This is the very first CD of the Celtic music I bought. As you see, it's not Irish but Shetland one.
Fidders' Bid are four fiddlers accompanied by a piano, a guitar, and a bass guitar. Their playing is really furious and exciting on some tracks. Though half of the tunes in the recording are the members' compositions, they perfectly mix with other traditional tunes, including Irish ones. But, the style of fiddling is quite different, so some Irish tunes such as Toss the Feathers are almost unrecognizable.
The drunkards' (members'?) chorus on the hidden track at the very end is really funny.
I have a hidden track! It gave me a really big fright when i first heard it. It is about ten minutes after the end of the last tune on track twelve so you might have to leave it on for a bit. Most people make the mistake of turning it off.
This is my favourite band and i love this cd. I swear i played it non stop at least once a day for the first ten weeks after i bought it!!!!
You just can't get any better than four fiddles!!!!!!
The 1st tune they play on the hidden track is called "A yome came to wir door, yarmin"(A ewe came to my door bleating) If u want i'll post it (but it'll be in C not G)E mail me if yes
The Band's Second Album
This is the very first CD of the Celtic music I bought. As you see, it's not Irish but Shetland one.
Fidders' Bid are four fiddlers accompanied by a piano, a guitar, and a bass guitar. Their playing is really furious and exciting on some tracks. Though half of the tunes in the recording are the members' compositions, they perfectly mix with other traditional tunes, including Irish ones. But, the style of fiddling is quite different, so some Irish tunes such as Toss the Feathers are almost unrecognizable.
The drunkards' (members'?) chorus on the hidden track at the very end is really funny.
# Posted on April 13th 2003 by slainte
It's funny -I have no hidden track on my copy -it ends with "da thief upon de lum".Still it's a great album.
Alan
# Posted on April 20th 2003 by Alanmmcgregor
I have a hidden track! It gave me a really big fright when i first heard it. It is about ten minutes after the end of the last tune on track twelve so you might have to leave it on for a bit. Most people make the mistake of turning it off.
This is my favourite band and i love this cd. I swear i played it non stop at least once a day for the first ten weeks after i bought it!!!!
You just can't get any better than four fiddles!!!!!!
# Posted on April 20th 2003 by fiddlefeet
Track "13"
The 1st tune they play on the hidden track is called "A yome came to wir door, yarmin"(A ewe came to my door bleating) If u want i'll post it (but it'll be in C not G)E mail me if yes
# Posted on August 15th 2004 by snowyowl
The "yellow stockings" link is an error as it is not the tune they play.
# Posted on November 10th 2004 by snowyowl