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Show Idlewild to release CD EXCELLENT PORTRAITURE • AFFORDABLE • CONVENIENT If I sparked some interest, please contact me for more information. CALL ARTIST: SAM COLLETT (801) 363-3202 Fans of Celtic music can look forward to the forthcoming CD release from Idlewild, which combines the talents of Chris Carlson on fiddle; Steven Hollander on English concertina, frailing banjo, bones bodhran and vocals; Ruth Hollander on mandolin, fiddle and accordion; Dave Sharp on guitar, tenor banjo, mandolin, mountain dulcimer, flute, whistle and vocals; and Carol Sharp on hammer dulcimer, Neo-Celtic harp and bowed psaltery. Rick's Cycle Parts 2224 South 600 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 Used motorcycle parts Rick Martinez 485-0156 Salt City l'riqtiqg Fine Commercial and Business Printing Software Documentation and Fulfillment 1 ()lf<.-; Discount with your lAMA Card 58 East Cleveland Avenue (1440 So.) Salt Lake City, UT 84115 (801) 485-3944 FAX 487-0732 14 Intermountain Acoustic Musician, December 1993 The self-produced collection, titled Idlewild, is primarily Celtic, but with some surprises added to reflect the varied interests of the band: some old time American dance tunes, bright originals, and even a Yiddish love song. "We've been working hard on it these past months," said Dave Sharp. "We desperately wanted to get Chris (Carlson) on a recording with the arrangements we've come up with-before he left for Ireland." Carlson, one of the region's ablest fiddlers, is now on an exchange student program, studying the Gaelic language. "I don't know when we might see him again," Sharp added, laughing. "He'll probably do a lot of music and hanging out in the pubs." Idlewild is a good presentation of the group's chemistry. The arrangements are fresh, but true to their sources. Sharp said some over-dubbing was done to solve some logistical realities, but for the most part, this recording is what you'll hear if you attend one of their performances, which occ regularly at local restaurant venues such as the Mediterranean, the Park Ivy or Crompton's (but on the CD, thankfully without the accompaniment of silverware and eatery chatter). Carlson's fiddle is definitely a highlight of the collection, but all the instrumentation is first-rate. Especially notable are Little Red Bird of the Black Turf, a haunting Manx lullaby; and Tumbalalaika, a Russian Jewish riddle song sung by Hollander in Yiddish. There's a fine selection of O'Carolan tunes: Eleanor Plunkett, Planxty Fanny Poer and Bridgett Cruise-Third Air, together with the band's signature piece, Idlewild, and other dance tunes and hymns from this side of the water. Altogether a pleasing collection, which should be available in stores early this month. |
