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Title: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: paul_5crd on July 30, 2011, 08:24:42 PM I went to all the first Cropredy fest up until about 10 years ago ( from rubber stamps to ID wrist bands.......got all of those still)...............one year there was a group of about 7 fiddle players .......played and danced..........does anyone know who they were.?
Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Nick on July 30, 2011, 08:36:24 PM You might be thinking either of Feast of Fiddles (violin-centric folk supergroup) or, I think they were called Tarras (kids from a music college in Calgary, Canada)
Cheers Nick Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: YaBB Master (Colin) on July 30, 2011, 08:55:48 PM I went to all the first Cropredy fest up until about 10 years ago Could have been Barrage. Played in a tempest in 1999 [attachment deleted by admin] Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Harbottle (Martin) on July 30, 2011, 09:10:48 PM Weren't Tarras the band from the Borders? They did two albums. Their second, Walking Down Mainstreet, is one of my favourites. I think they split up about 10 years ago!
Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Nick Reg on July 30, 2011, 10:08:41 PM Didnt Barrage play twice, last on at night and first on next morning?
Saw them at the local club a few days later too. Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: hendo (Dave) on July 30, 2011, 10:29:30 PM Didnt Barrage play twice, last on at night and first on next morning? Saw them at the local club a few days later too. Yes ,same set, same between song banter Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Nick on July 31, 2011, 12:30:35 AM That was it, Barrage, not Tarras! I got most of the letters right at least :-[
I was right about Calgary though :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrage_(group) Cheers Nick Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Harbottle (Martin) on July 31, 2011, 08:20:00 AM And it appears Tarras are actually back together:
http://tarrasmusic.com/ Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: paul_5crd on August 01, 2011, 08:19:25 AM thanks a lot folks..............just you tubed them...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCuluSz8anw
thats the gang but I think I would have seen them mid 1990's. the comments from the clip say they are virtually a new band now, tho still excellent. Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: PaulT on August 01, 2011, 08:22:17 AM I enjoyed Barrage so much at Cropredy, I bought their then current CD. Sadly nowhere near as exciting as their live show.
Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: YaBB Master (Colin) on August 01, 2011, 10:50:38 AM I seem to remember that Barrage always were more of a brand than a band.
Their lineup wasn't fixed and there might even have been more than one at a time. At Cropredy 1999 they played to very few people (due to a tempest), last on Friday. So they were given a second go on Saturday morning. Whatever, they were a charming bunch of youngsters. Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Polly Oxford (Andie) on August 01, 2011, 12:14:41 PM I loved them and still play the cd. I was under the impression that it was a bunch of college students finding a way to 'do' Europe in the summer Vac under the guidance of an inspired tutor. Energy in spades!
Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: jaypeter (Peter) on August 01, 2011, 12:15:54 PM I enjoyed Barrage so much at Cropredy, I bought their then current CD. Sadly nowhere near as exciting as their live show. They're hardly alone in that! Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Nick on August 02, 2011, 12:34:29 PM I seem to remember that Barrage always were more of a brand than a band. Their lineup wasn't fixed and there might even have been more than one at a time. I went to see them on a tour after Cropredy. (Ticket sales apparently went from zero to sold-out within days of the festival appearance.) If I recall they said they formed at University in Calgary. I got the impression the band was a project set up by one of the tutors there. That would explain an ever shifting line-up - not unlike a Uni Theatre group or dance troupe. Cheers Nick Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Chris on August 03, 2011, 06:07:19 AM I seem to recall that they were put together for some Disney theme park show?
Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: David W on August 03, 2011, 10:27:47 AM If you have a look at their site (www.barrage.ca) it seems they are marketed as a "show" rather than a "band" , so fluctuating membership over the years in a similar way to say Riverdance
Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Barry on October 25, 2011, 12:50:56 PM There is an album on special offer at Musikfolk:
http://www.musikfolk.co.uk/zz-barrage-barrage.html Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Chris on October 25, 2011, 01:46:37 PM £13.50? Not much of one!
Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: Barry on October 25, 2011, 02:56:11 PM Interesting - hadn't noticed that. I linked to that from the special offers page which lists it at £10:00
Title: Re: an act that was all fiddle player...............?? Post by: PaulT on October 25, 2011, 04:45:12 PM Hmmm, that was the album I bought after seeing them at Cropredy. Much better live IMHO.
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