Are you the sort of person who is distracted by the new? The seemingly improved? The unique? The… sorry… I lost my train of thought… I just saw a shiny object over there in the corner… where was I…?! Yes, the new! It has an allure, in our age of the eminently replaceable. “The old” implies something that has worn out its allure, whereas when confronted by “the new,” we exclaim: “give me the remote control and let’s get moving!” Now, I don’t really want to perpetuate these inaccurate stereotypes of “the new.” However, this time on Routes & Branches & Beyond I have another slew of msuic that is relatively new to this world.
I have music for hobbit weddings, Atlantic legends, trad cello and fiddle pedagogy, joyous Irish abandon, banjo-grounded songwriters, dumpster-folk thriftstore Americana, and festive devils from Quebec kitchen parties. From bands like Medusa, Gunning & Cormier, Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, The Bonny Men, Hannah Shira Naiman, The Rough & Tumble, and Le Diable á Cinq. Shut down that Facebook feed and join us.
