The Diary of a Fiddler (1999)

About this title: The sixth song on Darol Anger's 1999 CD, Diary of a Fiddler, is a pleading version of the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends," which would have been a very appropriate title for the album. This album finds Anger pairing up with other pioneering violinists like Natalie MacMaster, Stuart Duncan, Vassar Clements, Sam Bush, Tim O'Brien, and several others, on mostly improvised or hastily learned songs recorded at fiddle camps and jam sessions between late 1996 and early 1999. The sense of exploration and experimentation is pervasive throughout the album, most often resulting in two ... read more

Tracks:

1. Melt the Teakettle [Anger]
2. Lee Highway Blues [Traditional]
3. Les Barre de la Prison [Traditional]
4. Banish Misfortune [Traditional]
5. John Henry [Traditional]
6. With a Little Help from My Friends [Lennon/McCartney]
7. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) [Hendrix]
8. Bemsha Swing [Best/Monk]
9. Tone Guys Boogie [Anger/Clements]
10. Aran Boat Song [Traditional]
11. Working on a Building Medley [Traditional]
12. Willow Garden Fantasy [Traditional]
13. Carroll County Suite: Where'd You Say You From? [Anger/Duncan]
14. Carroll County Suite: Blues
15. Celtic Groove [Traditional]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.