JANIE ROTHFIELD & ALLAN CARR
Scottish and American Old Time Music-Old and New!
Award winning powerhouse fiddler Janie Rothfield and husband Scottish singer and guitarist Allan Carr have been playing and recording their unique blend of Celtic and Appalachian music for over 40 years! Janie and Allan play roots music that is directly from the source while expanding on that tradition with newly composed songs and tunes. Great singing, hot instrumentals and with Allan’s humor, always a whole lot of fun! Their new duo recording “The Two Of Us”, is getting airplay around the world is on the top 30 albums being played on the Folk Alliance International Radio Charts. The CD features their signature fusion of American Old Time and Celtic Songs and Tunes.
Listen and download THE TWO OF US https://janierothfieldandallancarrmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-two-of-us
ABOUT JANIE AND ALLAN
Janie & Allan have been making beautiful and inventive music for over 35 years, at concerts, festivals, camps and workshops around the world. They have developed a signature sound and repertoire that blends Janie’s Old Time American music with Allan’s Scottish Songs for a sound that is old and new, unique, yet familiar and always fun! They blend a variety of instrumentals, jigs reels and waltzes with songs from both sides of the Atlantic featuring great singing and tight harmonies and stories! Plus they are very entertaining.
Janie & Allan blend their love of traditional music combined with their own compositions and interesting arrangements with Fiddle, Guitar, Clawhammer Banjo, Mandola and Bodhran to songs and tunes in concerts that that weave a musical story from both sides of the Atlantic and is always fun!
Janie Rothfield is a highly acclaimed old time and traditional style fiddler, clawhammer banjo player, singer and award-winning tune composer with deep roots in the fiddle traditions of New England, Scotland, and the American South. Allan Carr was born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland and grew up surrounded by the deep traditional music from the Northeast of Scotland. He is regarded as one of the finest singers from that tradition. Allan’s unique combination of old time and Celtic guitar styles perfectly complements his traditional songs and all styles of fiddle tunes!
LOOK AND LISTEN TO JANIE & ALLAN
THE TWO OF US (Janie & Allan’s new DUO recording) https://janierothfieldandallancarrmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-two-of-us
ASSORTED LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEOS OF JANIE & ALLAN
The Twa Corbies/Two Ravens: Traditional Scottish Ballad-Old Time Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKd07eEQoqQ&list=PPSV
Waiting For Sandy Fiddle Tune by Janie Rothfield https://youtu.be/ae1c5SAa4hU?feature=shared
Love is Teasing: Traditional American Song/Tune by Janie Rothfield https://youtu.be/5Noj19ivhWs?feature=shared
Raisonette Tune by Janie Rothfield https://youtu.be/32G6wzfOtcA?feature=shared
Blue Eyed Suzy Traditional Old Time Tune https://youtu.be/wiiys-XSynQ?feature=shared
Janie Rothfield is a power-house American fiddler, clawhammer banjo and guitar player and singer who is widely recognized for her traditional and inventive style, in the pocket rhythm, whimsical groove and her award-winning original tunes. She is a full-time touring musician playing concerts, workshops, festivals and dances around the world and online. Janie has been performing, recording and teaching music that is rooted in Traditional American and Celtic Music since her teens when she started playing with older generation musicians from New England, North Carolina and Quebec. With over 15 recordings to her credit, Janie has traveled the world with her unique brand of traditional based music including the UK, France, Germany, Holland, Australia, Canada and throughout the USA. Janie is also the founder and director (and instructor) of Janie’s Jumpstart Home Based Weekend Music Camps held in homes around the world!
Janie currently performs as a solo artist and with duo with Scottish Singer/Guitarist ALLAN CARR (her husband), THE IDUMEA QUARTET (innovative old time string quartet) and Philly based CORACREE with Allan, Sarah Gowan and Bill Quern-(Contra Dance and Folk Band) and with Janie & Allan’s new QUARTET the JAES!
Allan Carr was born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland, a region known for its rich musical traditional musical heritage. He began singing traditional songs in his teens, learning from such source singers as Jeannie Robertson, Lizzie Higgins, Jimmy McBeath and Stanley Robertson and performed regularly at the Aberdeen Folk Club, and won numerous traditional singing competitions throughout Scotland. In the 80’s, Allan teamed up with American fiddler Janie Rothfield and they have been melding their two musical traditions together ever since. Allan's old time backup guitar playing is firmly rooted in the old style but also reflects his creativity, rhythm, and drive for Old Time Music. His singing of both Scottish and Appalachian style songs and ballads remains true to tradition and with his expressive and mellifluous voice he weaves musical stories from both sides of the Atlantic. Blue Eyed Suzy Traditional Old Time Tune
In addition to touring with Janie, Allan currently also performs as a solo artist, with CORACREE, and with their new SUPERGROUP, the JAES! x