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Grammy-nominate fiddler and Berklee Visiting Scholar Bruce Molsky brings the next generation of roots players, guitar genre-bender Stash Wyslouch and master of the clawhammer banjo, Allison de Groot together for an audacious, joyful and compelling musical journey as Molsky’s Mountain Drifters.
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A year in the making, we are proud to release Bruce Molsky’s most unique recording thus far. In grand Tiki Parlour style, it features a DVD & CD along with an informative booklet written by Bruce and old-time guitar genius/living encyclopedia Christopher Berry. It showcases tunings, history, personal anecdotes and of course the whimsical artwork of Angelina Elise. Bruce’s fiddle, banjo, guitar and vocal wizardry is beautifully showcased in Sight & Sound!
1. Shelving Rock
2. Old Virginia
3. Fiddle Or A Dram
4. Métis Set
5. Brothers and Sisters
6. Red Rocking Chair
7. Tie Your Dog, Sally Gal
8. Flying Indian
9. Come Home
10. Morgan on the Railroad
11. Married Man’s Blues
12. Laughing Boy Set
13. Polly Put the Kettle On
14. Bye Bye Little Girl
15. We’ll Have a Way Hoeing Corn
16. Solly’s Favorite/Old Sledge
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At the Rauland International Winter Festival in February of this year, Bruce Molsky, Arto Järvelä and Ånon Egeland – all highly respected tradition-bearers and major figures in their respective traditions – met to play a concert together. A few free days scheduled before a concert at Oslo’s Rikscenen the following week turned into a session in the intimate studio at Rauland’s Department of Traditional Art and Traditional Music. The recordings they made there, together with live material from the Rikscenen concert, resulted in this album by three fantastic players at the top of their game.
RAULAND RAMBLES REVIEWS
Music from the Appalachian side of the fjord. A gorgeous set from this Norwegian-American-Finish ensemble suffers none of the awkwardness that sometimes beleaguers cross-cultural meetings. The three fiddlers are each considered national treasures in their own countries, and they find simpatico grooves on material that ranges from “Shaking Off the Acorns” and “Cumberland Gap” to “Sjøfløytehamborg.” Some of the tunes are set very traditionally. At other moments, there are unexpected delights. On “Ruben,” the birch flute evokes Ruben’s lonesome train whistle, and a jaunty clawhammer banjo keeps perfect three-quarter time on “Harvelandsvalsen.” SF Classical Voice: Hot Music From Cold Climates
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Anonymous 4 and special guest Bruce Molsky commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War with songs that were in the air in the year 1865. It includes ballads and choruses originally intended for the stage and the parlor, as well as songs and instrumental tunes from the hills and back roads of America. They portray the highly emotional, personal stories of soldiers, widows and others who lived through one of the bloodiest wars in American history.
Includes Digital Booklet: 1865: Songs of Hope and Home from the American Civil War.
1. Weeping, Sad and Lonely, or, When this Cruel War is Over
2. Darling Nelly Gray
3. Hard times come again no more
4. Sweet Evelina
5. Bright Sunny South
6. The Southern Soldier Boy / Rebel Raid
7. Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
8. Aura Lea
9. Listen to the Mocking Bird
10. Camp Chase
11. Brother Green
12. The Faded Coat of Blue, or, The Nameless Grave
13. The Maiden in the Garden
14. The True Lover's Farewell
15. Home, Sweet Home / Polly Put the Kettle On
16. The Picture on the Wall
17. Abide with Me
18. Shall We Gather At The River