What a recording! This is the very first album of Wrigley Sisters from Orkney. In a gig around a couple of years ago they told it had been out of stock, but I accidentally found it while travelling in Scotland.
They were just 16 when they recorded this album, but their playing on it is as mature as that on the latest one "Skyran." The arrangements are really simple, so you will hear the very bare sound of Jennifer's amazing fiddle playing. I especially love Jenny Dang the Weaver set and Ale is Dear set. There are a couple of excellent Bluegrass tracks, which are also fun to listen to.
As brilliant a fiddler as Jennifer Wrigley is, don't overlook Hazel's genius on guitar and piano! I'll have to revisit this album to see if it's in evidence yet, but nowadays I'd put Hazel's accompaniment skills alongside (if not above) those of John Doyle, Denis Cahill, and Ian Carr.
Dancing Fingers by Jennifer & Hazel Wrigley
What a recording! This is the very first album of Wrigley Sisters from Orkney. In a gig around a couple of years ago they told it had been out of stock, but I accidentally found it while travelling in Scotland.
They were just 16 when they recorded this album, but their playing on it is as mature as that on the latest one "Skyran." The arrangements are really simple, so you will hear the very bare sound of Jennifer's amazing fiddle playing. I especially love Jenny Dang the Weaver set and Ale is Dear set. There are a couple of excellent Bluegrass tracks, which are also fun to listen to.
# Posted on April 2nd 2004 by slainte
As brilliant a fiddler as Jennifer Wrigley is, don't overlook Hazel's genius on guitar and piano! I'll have to revisit this album to see if it's in evidence yet, but nowadays I'd put Hazel's accompaniment skills alongside (if not above) those of John Doyle, Denis Cahill, and Ian Carr.
# Posted on April 4th 2004 by GaryAMartin