Elderly.com Latest - Instrumentalists

LIVE IN BRITTANY - Celtic Fiddle Festival (recording)

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

2013 - A 20th-anniversary celebration of this crowd-pleasing fiddling showcase! Irish fiddling great Kevin Burke, Quebec's Andre Brunet, Christian Lemaiter from the nearby Breton village of Morlaix and accompanist Nicolas Quemener. ($14.95)

...BECAUSE WE'RE IN LOVE - The Springtails (recording)

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

2013 - Husband-and-wife team of singer and ukulele player Julianna Wilson and Andy Wilson on trumpet and harmonicas, with drummer Bob Bryan and Louis Rudner on double bass. Some Julianna originals plus a full palette of evergreens like "Careless Love," "Lullaby of Birdland," Deborah Harry's "Heart of Glass" and more. Features singer Jen Sygit harmonizing on "Moonglow." ($14.95)

TRAVEL IN THE SHADOWS - Noctambule (recording)

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

2013 - The duo of mandolinist Marla Fibish and guitarist Bruce Victor. "Our album is about 'night journeys' - adventures and explorations of the night. Poetry by Neruda, Service, Roethke, Tennyson and Millay is set to original music and rendered on mandola, mandolin, bouzouki, and acoustic guitars." ($13.95)

WHEN WE FALL - Rebecca Frazier (recording)

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

2013 - Long-awaited solo debut for this sensational singer/songwriter/guitarist and former member of Colorado's "Hit & Run Bluegrass" - "Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow," "Virginia Coastline," "Clifftop," more. She's backed by Barry Bales on bass, Scott Vestal on banjo, Ron Block on banjo, and John Frazier on mandolin. Release date 05/28/2013 ($14.95)

CLASSIC HARMONICA BLUES FROM SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS - Various artists (recording)

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

Doctor Ross, Eddie Burns, Jazz Gillum, Sonny Terry, others. Classics like "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," "Sweet Home Chicago," "One Way Out," more - along with eight previously unreleased recordings from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival dating back as far as 1977. Compiled by Barry Pearson and Jeff Place. Liner notes offer cultural and historical background of each track. ($11.95)

THE HUMAN BANJO PLAYER - Rick Good (recording)

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

2012 - "Old time songs & tunes, original compositions, claw hammer, finger picking, 5 & 6 string, frets & fretless, openback and resonator!" It's an all-banjo blowout from the indefatigable Rick Good, stalwart of Hotmud Family and Rhythm in Shoes fame. 17 tracks in all. ($14.95)

THE COLONEL & THE GOVERNOR - Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor (recording)

Sat, 11 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

2013 - Duets with two giants of the guitar world! ($14.95)

THE LOST CHILD - Brad Leftwich & Linda Higginbotham (recording)

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

Live and reissued material culled from their LPs "Buffalo Gals"- 1983 and "No One To Bring Home Tonight"- 1985, plus additional live cuts from the early-to-mid 1980s. With guest guitarists Mark Ritchie, Kenny Jackson and Bob Herring. An array of mostly traditional material including "Boot Heel Drag," "Up Jumped the Devil/Ragtime Annie," "Stone's Rag," 16 in all. ($12.95)

CHICKENS CROWIN' AT MIDNIGHT - Mary Z. Cox (recording)

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

2003 - Reissue of the formerly titled "Dulcimer Fandango." Features banjo, dulcimer, guitar, fiddle, bass, and banjolin instrumentation. ($13.95)

HOME SWEET HOME: CIVIL WAR ERA SONGS - Mike Scott & Friends (recording)

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:00:00 -0400

14 traditional standards of the period, including parlor, minstrel, and marching songs, "Ashokan Farewell," "Bonaparte's Retreat," "Bill Cheatham," more. With Adam Steffey, Rob Ickes, Aubrey Haynie, Scott Miller, and others. ($12.95)

BEYOND THE RAGASPHERE - Debashish Bhattacharya & friends (recording)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0400

Indian slide guitar master's newest is a fusion of classic Indian music, jazz, bluegrass, flamenco, more. With guests John McLaughlin and Jerry Douglas, tabla masters Bickram Ghosh and Tanmoy Bose; with Anandi Bhattacharya on vocals. ($14.95)

REMEMBERING LITTLE WALTER - Various artists (recording)

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0400

Live tribute to the influential blues harmonica icon shines with modern-day harp masters Charlie Musselwhite, Billy Boy Arnold, Mark Hummel, James Harman, and Sugar Ray Norcia. 11 selections: "Mean Old World," "Crazy Mixed Up World," "My Babe," "I Got To Go," more. ($14.95)

