Liz Carroll's COLLECTED, Original Irish Tunes
Liz's first book of compositions will be for sale through this web site beginning on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, after launches at festivals and teaching weeks this summer. Contact us at lizfiddle@gmail.com or via Facebook to be placed on our notification lists.
  
"First of all, I'm very very honored to be asked to do this cause I'm a huge fan and have always adored Liz's music. She never fails to constantly come up with the most gorgeous and brilliant melodies that seem to flow out of her completely effortlessly. I also really love the way that she will change an old traditional tune with great sensitivity to bring it that unique and inimitable Liz Carroll style. I have no doubt that Liz's beautiful new tunes AND her fresh versions of old ones will far outlive us all into the future generations of Irish Music."
Sharon Shannon
"Let the truth be known: My friend Liz Carroll is a musical genius. A genius and a friend Indeed."
Billy McComiskey
"I am so excited and thrilled about this book of tunes. It is a treasure chest full of jewels. Liz's tunes are bursting with personality. The melodies are unique and full of character. Every tune is a joy to play and listen to because each is so supremely crafted. For Liz's legions of fans and musicians around the world, this book will become a bible. It will for me."
Winifred Horan
The GRAMMY News! Double Play was nominated for a 2010 Best Traditional World Music Album! Here are a few words from Liz.
"Well, we didn't get it, but it was a fabulous time. As I figured, this fellow from Mali won our category; he's a koro player, simply a great musician and person. We've met a few times over the years. Anyway, finally the pressure was off. I have to say, I was really feeling it - especially the possibility of having to speak. Would have been great though. The awards in the evening were fun and loud. If you watched, you know that Pink's act was pretty cool, that Taylor Swift knows how to pick collaborators, and that there's obviously only one kind of music in the world, and it's not classical, jazz, or blues or ...
There was a big celebration party after, and we really did enjoy that - drinks, food. NeYo was entertaining, as was Sam Moore of Sam and Dave fame, and Jamie Foxx. And that's about it. I have a lovely medal for my efforts and I think I get to say Grammy nominated from now on - how cool!"
Click on MySpace to hear music from Double Play as well as other music from Liz's career.
Liz Carroll & John Doyle  & the President!!
Just a year ago, Liz and John Doyle entertained President Barack Obama at the annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The event was hosted by Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and guests included the new Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Mr. Brian Cowen.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by watching the YouTube video - click here!
To see a brief web album, click here!
Double Play It's another powerhouse recording, with amazing new compositions by both Liz and John. Click here to order Double Play at the Compass Records web site - in fact, take two!
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Praise for Double Play!
"'Double Play' captures Liz Carroll and John Doyle at their studio peak, making the album a must-have. During this season of St. Patrick, why not avoid the irritation of the usual musical blarney by listening instead to this virtuosic, imaginative, inspired and inspiring, altogether superb album?"
Earle Hitchner, The Irish Echo
"... features some of the best fiddling that Carroll has ever done. Doyle is equally superb in his playing... This is a masterwork for the pair. Carroll and Doyle complement each other’s playing in unparalleled fashion. Double Play, in a continuation of the language of American baseball, hits a home run."
Brian G. Witt, Irish Music Magazine
"The slow air, Nearby, Long Ago, is a divine embodiment of Carroll’s genius: meditative but never brooding, lightly stepping through the ether, glorying in the oxygen of the tradition that gave it life."
The Irish Times
"This is brilliance. Three songs and a ton of tunes make this an early contender for Album of Year."
Bill Margeson, Live Ireland
"Double Play sings with quiet, conversational dialogues of guitar and fiddle. [Van] Morrison might still wrestle with enlightenment on his revisit to Astral Weeks, but on Double Play, Carroll and Doyle sound as if they've found it."
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 Liz on tour and myspace
Liz's busy schedule is at her Google Calendar. Catch up on concerts, festival appearances, and teaching worksops.New and classic Liz Carroll tunes, as well as news and features, can be found at Liz's myspace page. Send messages, find Liz's musical myspace friends, and see a featured You Tube video!
Liz & John on DVD
Liz and John live, with some of America's finest fiddlers, including Darol Anger, Stuart Duncan, and Sara Watkins. All these great fiddlers captured live at Nashville's Violin Shop. Get your copy by clicking here! "The Violin Shop's Fiddle Masters Concert Series is capturing performances essential to the history and future of Roots Music." - Alison Krauss
Liz with the String Sisters
String Sisters Live
Recorded while on tour in Norway, this live CD & DVD recording brings together masters of the Celtic and Norwegian Traditions.
"What makes the String Sisters different is not only their collective virtuosity, but their adventurous, irrepressible spirit... These six sisters make tunes and songs swing. Musical kinship like theirs is cause for celebration."
Earle Hitchner, The Irish Echo
The String Sisters are
Annbjørg Lien from Norway, Catriona Macdonald from Shetland, Liz Carroll and Liz Knowles from America, Mairead ni Mhaonaigh (Altan) from Ireland and Emma Härdelin from Sweden.
Released in Norway, UK, France and Germany,the recording has just been released on Compass Records to stellar reviews.
More information is available at www.stringsisters.com and www.grappa.no.
Liz Carroll & John Doyle
For information about Irish music's dynamic duo, click here or on their picture. Liz and John's first recording, In Play, released in 2005, documented the fiery musicianship Liz and John have honed in
live concerts over the last several years. Their new album, Double Play, demonstrates the continuing maturity and invention as the recording features new compositions by both Liz and John. Click here for a direct link to Compass Records, for more information about Double Play, which is scheduled for release on March 3, 2009.
Click on the Liz & John photo for
more information!
Liz Photo: Sean Laffey
Liz and John Photo: Anne Hamersky |
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