Joe Craven (of the David Grisman Quintet) has a CD called "Camptown" which is a collection of Irish and Appalachian fiddle tunes set to world beat rhythms. It opens with a South African "Soldiers Joy/Leather Britches", has a Reggae "Wind that Shakes the Barley", a Brazilian "Camptown Races", a Gypsy Swing "Turkey in the Straw", and even a hip-hop "Kitchen Girl", amongst others. It is a disc that, as a traditionalist, I should hate with a passion, and yet it's one of my favorite CDs! It's on a small, California-based label called Acorn Records. Check it out!
Rich
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