Michael Graefe "Ode To Whiskey"
(Relax Records, 2015)
OK, Irish music fans and finger style guitar aficionados, feed your musical addiction right here with this fine album. German born Graefe has some original songs spaced nicely between 8 O´Carolan tunes he arranged for guitar (reminding me of a European John Fahey). There is a brief whistle, violin, and backing vocal, but it is pretty much striking guitar following familiar Irish melodic lines. It sounds crisp and fresh and you know you will like this LP quickly enough.
© David Hintz