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Fraser and Haas in a 2004 performance in Stirling, Scotland. Scottish fiddler Alisdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas walked silently to th...

KATHERINE FIRST Sweet Spot Fiddle First Music 001 As anyone who has ever picked up an instrument knows, taking it to the next level happens ...

TONY McMANUS The Maker’s Mark Compass 7-4500-2 Tony McManus has long been a guitar-player’s guitarist, a musician who matches skill to an in...

RACHAEL SAGE Chandelier Mpress Records MP4545-2 With seven previous recordings to her credit since 1996, Rachel Sage is a pop veteran. The c...

Duplicity *** 1/2 The latest entry in the double-crossing cons-in-love sweepstakes opens perfectly. An altercation between two corporate ti...

UMPHREY’S McGEE Mantis Sci Fidelty 1117 Everybody wants to jump on the Grateful Dead “jam band” wagon, but the term is losing coherence. It ...

Wendy and Lucy ** For a film whose tag line is “On the long road, friendship is everything,” there’s precious little friendship on offer in...