Genre Defying Fiddles
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Oliver Schroer – Freedom Road Oliver Schroer & the Stewed Tomatoes Freedom Row (Borealis Recorsd BCD201, 2010) Freedom Row was released a few months ago and deserves special attention as it is the last work recorded by renowned Canadian fiddler Oliver Schroer. A beloved figure in the Ontario folk music scene,...
Read MoreThe Alison Brown Quartet and Anna Coogan to Perform at Celtic Connections 2011
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Alison Brown The Alison Brown Quartet and Anna Coogan are scheduled to perform on Friday, January 14th at 8pm at Celtic Connections 2011. Venturing far and wide from her instrument’s hillbilly roots, U.S. banjo virtuoso Alison Brown has staked out her own unique musical territory, where bluegrass, jazz, Celtic, Latin,...
Read MoreBhangra Brass Band Red Baraat to Perform at globalFEST 2011
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Red Baraat will be performing at globalFEST 2011 at New York City’s Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St.) on January 9. One of the world’s only bhangra-gone-brass band, founded (not surprisingly) in New York by an MC/dholi (ceremonial drummer),bursts with shimmering beats and horn section funk. The group—featuring members of...
Read MoreSublimely Introspective and Slyly Intricate
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Ballake Sissoko & Vincent Segal – Chamber Music Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal Chamber Music (Six Degrees Records 657036117129, 2011) At first glance Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Ségal seem an unlikely pairing, but the January 11th release of their collaborative recording...
Read MoreWest Virginia Band The Fox Hunt and Irish Act The Henry Girls at Celtic Connections 2011
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The Fox Hunt & The Henry Girls Peddling a streetwise, subtly subversive mix of vintage Americana and potent original songwriting, West Virginia combo The Fox Hunt will return to Celtic Connections 2011 on Friday, January 14th at 8pm, after their debut Scottish shows last summer. Bittersweet close harmonies, banjo,...
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