Tonn Nua
ed,” which, boy howdy, those 12-year-old fid-
dle players are just a dime a dozen, aren’t
they? Yeah. Um, not. But don’t be jealous
when “Julia Delaney’s/Tam Linn” takes you
on that wild ride from the end of the tale or
when Ansel’s original, lamenting “Eye of the
Wind” sends you down a nostalgic road to the
rolling hills of the emerald isles. Just roll with
the tunes. These Celtic kids are chill. (And, in
case you’re confused or from Boston, Celtic?
It’s got a hard C at the beginning. Keltic. Get
my brilliant alliteration now?)
Though Eye of the Wind does have some
rough edges, the CD is fun to listen to on
shuffle, and the streaming set from NW
Folklife shows off their bouncy performance
style. Allison notes, “We really like the way we
perform live because there’s so much ener-
gy” from crowd feedback and participation.
Producers layering in the tin whistle (David)
over the banjo (Allison) or the fiddle (Ansel)
just can’t do as much justice to the young
ones’ speed and agility, so they’re bringing
their high-energy foot-stomping drive to a
live CD recording gig at Tsunami Books,
where the audience will be part of the pro-
duction. It’s a great way to listen to this band
before they get big (PBS may be filming them
at the Highland Games Festival near Portland
next month) and to participate in a bit of mis-
chevious, lilting, enjoyable music-making.
Tonn Nua’s live CD recording starts at 7:30
pm on Friday, June 29 at Tsunami Books. $5.
— Suzi Steffen
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