FIDDLER’S GREEN could absolutely adopt the Irish citizenship, because of their dedicative interpretation of the Green Island’s Folk Rock. And after 15 years of playing and numerous releases they do this with the same devotion like in the past. This means for another turn that Drive Me Mad! offers Irish Independent Speedfolk (like the band wants to denominate their creation) with enormous joy in playing and variation.
Pure to teeter with and sing along numbers like Folk’s Not Dead take turns with speedy songs as Marie’s Wedding – here funny tracks (Lukey, Irish Air) and rather thoughtfully compositions sort of Another Spring Song, Long Gone or Don’t Let Go beat a path to the doorstep. Whack Me shows the more modern side in the sound because the voice is partly alienated. Some traditionals are also presented of course; FIDDLER’S GREEN did not forget about this feature and give some upbeat and modern semblance to The Night Pat Murphy Died or Salonika. Every now and then the band abstains from vocal background (Bretonix or Shamrock Tunes) and fiddles straight on in snappish manner.
For this reason it should be clear that the FIDDLERS are able to create more than only one mood. It seems to be an emotional contrast bath – and so boredom or monotony does not get any chance. There is one commonality all songs share: they are permanently provided with wonderful melodies engendered by different instruments – from guitars, oftentimes acoustically plucked to the fiddle, accordion, mandolin and even unusual ones like bouzouki or banjolin.
Drive Me Mad! implicates some good humor to the living room and lets all Folk music lovers’ hearts beat faster. In this shape with this opulence of ideas FIDDLER’S GREEN can offer their Speedfolk to the public for another 15 years! You will have the opportunity to experience the band live on stage during the upcoming tour event, which starts right to the release of Drive Me Mad! Cheers!