Mesmerizing Fiddler Bruce Molsky: Born In The Bronx, Inspired By . . .
WBUR-Oct 12, 2015
In 1972, Bruce Molsky, a 17-year-old public school student from the Bronx, enrolled at the prestigious Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Anonymous 4 With Bruce Molsky: Tiny Desk Concert
NPR-Mar 28, 2015They brought along a gifted friend, singer, banjo player and fiddler Bruce Molsky, who also appears on the album. He's a keen choice of partner ...
A
nonymous 4 with Bruce Molsky: 1865
PopMatters-Apr 20, 2015
1865, which along with closing their Americana trilogy will stand as the group’s final recording of their 30-year career, stands as the perfect closure of this rewarding experiment. Bruce Molsky, a master of fiddle, banjo, and guitars, also provides vocals to this collection, joining Marsha Genensky, Susan Hellauer, Ruth Cunningham and Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek in a collection of melancholy yet hopeful folk ballads capturing simultaneously the fatigue of the conflict that split this country and spilled more of its countrymen’s blood than any other while evoking, as well, the hope of future restoration. . . Anonymous 4’s 1865 is a vibrant and lively collection that will please a wide variety of listeners who open their ears to its many layers and surprising connections. Fans of the sixties folk revival will recognize “The Maiden in the Garden” as the source material for the Byrds’ “John Riley” while Molsky’s guitar playing resembles here that of Bert Janch or John Renbourn. Molsky’s hornpipe fiddle melody accompanies the vocals in “The Southern Soldier Boy” then masterfully shifts into the reel “Rebel Raid”. Repeated listens continue to reward with centuries-spanning connections. . .
That future is evoked in some odd and surprising ways. One can hear the melody that
...
Allison Lakin's Maine-made cheeses are 'gorges' (and gorgeous)
Press Herald-Dec 27, 2015And the soft cheeses get a lot of Americana. Like Bruce Molsky and early rockabilly, early blues. American roots.” It's very American cheese.
JENNA MOYNIHAN: With a fiddle in her hands, she can be a master ...
Boston Irish Reporter-Dec 30, 2015... Pops at Symphony Hall, and teamed up with established musicians like Matt Glaser, Bruce Molsky, Kimberley Fraser, and Phil Cunningham.
Mid-Penn Wrestling results for Jan. 2
The Sentinel-Jan 2, 2016113: James Wilson (CC) fall Luke
Molsky 5:45. 120: Luis Tirado (CC) fall Mitch Wagner 0:39. 126: Joshua Mclaughlin (CC) fall Cole Shumaker ...
The year in popular music
World Socialist Web Site-Dec 29, 2015
[Best Album / Best Songs] The American Civil War-era songs recorded by Anonymous 4 and Bruce Molsky were performed with a commendable appreciation for the magnitude of the event itself and the impact it had on social and historical development. . .
Great show by Molsky at Muckle Roe Hall
Shetland Times Online-May 18, 2015Gardner and Molsky had met in America some years ago and the American's first visit to Shetland was when he took part in a concert on the ...
How it all began for Verity: Annbjørg Lien and Bruce Molsky
Folk music a closed book? Ten tracks for you to try...
26 January 2016
Verity Sharp describes how she came to love folk music, and suggests ten tracks to try for the newcomer.
. . . Enlightenment came in stages. The first was witnessing Bruce Molsky and Norwegian Hardanger fiddler Annbjørg Lien trading tunes in a bar late one night. Over three thousand miles separate New York and Oslo, and these two had barely met, and yet from the way they were playing music together you’d think they’d known each other since birth. . .