Feileacan na Saoirse - Anna Falkenau

A superb CD of airs and dance tunes from the Irish and American old-time traditions. Superlative fiddle playing with spellbinding expressiveness, taking us to the core of some of the most deeply felt music in the Irish tradition (Jackie Small).  The CD is titled Feileacan na Saoirse - the Butterfly of Freedom - and that, in turn, is the title of one of the tunes on the CD, one composed by Anna and, like all of Anna's music, it is a very beautiful and very subtle piece with a very reflective and evocative atmosphere  played superbly, on this occasion on unaccompanied fiddle, by Anna herself. Soulful, fluent, inventive ; the superlative fiddling of Anna Falkenau flows sweetly and with spellbinding expressiveness. On this superb CD she weaves a finely crafted musical tapestry from an intensely personal selection of airs and dance tunes from the Irish and American old-time traditions. Her delicate fiddling takes us to the core of some of the most deeply felt music in the Irish tradition an