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Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh : “Going to the Well for Water” (also called “The Kaiser Slide”)

One of my favorite Julia Clifford tunes and one of my favorite tunes to play. You can hear the Julia Clifford version here and the entire John & Julia Clifford album “The Humours of Lisheen” here.

(and if any fiddle geeks are wondering: that’s a custom instrument from Norwegian luthier Salve Håkedal and the mic is a DPA 4099)

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It’s been a minute since I’ve been around here but I’ve had this tune on repeat for weeks. Enjoy!

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Ellen Fullman : “Duration”

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Tania Elizabeth : “Le Reel Du Pendu (The Hangman’s Reel)”

I like to think Jean Carignan might be smiling at this from somewhere in the great beyond.

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Charlie Parr : “Ragged and Dirty”

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Cleek Schrey

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Dirk Powell & Rhiannon Giddens : “La valse du dimanche après midi”

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Rhiannon Giddens “Wayfaring Stranger”

(with Phil Cunningham on accordion)

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Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh : “Going to the Well for Water” (also called “The Kaiser Slide”)

One of my favorite Julia Clifford tunes and one of my favorite tunes to play. You can hear the Julia Clifford version here and the entire John & Julia Clifford album “The Humours of Lisheen” here.

(and if any fiddle geeks are wondering: that’s a custom instrument from Norwegian luthier Salve Håkedal and the mic is a DPA 4099)

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Stars of the Lid “Avec Laudenum”

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Djivan Gasparyan : “I Will Not Be Sad in This World”

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“Suzanne” 

Meshell Ndegeocello singing her version of a Nina Simone Version of a Leonard Cohen Song. Mmmmm hmmmmm.

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Fiddle Friday : Taglharpa

modern instrument made to sound super old

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Fiddle Friday : Emerald Raye : “Little Wren” 

playing a Welsh bowed lyre made by Owen Tudor (19th Century) from the Boston Museum of Fine Art collection

funny how the tune sounds more Scandinavian than Celtic despite geography

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Fiddle Friday : Ellen Fullman, Travis Weller, and Andrew Stoltz

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Fiddle Friday : Vincent Ségal & Piers Faccini

First song is haunted as fuck.

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Roomful of Teeth : “Just Constellations” by Michael Harrison

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Fiddle (and resonator) Friday

Charlie Parr & Betse Ellis : “God Moves on the Water”

dubious recording of a great performance of an amazing song