kuec’s eight hundred and ninety-seven comments

Birkin Tree from Italy celebrate their 40 years of Irish music. They quote this praise by Martin Hayes: more…

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These professional players from three different countries have been friends for about fifteen years. They are all members of well-known bands: Damian McKee - Beoga (IRL), Aaron Jones - Old Blind Dogs (SCO) and Gudrun Walther (D) - Cara. more…

I know it as a listening tune. Learnt from a solo fiddle recording 40 years ago, I think by Aly Bain, probably on a Boys of the Lough album. More fun to play when you don’t keep to a strict time measure. more…

Also known as 3’oh. I saw them live as part of the “Irish Spring” tour in Germany. more…

Great album. Review in German: https://celtic-rock.de/trasnu-trasnu-the-adventures-of-wing-commander-pancake-2016/ more…

I’ll be trying the Ben Nevis on Sundays (tip from a friend). more…

There is some irony in that. The Clancy Brothers and the Dubliners did a lot to “standardise” songs. There were loads of different versions before records made the same versions popular everywhere. more…

5th studio album by internationally renowned German band Cara, now with Scottish singer/pianist Kim Edgar and new piper Hendrik Morgenbrodt. Mostly new material. Mighty version of Little Mugrave. more…

I did some hitchhiking with a backback and a fiddle in Ireland. I carried a normal plastic fiddle case in my hand. It is easier when you cram yourself and your luggage into a small car. You might also get a lift easier when drivers see you are a fiddler. more…