Do you know Alasdair Fraser? Great Celtic fiddler, Scotland-born. Ken Kolodner is a local boy (local for me — Baltimore) who has a world-class reputation as a hammered dulcimer artist but who also plays a mean fiddle. (Then there’s one of your countrymen — Garnet Rogers — not violin, but guitar and voice. And oh my god, what a voice.) And of course there’s Alison Krauss. Oh, and Elana James (nÊe Fremerman) of Hot Club of Cowtown. And I can’t forget Mark O’Connor. And Dougie MacLean. Randy Howard was fucking amazing. There are so many.
I’ve had the luck and pleasure of interviewing a lot of theses people over the years; can’t remember all their names, just love the music.
Fiddle is under-appreciated. Pretty good, I prefer the more “athletic” kind but very nice.
This isn’t fiddle and contains quite a lot of vocals and electronica (dunno if you like this) but it has a great cello solo at the middle (2:06) and end (4:00).
O.K. We have a rock in the middle of the water, a man wearing a tie standing on said rock, logs flying out of the water that are used to build a prison after a fashion, and a musician wearing headphones playing a fiddle inside said prison. With no obvious source of electricity. Very interesting. Any takers on interpretation?
Liz Carroll is also very good. She has an album, Double Play, with John Doyle who plays a mean guitar. I’ll also mention Emily Smith while I’m at it because I only recently found her work and I think Edward of Morton may be one of the best songs Ive ever heard.
And to continue the notable songs recommendation, John Doyle’s Bitter the Parting is also fantastic. And Shane MacGowans vocals in The Pogues rendition of And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda fit oh so well.
O.K. We have a rock in the middle of the water, a man wearing a tie standing on said rock, logs flying out of the water that are used to build a prison after a fashion, and a musician wearing headphones playing a fiddle inside said prison. With no obvious source of electricity. Very interesting. Any takers on interpretation?
Music videos do not need to make sense, but in this case I would suggest that it is a metaphor for Edward Snowden. Or an Edward Snowden-shaped metaphoric hole for an actual Snowden to be coerced into. By the American government.
Avril, agree. Stan Rogers was fucking amazing. I used to play his stuff, along with Garnet’s, when I was on the air locally (in Baltimore), many moons ago. I also used to tell the story of his death. Unfortunately, I never got to see Stan live; have seen Garnet many times.
Lisa Simeone
Gorgeous. I love a good fiddle player.
Do you know Alasdair Fraser? Great Celtic fiddler, Scotland-born. Ken Kolodner is a local boy (local for me — Baltimore) who has a world-class reputation as a hammered dulcimer artist but who also plays a mean fiddle. (Then there’s one of your countrymen — Garnet Rogers — not violin, but guitar and voice. And oh my god, what a voice.) And of course there’s Alison Krauss. Oh, and Elana James (nÊe Fremerman) of Hot Club of Cowtown. And I can’t forget Mark O’Connor. And Dougie MacLean. Randy Howard was fucking amazing. There are so many.
I’ve had the luck and pleasure of interviewing a lot of theses people over the years; can’t remember all their names, just love the music.
I Like
Men Without Hats — Heaven
Lisa Simeone
Mr. or Ms. I Like,
I hear a lot of synthesizer, and a lot of guitar, but where’s the fiddle? What am I missing?
Mandos
Fiddle is under-appreciated. Pretty good, I prefer the more “athletic” kind but very nice.
This isn’t fiddle and contains quite a lot of vocals and electronica (dunno if you like this) but it has a great cello solo at the middle (2:06) and end (4:00).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWzYSbV6u4M
Alcuin
O.K. We have a rock in the middle of the water, a man wearing a tie standing on said rock, logs flying out of the water that are used to build a prison after a fashion, and a musician wearing headphones playing a fiddle inside said prison. With no obvious source of electricity. Very interesting. Any takers on interpretation?
AbyNormal
Wicked Ian! but i come here cause you put ballz to the wallz.
i dig Natalie MacMaster (not sure lightening could catch her here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdc-oL6VjIc
she taps too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HuwuZG_HFo
The Raven
I might come back because of your taste in music.
Thank you.
Dan Henry
Liz Carroll is also very good. She has an album, Double Play, with John Doyle who plays a mean guitar. I’ll also mention Emily Smith while I’m at it because I only recently found her work and I think Edward of Morton may be one of the best songs Ive ever heard.
Dan Henry
And to continue the notable songs recommendation, John Doyle’s Bitter the Parting is also fantastic. And Shane MacGowans vocals in The Pogues rendition of And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda fit oh so well.
Mandos
Music videos do not need to make sense, but in this case I would suggest that it is a metaphor for Edward Snowden. Or an Edward Snowden-shaped metaphoric hole for an actual Snowden to be coerced into. By the American government.
Lisa Simeone
AbyNormal, yes, I forgot about Natalie MacMaster. That clip you linked — holy shit. Paganini come back to life.
Notorious P.A.T.
What better music to symbolize our leaders’ actions while the world burns?
Tina
Loved it, thanks Ian! đ
No Blood for Hubris
News of Stirling?
Other threads are closed, and I just learned of this.
I live in the area, would be happy to do what I can, if I can.
avril rustage-johnston
Garnet Rogers is good but his older brother, Stan, was a marvel. What a voice! Tragically, he was killed far, far too young, in a plane crash.
Lisa Simeone
Avril, agree. Stan Rogers was fucking amazing. I used to play his stuff, along with Garnet’s, when I was on the air locally (in Baltimore), many moons ago. I also used to tell the story of his death. Unfortunately, I never got to see Stan live; have seen Garnet many times.