkenau’s solo fiddle album is, roughly, “Butterfly of Freedom,” an apt descriptor. It reminds me of Kevin Burke projects in … Continue reading →
I DRAW SLOW White Wave Chapel Pinecastle 1187 www.pinecastlemusic.com In the folk music world on this side of the Atlantic, it’s hard to throw a stick without hitting a band composed of Americans doing their … Continue reading →
VARIOUS ARTISTS Stepping It Out Again! Veteran 10 www.veteran.co.uk\ Veteran’s established itself as very much a label of the people, documenting the songs, music and stories performed by ordinary people. You won’t find any … Continue reading →
