(John McCusker) Goodnight Ginger

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(John McCusker) Goodnight Ginger

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"You can't judge a book…" And, sure enough, although Scottish fiddler John McCusker appears on the cover of this album sporting what seems to be a tufted mohawk haircut, this is not the goofy Celtic-pop fusion-fest such a picture might imply. Rather, it's a sweet set of original, inventive instrumental fiddle tunes (and one gorgeous vocal number featuring his ever-lovely partner, Kate Rusby)… A simple, understated album, and one that successfully sheds the sometimes-dour sensibilities of his old group, the Battlefield Band. Recommended! (Amazon customer)

Scottish fiddler John McCusker returns with his third solo album, building on the success of his previous recordings and his work with Kate Rusby and The Battlefield Band . Decidedly within the folk vein, but with a lightly introspective touch. John McCusker (fiddles, viola, whistles, cittern), Ewan Vernal, Kris Drever and Andy Seward (bass), James Mackintosh (percussion), Ian Carr and John Doyle (guitar), Andy Cutting (accordion), Phil Cunninghan (accordion, piano), Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle, pipes, bodhran), Kate Rusby (vocals), Iain MacDonald (Highland pipes, flute), Neil Yates (trumpet, flugelhorn), Simon Thoumire (concertina), Iain MacFarlane (fiddle), and Brian Finnegan (whistle)..