The Fiddle: Greatest Hits of The Devil’s Instrument is a rollicking ride of dazzling fiddle accompanied by banjo and guitar.
This album of 20 tracks features all of the most popular and well-known fiddle tunes. Many of the tracks have been made famous through films and cartoons. From classics like Dixie Hoedown, The Devil Went Down to Georgia and the Chicken Reel to lilting laments like the Ashokan Farewell (from Ken Burns’ documentary The Civil War) and the beautiful Tennessee Waltz.
Features Mike Kerin, one of Australia’s most accomplished fiddle players backed by Golden Guitar Winners, Ian Simpson and John Kane.
TRACK LISTING
| 1. Arkansas Traveler 2. Chicken Reel 3. Red Haired Boy 4. Polly Wolly Fiddle 5. Orange Blossom Special 6. Bob Wills Medley (Faded Love, Maiden’s Prayer, San Antonio Rose) 7. Ashokan Farewell 8. Jerusalem Ridge 9. Sally Goodin 10. Ragtime Annie |
11. Bonaparte’s Retreat 12. Sailor’s Hornpipe 13. Midnight on the Water 14. Dixie Hoedown 15. Soldier’s Joy 16. Limerock 17. Tennessee Waltz 18. The Lonesome Devil (Lonesome Fiddle Blues/The Devil Went Down To Georgia) 19. Tom and Jerry 20. Wendy’s Waltz |
The Fiddle. Congrats to Fet, Simo, John and Mark on an album that is as great as you’ll hear anywhere.
Picked this CD up on the weekend….a fantastic collection of well played tunes with great arrangments, but the real treat is in the production. Listening to top shelf picking is always a pleasure, even moreso when the instrumentation is as well recorded as this effort. Mike’s fiddle sits perfectly in the mix throughout, and the closer Wendy’s Waltz, is a just beautiful.
Get out and suppport your Aussie Bluegrass muso’s…this one’s a cracker!