Vasmalom - Vasmalom I (1989 HUNGARY) @320
This, their first album, is apparently the first Hungarian release independent of the state record label, though made on Hungaroton’s presses. It’s full of beautiful tunes, wild and innovative...
View ArticleHoven Droven - Rost (2011 Sweden) @320
Tracklist: 1. Slyng 2. Käft´n3. Gubarnas Schottis 4. Mörsil 5. Dang! 6. Fridas 7. Humbugg 8. Rost 9. Oliver´s Fiddle 10. Sista dagen 11. Snodden 12. Sista valsenKjell-Erik Eriksson: fiddleJens Comén:...
View ArticleCecilia - Blauw Gras (Belgium 2014) @320
“…acoustic folk from Belgium deeply rooted in the traditions of the lowlands and France. The band plays professionally and understands how to arrange the songs in such a way that they are both...
View ArticleKendirvi - Ici à minuit (France/Bretagne 2004) @320
KENDIRVI’s music is above all a fest-noz music which draws its rhythms from the Breton lore to make the crowd dance. But from eastern Europe up to Quebec, through the Middle-East and Argentina,...
View ArticleZirp - Drehvolution Zirp [2012 Germany] @320
With their fresh and innovative musical style, Dresden, Germany-based ZiRP are breathing new life into the instrumental folk scene. Roots meets modernism, traditional dance music meets contemporary...
View ArticleJean-Michel Veillon - Beo! (2000 France/ Bretagne) @320
Tracklist:01. Ton Per Bodouin - Dans Fisel02. Koadhouarn / Ollie Deus Kentucky03. Ar Meliner04. Yannig Kongar / Ar Vagerez / Dans Kerne05. Eamonn An Chnoic / Raghad'sa Mo Cheaiti06. The Road To Cashel...
View ArticlePeter Bellamy - The Barrack-Room Ballads of Rudyard Kipling [1976 England] @320
2012 Remaster - 2 CDsPeter Bellamy made a name for himself setting Rudyard Kipling’s poems to music and turning them into rather fine songs. Most of Peter’s settings have appeared on CD now, but his...
View ArticleJean-Michel Veillon & Yvon Riou - Pont Gwenn ha Pont Stang [1995 France] @VBR256
Jean-Michel VeillonBorn on the north coast of Brittany, Jean-Michel Veillon was first a dancer and then a bombard* player in his teens. He then started to play the transverse wooden flute, gettinghis...
View ArticleAl Petteway - Whispering Stones (USA 1994) @320
With a style which is best described as an artful synthesis of Celtic/British ideas and tunings with American themes and drive, GRAMMY winning guitarist Al Petteway has established himself as one of...
View ArticleAshley Hutchings & John Kirkpatrick - The Compleat Dancing Master (England...
The legendary ASHLEY HUTCHINGS, band-leader extraordinaire, is also a multi-talented writer, arranger, producer and broadcaster. His influence and innovation are celebrated throughout the music world....
View ArticleDuo Blain-Leyzour - Duo Blain-Leyzour (2012 France / Bretagne) @320
The duo Blain / Leyzour present his debut album. This duet of Breton music from Nantes won a growing success with fest-noz dancers who appreciate their varied repertoire, their dynamic interpretation...
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View ArticleGalandum Galundaina - Senhor Galandum (Portugal 2009) @192
Galandum Galundaina is a Portuguese quartet that in the past fifteen years has been studying the traditions of the North Eastern part of Portugal. On traditional instruments such as several types of...
View ArticleGenticorum - Malins Plaisirs (Canada 2005) @192
Tracklist:1. Les Cousinages 3:502. Cascou 4:453. Le Galant Et La Belle 4:024. L'avocatier 4:545. Les Tisserands 4:156. Méo Grain D'or 6:387. La Belle En Vous Aimant 2:118....
View ArticleGenticorum - La Bibournoise (Canada 2008) @320
01. La Grondeuse Opossum 4:0402. La Bibournoise 4:3403. Le Vingt D'avril 4:3804. Le Brandy Culotté 5:5205. Le Moine Blanc 4:0106. Hommage A André Alain 7:4107. Les Remon 4:3908. J'y Vas...
View ArticleGenticorum - Nagez Rameurs (Canada 2011) @320
Tracklist:1. Tout Le Long Du Voyage - Reel Inutile 4:502. Turlutte Hirsute 4:113. Nagez Rameurs 4:374. Les Menteries 4:405. Galope Doux Bedon 3:416. Reel Circulaire 6:037. Grand...
View ArticleDuo Carvou / Bizien - An Amzer Gwechall (2011 France/Bretagne) @320
This excellent duo of musicians from Brittany, invite you to travel with them on traditional tunes and compositions which blends a varied repertoire.The virtuosity is an appointment for an album of...
View ArticlePentangle - Sweet Child (Expanded Edition) [1968 England] @320
Beautiful music that stands tall against the test of time. This is on of the children of the hippie-movement, but it does not sound dated or naive. The music is simple and complex in the same time....
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