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   Message 5,740 of 6,461   
   David Dalton to David Dalton   
   Re: The Freels   
   23 Aug 13 01:19:17   
   
   XPost: rec.music.celtic, nf.arts, nf.general   
   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   In article ,   
    David Dalton  wrote:   
      
   > Last night I heard The Freels at Folk Night at The Ship Pub   
   > here in St. John's, Newfoundland.   
   >   
   > They are a very young traditional ensemble who have been   
   > together for two years and are already very good plus I   
   > think they have great potential.   Last night they   
   > packed the house.  The host said (not on mike) that   
   > they are almost as good as The Dardanelles only a lot   
   > cheaper; well I think they should charge a bit more next   
   > time around.   
   >   
   > They consist of:   
   >   
   > Danny Mills: flute/whistles/guitar/bodhran/vocals   
        and bouzouki   
      
   > Fergus Brown-O'Byrne: concertina/accordion   
      
   > Maria Peddle (not sure of her name) fiddle/vocals   
        that name is correct   
      
   > Andrew (not sure of his name) guitar/accordion/backing vocals   
         actually Anthony Chafe   
      
   > one more guy (Peter?)  fiddle/bodhran/backing vocals   
         actually Andrew Fitzgerald   
      
   > A google search for   The Freels    results in some   
   > relevant hits including a YouTube video and their   
   > FaceBook page.   
      
   and a review/interview, and their Folk Club bio.   
      
   --   
   David Dalton  dalton@nfld.com   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)   
   http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/nf.html Newfoundland&Labrador Music & Travel   
   "sons of long forgotten races, that the darkest night embraces" (Ron Hynes)   
      
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