Sarah Jane from Five Gears by Syncopaths
4. Sarah-Jane
In April 2010, Ryan taught at the Southern Hemisphere International School of Scottish Fiddle (SHISSF) in New Zealand, where he met an amazing Scottish fiddler, Sarah-Jane Summers -- a 3rd-generation Highland fiddler with a passion for Swedish music. The first tune in this set was inspired by her mesmerizing fiddle-a-la-carte performance style. Later that year, Ryan made a garden for his wife, Brooke. While pulling (or "turning") a 50 x 30 plot of lawn, he wrote the second tune, an edgy, Celtic-meets-blues jig. Ashley wrote the third tune when she and Ryan had a tune-writing challenge during a break in the recording studio while making Five Gears; it's dedicated to our illustrious engineer, Jason Ryterband. We finish with a great tune from legendary tenor banjo player, Tony Sullivan.
Tracklist
| 4. | Sarah Jane | 5:41 |
Credits
4. Sarah-Jane / Turning the Grass / Jason's / Exile of Erin
Sarah-Jane (McKasson) / Turning the Grass (McKasson) / Jason's (Broder) / Exile of Erin (Sullivan)
Ryan McKasson, fiddle
Ashley Broder, mandolin
Jeffrey Spero, keyboard
Christa Burch, bodhrán
License
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From dance floors to concert halls, the Syncopaths bring a fresh, contemporary spin to music and songs rooted in the Scottish, Irish, and American folk traditions. The exuberant joy they derive from the music and each other is palpable and contagious. "The Syncopaths are nothing short of a Celtic supergroup." — Irish Herald, July 2011