Author: Romel “Baxter” Labatos

Australia’s Trouble in the Kitchen

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It is a great Sunday morning to start the weekend with Australia’s own Trouble in the Kitchen. Their recordings simply bring the beauty of the Emerald Isle right to the Down Under. Fast or slow, the band exudes great atmosphere and beauty. There is  this warmth vibe  within each track, as exemplified by The Pleasure Palace and Road to Port Fairy. There are good vocals in songs like Four Pence a Day and Mill Towns. Great sound engineering washed all tracks. Gossamer sheen  and lush production technique predominate the amazing mastering. These are sound characteristic of bands like Grada and Cara.

If you are a fan of Nicklecreek, The Punch Brothers and Liadan then you will definitely warm up to Trouble in the Kitchen.

Fiddle – Adrian (Ado) Barker
Flute – Ben Stephenson
Guitar – Kate Burke
Bouzouki – Joe Ferguson

http://www.myspace.com/troubleinthekitchen

http://www.troubleinthekitchen.com/

Got Harp Blisters? Part II

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Ray Pool is a world renowned harpist from Tulsa Oklahoma. He has interesting tips in how to deal with harp blisters. Click the thumbnails to enlarge.

Original source: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.440002226552.210336.617686552&type=1

 

http://www.raypool.com

Tellus360 Wow Designs!

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My new friend and poet, American Irishman Joe Devoy, owner of Tellus 360, Lancaster- a fantastic store featuring recycled and repurposed furniture and items made from wood, as well as many other handmade gifts- check it out- esp the gorgeous GUITARS made from recycled wood that Irish musicians are loving-Cindy Ross( Owner of the picture above..Writer/Photographer, New Ringwold)

Tellus360: Manufacture reclaimed wood furniture, sell Irish antiques and eco friendly gifts. I’d say that guitar is really great to have. Has anyone purchased this?

For more information about the store and the wood designs, visit: http://www.tellus360.com/

Upcoming….GUIÑO

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From Hervas, Cáceres Spain…They play Bluegrass, Blues, Folk and World.

Members:

Javier Colmenar Osuna
Pedro Jose Rivas Baltasar
Juan Carlos Centeno
Carlos Guillen

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Guino

Cornwall’s 1982 PanCeltic entry

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Do you know this band?

Originally posted by Matthi Clarke in the Pan Celtic Festival. The song is in Cornish. It is called ‘Yth yw hi byw’. I am extending my help in posting this for the general public. If  you know more about this group and if they are still recording, please share your info by posting on the comments section.