Brad Kolodner - Chimney Swifts (2021)
BAND/ARTIST: Brad Kolodner
- Title: Chimney Swifts
- Year Of Release: 2021
- Label: Fenchurch Music
- Genre: Bluegrass, Folk
- Quality: FLAC lossless
- Total Time: 45:47
- Total Size: 253 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Brad Kolodner's debut solo album 'Chimney Swifts' proves that traditionally-rooted banjo music is alive, well, and on the move.
After years of recording in a duo with his father Ken and with progressive roots supergroup Charm City Junction, Kolodner has assembled a powerful debut of instrumental clawhammer banjo music. Honed during solo practice time during the pandemic, 'Chimney Swifts' focuses on what he calls "private music." This is what musicians play when they first pick up their instruments, it's familiar and evokes time and place. You might think this is just music for musicians but upon first listen the appeal is immediate to the casual roots fan as well. The record's fifteen tracks feature solo pieces as well as duets with Kolodner's frequent collaborators like his father Ken, Rachel Eddy, and the members of Charm City Junction.
Kolodner showcases deft original tunes, both jaunty and plaintive, alongside traditional music spanning old-time, Irish, bluegrass and even a Greek number. A handful of pieces feature the haunting tone of fretless gourd banjo. Clawhammer banjo is frequently used as accompaniment to fiddle music and songs but rarely as a lead voice. One of the most daring achievements of 'Chimney Swifts' is to highlight clawhammer banjo as a central melodic voice. With this record, Kolodner positions himself besides other contemporary banjo luminaries like Jason Romero, Allison de Groot, Jake Blount, and Nora Brown.
Tracklist:
01 - Brad Kolodner - Chimney Swifts (3:46)
02 - Brad Kolodner - Five Miles From Town (3:09)
03 - Brad Kolodner - Foggy Mountain Special (3:40)
04 - Brad Kolodner - Old Grimes (3:00)
05 - Brad Kolodner - Ants In The Honey Jar (2:48)
06 - Brad Kolodner - Chirps & Williams (2:48)
07 - Brad Kolodner - Mr. Pantaleish (2:43)
08 - Brad Kolodner - Killavil Fancy (3:01)
09 - Brad Kolodner - Julianne Johnson (3:01)
10 - Brad Kolodner - Tuckerman Lane (2:28)
11 - Brad Kolodner - Catalpa Hop (2:51)
12 - Brad Kolodner - Old Aunt Jenny (3:06)
13 - Brad Kolodner - Campbell's Farewell To Red Gap (2:39)
14 - Brad Kolodner - Blue Violet Waltz (3:01)
15 - Brad Kolodner - Waynesboro (3:46)
After years of recording in a duo with his father Ken and with progressive roots supergroup Charm City Junction, Kolodner has assembled a powerful debut of instrumental clawhammer banjo music. Honed during solo practice time during the pandemic, 'Chimney Swifts' focuses on what he calls "private music." This is what musicians play when they first pick up their instruments, it's familiar and evokes time and place. You might think this is just music for musicians but upon first listen the appeal is immediate to the casual roots fan as well. The record's fifteen tracks feature solo pieces as well as duets with Kolodner's frequent collaborators like his father Ken, Rachel Eddy, and the members of Charm City Junction.
Kolodner showcases deft original tunes, both jaunty and plaintive, alongside traditional music spanning old-time, Irish, bluegrass and even a Greek number. A handful of pieces feature the haunting tone of fretless gourd banjo. Clawhammer banjo is frequently used as accompaniment to fiddle music and songs but rarely as a lead voice. One of the most daring achievements of 'Chimney Swifts' is to highlight clawhammer banjo as a central melodic voice. With this record, Kolodner positions himself besides other contemporary banjo luminaries like Jason Romero, Allison de Groot, Jake Blount, and Nora Brown.
Tracklist:
01 - Brad Kolodner - Chimney Swifts (3:46)
02 - Brad Kolodner - Five Miles From Town (3:09)
03 - Brad Kolodner - Foggy Mountain Special (3:40)
04 - Brad Kolodner - Old Grimes (3:00)
05 - Brad Kolodner - Ants In The Honey Jar (2:48)
06 - Brad Kolodner - Chirps & Williams (2:48)
07 - Brad Kolodner - Mr. Pantaleish (2:43)
08 - Brad Kolodner - Killavil Fancy (3:01)
09 - Brad Kolodner - Julianne Johnson (3:01)
10 - Brad Kolodner - Tuckerman Lane (2:28)
11 - Brad Kolodner - Catalpa Hop (2:51)
12 - Brad Kolodner - Old Aunt Jenny (3:06)
13 - Brad Kolodner - Campbell's Farewell To Red Gap (2:39)
14 - Brad Kolodner - Blue Violet Waltz (3:01)
15 - Brad Kolodner - Waynesboro (3:46)
Year 2021 | Folk | FLAC / APE
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