Debut album from emerging Irish musicians Natalie Padilla (fiddle), Blayne Chastain (Irish flute & bodhrán), and Peter Romero (piano).
Natalie Padilla is a former Montana state fiddle champion and has a degree in violin performance from the University of Northern Colorado. At age 18 she was UNC's first freshman to win their annual concerto competition.
Blayne Chastain holds a master's degree from the University of Limerick in Ireland in Irish flute performance and is the founder of www.whistleanddrum.com - a niche mail order music shop that specializes in Irish whistles & drums. He also teaches Irish flute & whistle online at www.blaynechastain.com/i-teach
Peter Romero holds a degree in music theory and composition from UNC. His works have been performed by the UNC Men s Glee Club, the Greeley Children s Chorale, and the Boulder Ars Nova Singers. He is a accompanist with the Greeley Children s Chorale and at two local Catholic churches.
I've been listening to this album for the last week, and it's a pleasure to hear. It's the perfect blend of straight-ahead trad Irish music, tastefully arranged, sparingly accompanied, and beautifully played. Let's hope this is the first of many albums to come!
Info
Release Date: June 3, 2011
Available Here: http://www.whistleanddrum.com/fiddle-and-flute
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/fiddleandflute
Description:
Debut album from emerging Irish musicians Natalie Padilla (fiddle), Blayne Chastain (Irish flute & bodhrán), and Peter Romero (piano).
Natalie Padilla is a former Montana state fiddle champion and has a degree in violin performance from the University of Northern Colorado. At age 18 she was UNC's first freshman to win their annual concerto competition.
Blayne Chastain holds a master's degree from the University of Limerick in Ireland in Irish flute performance and is the founder of www.whistleanddrum.com - a niche mail order music shop that specializes in Irish whistles & drums. He also teaches Irish flute & whistle online at www.blaynechastain.com/i-teach
Peter Romero holds a degree in music theory and composition from UNC. His works have been performed by the UNC Men s Glee Club, the Greeley Children s Chorale, and the Boulder Ars Nova Singers. He is a accompanist with the Greeley Children s Chorale and at two local Catholic churches.
# Posted on June 10th 2011 by Blayne Chastain
I've been listening to this album for the last week, and it's a pleasure to hear. It's the perfect blend of straight-ahead trad Irish music, tastefully arranged, sparingly accompanied, and beautifully played. Let's hope this is the first of many albums to come!
# Posted on August 19th 2011 by bdh
'Debut album from emerging Irish musicians Natalie Padilla (fiddle), Blayne Chastain (Irish flute & bodhrán), and Peter Romero (piano).'
'Irish musicians'?
# Posted on August 19th 2011 by Scutcher
I'm with bdh on this one. This is very smooth playing. If anything it's a little too smooth.
In the context of recent discussions about whether non Irish players can 'get' the music, this gives a straight up answer.
I'd give them the benefit of the doubt on the 'Irish musicians' thing. Great effort, fine tunes.
Sometimes the piano player tries to go two different directions at once, but they obviously like tunes with tricky modal inferences.
# Posted on August 30th 2011 by Thom Pratt
You missed my point, Thom.
They're musicians playing Irish music, not 'Irish musicians'.
# Posted on August 31st 2011 by Scutcher