Fiddler’s Green – Wall Of Folk (2011)

CD1:
01 – Wall Of Folk
02 – P Stands For Paddy
03 – Country Of Plenty
04 – Fields Of GreenNie zu spat
05 – Victor And His Demons
06 – Irish Rover
07 – Scolding Wife
08 – Greens And Fellows
09 – Lost To The Moon
10 – Tam Lin		play
11 – Walking High
12 – Milk The Damn Cash Cow
13 – Hangman’s Lullaby
14 – Dirty Old Town

CD2:
01 – Jump
02 – I Quit
03 – I’ll Tell Me Ma	play
04 – Yindy
05 – Fields of Green
06 – Little Monsters
07 – Scolding Wife Reprise

Fiddler's Green were formed in 1990 in Erlanger and were major players in Germany's folk-rock renaissance of the early and mid '90s. They perform a balance of traditional Irish songs and original compositions in a style sometimes reminiscent of the Pogues and Oysterband but they also add twists of ska and nods to Johnny Cash and Tom Waits. They helped spawn many comparable German bands like Tapsi Turtles, Paddy Whack and In Search of a Rose.

Their first three albums Fiddler's Green, (1992) Black Sheep (1993) and King Shepherd (1995) were quite consistent Celtic rock collections featuring exceptional playing by fiddler Tobias Rempe and accordionist Stefan Klug coupled with Peter Pathos' nifty original songs and intricate vocal harmonies. On and On (1997) was their first major label release and also marked the beginning signs of a more rock oriented sound for Fiddler's Green. Jim Crichton (Saga) was employed to produce Spin Around(1998) which cemented their sound transformation despite the inclusion of three traditional songs. --- Dave Sleger, All Music Guide

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