Féileacán na Saoirse Receives 4 out of 5 stars

Siobhán Long – Review in The Irish Times!

The riches afforded by this textured tune selection (along with a skein of thoughtfully composed sleeve notes) is a reminder of the benefits of the hard copy over the virtual. Anna Falkenau is a fiddler with a highly developed ear for music from Sliabh Luachra and American old-time music. She often favours a deliciously stripped-down style, letting the fiddle’s most primal qualities shine through. This spartan style is a perfect fit for her tune choices, including her own beautiful Ivan’s Waltz. There’s a vitality to Falkenau’s ability to marry tunes, and her pairing of Caoineadh Uí Néill with Liz Carroll’s sublime That’s Right, Too!lingers long after the final notes have faded. Falkenau’s singular voice is ever audible, but never at the expense of the tunes.  

Lovely tunes and great news

Just home from lovely tunes in Padraicin’s in Furbo with the great Johnny Connolly and Steve Sweeney. Flutist and radio presenter Caoimhín O Sé also joined us for some tunes which was a splendid surprise.  Looking forward to the beautiful drive from Galway to Clifden tomorrow and a gig with Darren Roberts in the Station House Hotel there. VERY excited about a gig in June 2015, just confirmed, at The Westport Bluegrass Festival. With five-string banjo virtuoso Lena Ullman and in the great company of old-time fiddler and singer Rayna Gellert, Locust Honey and The Henry Girls.

New Hampshire DJ Jon Colcord plays tracks from Féileacán na Saoirse

LISTEN HERE! This week’s ‘Out of the Woods Radio’ with Jon ‘Chip’ Colcord show features new music from The Stray Birds, Louis Mosrie, Nell Robinson, Jonathan Byrd, Scott Ainslie, Anna Falkenau, and too much more to list! The show aired this… See More

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