Curious Bards * Curious Bards: Ex Tradition [New CD] 2/4/14 finds him backed by a

finds him backed by a hand-picked all-star band featuring organist Jimmy McGriff and guitarist Mel Brown

The second disc expands the set with bonus material including B-sides and additional recordings from the period

sighs and smiles: It all exists here

Bösen Lieder

Curious Bards * Curious Bards: Ex Tradition [New CD] 2/4/14 finds him backed by aThe Curious Bards immerse us in the 18th century popular music of Ireland and Scotland, with reels, jigs, songs and dances that circulated in the oral tradition and in print, from the airs of Turlough O'Carolan to the great collections of the period. Impelled by an irresistible energy and underpinned by historical research, this album restores the vitality of this music that lives for the dance, for the preservation of folk memory, and for sharing