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Nicky Rossiter, RAMBLES.NET
From the first bars of "Bonaparte's Retreat," I was hooked on this CD. It's hard to believe that the principal players here, Carole and Teresa Lundgren, are only teenagers. (According to the liner notes, Carole fell in love with violin music at the age of 4, and I believe it.) The playing is spirited but controlled. The music is principally fiddle but there is good backing with a number of other instruments. The mountain dulcimer on track 1, for instance, is excellent and very well arranged.
On "My Love has Gone to Sea," the slow plaintive fiddle
is joined by various sounds, including the ocean. One can almost
feel the sense of loss and parting. The girls take us out of the
doldrums with the whimsical "Prairie Mountain Rag" and
an Irish jig, "Paddy's Leather Breeches." The latter
includes bagpipes and bodhran, so you get great musical value
for your money. "Maggie Medley" ("Drowsy Maggie"
into "Sleeping Maggie") combines an Irish jig and reel.
Not content with this, the Lundgrens transport us to the Ukraine
for another spirited medley named after that region. The plucking
and playing here is infectious. Jet lag could ensue from this
CD as they transport us again. This time we touch down in Scotland
for "McPherson's Lament" followed by "Highland
Tunes." And, just as we begin to wonder where we can have
our passport stamped next, we hear a train. Yes, it's all aboard
that "Orange Blossom Special," which leaves the station
and picks up speed. You can almost feel the lurch and roll as
these talented players bring us the classic of bluegrass.
The CD finishes with an aptly titled "Random Medley."
This is whirlwind trip of music from Ireland, Scotland and the
U.S. The tunes are varied and all played to perfection. "Danny
Boy" has seldom sounded so good and segues seamlessly into
"The Devil's Dream." Nearly eight minutes long, this
set passes all too quickly. I look forward to much more from this
duo.
This is not just a CD for fiddle lovers. If music moves you, buy
it. If you want to hear a variety of sounds played with love and
affection you need to take part in some Random Acts of Fiddling.
Country
Western Corner
Take
these two pretty young girls with a fiddle in hand and you'll
experience a musical ride like a roller coaster. From Classical
to coutnry they do it all. They enjoy it and it shows from Bonaparte's
Retreat to the last cut of Random Medley. I already
mailed some to our DJs and they and their listeners are crazy
about these kids and their wonderful music! I need more...
Judy
Bodenham, listener,
Fort Collins
I like [Random Acts of
Fiddling] very much and it was well worth the wait.
Jim
Foster, CD
Snapshot, Fort Collins Coloradoan
Two young performers
who haven't given up on the magic of music....
Edward
H. King, EH
King Music, Texas
I've just received your
latest project. I'm listening to the CD as I write this......
It's fantastic and refreshing.
Timothy
Warner, listener
I love it! After I
listened to it, I played it through again. I especially like Bonaparte's
Retreat and the Orange Blossom Special. The Londonderry
Air just about makes me cry, it is so moving.
Ron
Oblander, listener,
Detroit
...it's fantastic.
Such an interesting assortment of music.
Nancy
Brown, Deja
Vu Coffeehouse, Fort Collins
I love this CD! Especially
the Maggie Medley and the Orange Blossom Special.
Kurt
Hinkle, Windsor
Beacon
("Person of the Week" Feature)
For over a decade, sisters
Carole and Teresa Lundgren have been fiddling with the violin.
Regardless of how long these two perform in front of crowds, they've
already proven that anything in life can be accomplished, you
just have to fiddle with it until you're satisfied.
Loretta,
Music
fan
Well done on the CD....Congratulations!.
I was dancing around the room when I first played it!
A music fan, Ann Arbor, MI
I found this CD to have such a variety of lively fiddling styles and great accompaniment by bagpipes, bodhran, guitar and my favorite - a limberjack [a clogging toy dancer] .
Michelle Roderick, Loveland, CO
"I really like it. These kids are talented..."
PB, Fort Collins, CO
"I took it right home, put it in my CD player and my wife won't stop listening to it!"
Val, Fort Collins, CO
"This is really great. We've got to get it radio airplay!"
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