NYC Bluegrass Jam
If you are in NYC on Sundays, be sure and check out the Bluegrass jam at Puck Fair located at 298 Lafayette St. (between Houston and Lafayette). Call 212-431-1200 for more details.
Former Riverdance Fiddler Eileen Ivers
A native of the Bronx, NY, EIleen Ivers has travelled the world playing Irish fiddle with Riverdance, Hall and Oates and now has her own band with whom she tours on a regular basis. If you get a chance, please check them out…they rock! Tour dates
BBC Presents A New Three Part Series
According to the BBC:
A new three-part series is the centrepiece of our season exploring British folk music. Folk Britannia traces the evolution of folk music from the end of World War II up to the scene's latter-day revival.
The story is told by those who lived and shaped it - a stellar cast from every era that includes Bert Jansch, Peggy Seeger, Martin Carthy, Donovan, Davy Graham, Richard Thompson, Maddy Prior, Billy Bragg, Shane MacGowan, Beth Orton and Seth Lakeman.
Sidmouth Folk Week 2006
The line up at this years Sidmouth Folk Week includes Irish trdaitional powerhouse band Lunasa, Scottish group Shooglenifty, Cathy Waterson, Andy Cutting, Chris Wood, Flook, Martin Simpson and Martin Taylor etc………This Festival begins on August 4 and runs until August 11, 2006…
For all of you banjo players out there…..
If you are a banjo player, please read the following reported by The Bluegrass Blog:
The folks at Banjo.com, in close cooperation with the promotions staff of The Atlanta Braves, are organizing an attempt to break the Guinness Book record for Largest Musical Instrument Ensemble - using banjo players! The event is billed as A Tribute To Earl Scruggs, and is scheduled for September 13, 2006 as a pre-game show at Turner Field in Atlanta, just ahead of the game between the Braves and the Phillies.
All banjo players are invited to take part, and not surprisingly, Foggy Mountain Breakdown has been chosen as the piece to be played for the record setting attempt. While all pickers are invited, only those who can demonstrate the ability to perform Foggy Mountain Breakdown can be counted towards the record.
Participants must register in advance, and will need to arrive at the stadium by noon on 9/13 in order to be a part of the attempt. Guinness Book rules in this ensemble category are quite strict, and the performers must be rehearsed and under the direction of a conductor in order for the record to be certified. There will be two short rehearsals that afternoon, and an orientation with Braves staff to ensure that the group can be quickly brought on and off the field for this pre-game show.
Instruments will be checked and supervised by stadium staff so that participants can also enjoy the game that evening.
John Drummond of Banjo.com is a banjo player himself, and his company is a retail operation providing instruments, accessories and instructional materials for banjo pickers. He is understandably excited about the event, and the opportunity to pay a tribute to Earl Scruggs, who has been invited to attend.
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Rounder reissues Richard Greene Recording
According to The Bluegrass Blog:
Fiddler Richard Greene established himself as among the leading lights on his instrument when his stellar Duets album was released on Rounder in 1977. Not that he wasn’t already a major player. He had done his time with Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys (along with Peter Rowan and Bill Keith), and been a part of seminal 60s/70’s acts like Jim Kweskin’s Jug Band and Seatrain (again with Rowan).
Duets set a high bar, as it was an entire album of just that, Greene performing in duet with a “who’s who” of progressive bluegrass and acoustic artists at the time. Tony Rice, David Grisman, Tony Trischka and JD Crowe are featured, along with jazz pianist Dave Frishberg. The material is primarily taken from the traditional fiddle tune repertoire, but the arrangements and the playing are daring and inventive - especially by 1970s standards.
Rounder has resurrected this gem, set for an online exclusive release on July 25. These online releases are available as an audio CD, but not sold through outside distributors, available only on the Rounder web site.
If you have cherished this fine recording since its original release, this will be a welcome opportunity to purchase its digital counterpart. If you are unfamiliar with the project, and follow Greene’s fiddle work, or that of the various guest artists - or simply appreciate adventurous improvisational acoustic music - you’ll want Duets in your collection.
No audio samples up yet on the Rounder site, but pre-ordering is enabled.
Chris Thile CD Release
Stay tuned for a much talked about release from mandolin legend Chris Thile……he will be performing in the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on August 29, 2006…stay tunes for more information…
Fiddler Bruce Molsky Solo Release
Phenom old time fiddler Bruce Molsky has a great new CD available on Compass Records entitled Soon Be Time. You will not be dispoointed with this brilliant mix of traditional American old time music with Celtic and Delta Blues influences.
Don't miss his September 9, 2006 performance at The Baggot Inn located at 82 West 3rd Street, NY, NY. (Other tour dates)
What is your favorite folk CD of all time?
E mail us the name of your favorite folk CD of all time and we will list the top 10 on August 1st….E-mail marie@folkmusicnews.com
New Novel Fiddler’s Dream
According to The Bluegrass Blog:
Greg Spatz, fiddler with John Reischman and The Jaybirds, is more than just a talented musician. He is also a published author with two novels and a collection of stories to his credit, who serves as a professor of Creative Writing at Eastern Washington University. His most recent book merges both of his artistic pursuits, and carries a special appeal for followers of bluegrass and acoustic music.
Fiddler’s Dream, published in April 2006 by SMU Press, is the story of a prodigious young fiddler, who makes the move to Nashville at 19 to pursue his dream of working in a professional bluegrass band. Though the story isn’t wholly focused on the musical side of his quest, it has been praised by critics for the degree to which Spatz fuses the details of a musician’s thoughts, dreams and frustrations with a more common coming of age literary theme.
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