WALK ALONG JOHN - John Reischman (recording)

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0400

2013 - Mostly original pieces and some from the tradition from this Northwestern Olympian of the mandolin - with guests Chris Thile, Bruce Molsky, Tony Trischka, Sally van Meter, Kenny Smith, his own band The Jaybirds and many others. ($13.95)

LOVE HAS COME FOR YOU - Steve Martin & Edie Brickell (recording)

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0400

2013 - Roots-based collaboration offers compositions from banjoist/comedian Martin and New Bohemian singer Edie Brickell. Featuring bassist Esperanza Spaulding, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, Nickel Creek alumni Sara and Sean Watkins, plus the Steep Canyon Rangers. 13 selections: "Sarah Jane and The Iron Mountain Baby," "Sun's Gonna Shine," "When You Get to Ashville," more. ($12.95)

ROCK OF AGES - Don Julin & Billy Strings (recording)

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:00:00 -0400

2013 - Debut collaboration of Michigan's mandolin ambassador Julin and youthful singer/guitar hotshot William "Billy Strings" Apostol. "... A few originals, a few classic instrumentals and some good ol' bluegrass songs that have stood the test of time." ($12.95)

CHESTER & LESTER: GUITAR MONSTERS - Chet Atkins & Les Paul (recording)

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

1978 reissue - the follow-up to the megahit "Chester & Lester" session from these two guitar gargantuans, rivals and buddies. "Limehouse Blues," "Lazy River," "Over the Rainbow," 11 sparkling tracks of spontaneous musical fun! ($13.95)

THE $100 GUITAR PROJECT - Various artists (recording)

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

2 CDs - In Oct. 2010 Nick Didkovsky and Chuck O'Meara bought a hundred-dollar "as-is" guitar from us at Elderly Instruments, and launched it on a 30,000-mile journey through the hands of 65 different guitarists, each of whom recorded a track on it before passing it on! David Starobin, Del Rey, Alex Skolnick, Henry Kaiser, Fred Frith, Ava Mendoza, Teisco del Rey, Caroline Feldmeier, many others. ($32.95)

STRUMMING MY UKULELE - Troy Fernandez (recording)

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

2013 - One of Hawai'i's most popular artists and ukulele players in a program of 13 acoustic tracks, including a reprise of the late "Brudda Iz's" medley of "Over the Rainbow" and "Wonderful World." ($14.95)

JOE BONAMASSA - AN ACOUSTIC EVENING AT THE VIENNA OPERA HOUSE - Joe Bonamassa (recording)

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

2 CDs - Live performances from his unplugged tour. With Gerry O'Connor on fiddle, Mats Wester on nyckelharpa, Arlan Schierbaum on keyboards and more, plus percussionist Lenny Castro. ($17.95)

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE MOON... - Bob Shank (recording)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

2012 - Self-produced outing from this West Virginian and longtime member of Hickory Wind: "an ambitious exploration of musical genres on solo banjo and more complex arrangements performed by his one-man-band, the Big Otter Orchestra." ($14.95)

IF IT AIN'T HERE WHEN I GET BACK - Bruce Molsky (recording)

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

2013 - Self-produced solo outing from this multi-instrumentalist, singer, and world ambassador of old-time southern Appalachian music! Molsky sings and plays fiddle, banjo and guitar on an array of tunes and songs from the mountain tradition and beyond, including a shipwreck song from Australia, a Joseph-Spence-styled "Bimini Gal," Little Hat Jones' "Kentucky Blues" and more. ($14.95)

GET IT! - Tinsley Ellis (recording)

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

2013 - An all-instrumental blowout from this Atlanta-based blues-rock guitar slinger, in the debut of his own Heartfixer Music label! Eight Tinsley originals plus tunes from Freddie King and Bo Diddley; with Nashville keyboard wiz Kevin McKendree, Tedeschi-Trucks band bassist Ted Pecchio and drummer Lynn Williams. ($15.95)

MAN WITH A LOVE SONG - James Hill (recording)

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

2011 - Ukulele virtuoso's newest is mix of songs and instrumentals, featuring cellist Anne Davison and Ryan McGrath on guest vocals. "What Would You Have Me Do," "Any Old Lover," "Indecision Rag," 14 tracks in all. ($14.95)

READY FOR THE TIMES - David Holt, Bryan Sutton, T. Michael Coleman (recording)

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500

2013 - Traditionally-based trio of Holt on banjo, Sutton on guitar, and Coleman on bass bring their talents together in this release, steeped in mountain sound. 15 cuts: "Johnson Gals," "Red Rocking Chair," "Forked Deer," "Travelin' Man," more. ($13.95)