Mirage is the new, sophomore album of brothers Dante and Eros Faulk. The teen cello/fiddle duo draw inspiration from traditional Celtic music on this album of original compositions and contemporary arrangements. The album is produced by renowned Celtic music star Ryan McKasson, whose expertise in arranging and recording music results in unique, innovative, and energetic arrangements of new and old tunes.
Dante and Eros have been playing music their whole lives, both picked up a string instrument at the age of 3. In addition to cello and fiddle, they play guitar, bodhran (Irish drum), banjo, cajon (boxdrum), mandolin, percussion, and vocals. Performing, recording and arranging are some of their favorite things to do!
Their love and understanding for traditional music combined with their awareness of modern and popular music (ranging from rock, jazz, EDM, and more) yields an inventive and contemporary sound that is still true to their traditional roots.
Dante and Eros have performed extensively across the Pacific Northwest at festivals and contradances. Some highlights include performing at the Northwest Folklife Festival, Spokane Fall Folk Festival, Wintergrass Music Festival, The Olympia Old Time Festival, The Living Stage, and Olympia Arts Walk Fiddle Festival, as well as opening for Celtic trio sensation Kalos, and Scandinavian folk legends SVER. They have also performed alongside Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Darol Anger and Rushad Eggleston, Moira Smiley, and more.
This is the second duo release on Green Monkey Records from Dante and Eros, following 2017’s Beirt, and the third release counting the 2018 album as part of the band REDS. Additionally, Eros has released an EP, entitled Enclave, and several singles independently throughout 2019.
Mirage takes Dante and Eros’ music in a bold new direction, and establishes them as two of the most innovative musicians in traditional music today.
Mirage
Dante and Eros have been playing music their whole lives, both picked up a string instrument at the age of 3. In addition to cello and fiddle, they play guitar, bodhran (Irish drum), banjo, cajon (boxdrum), mandolin, percussion, and vocals. Performing, recording and arranging are some of their favorite things to do! Their love and understanding for traditional music combined with their awareness of modern and popular music (ranging from rock, jazz, EDM, and more) yields an inventive and contemporary sound that is still true to their traditional roots. Dante and Eros have performed extensively across the Pacific Northwest at festivals and contradances. Some highlights include performing at the Northwest Folklife Festival, Spokane Fall Folk Festival, Wintergrass Music Festival, The Olympia Old Time Festival, The Living Stage, and Olympia Arts Walk Fiddle Festival, as well as opening for Celtic trio sensation Kalos, and Scandinavian folk legends SVER. They have also performed alongside Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Darol Anger and Rushad Eggleston, Moira Smiley, and more.
- Artisanal Grilled Cheese
- Surprise Carrots
- I Want to Build
- Lost Shades
- The Bull’s March
- Nuggets 2.0
- Waltz For Kiki
- Tony Bliar’s
- Oasis
- Mirage
Produced by renowned Celtic music
star Ryan McKasson, whose expertise in arranging and recording
music results in unique, innovative, and energetic arrangements of
new and old tunes.
I Want to Build (single)
This a single from their forthcoming sophomore album Mirage releasing May 1st. Dante and Eros have been playing music their whole lives, both picked up a string instrument at the age of 3. In addition to cello and fiddle, they play guitar, bodhran (Irish drum), banjo, cajon (boxdrum), mandolin, percussion, and vocals. Performing, recording and arranging are some of their favorite things to do! Their love and understanding for traditional music combined with their awareness of modern and popular music (ranging from rock, jazz, EDM, and more) yields an inventive and contemporary sound that is still true to their traditional roots. Dante and Eros have performed extensively across the Pacific Northwest at festivals and contradances. Some highlights include performing at the Northwest Folklife Festival, Spokane Fall Folk Festival, Wintergrass Music Festival, The Olympia Old Time Festival, The Living Stage, and Olympia Arts Walk Fiddle Festival, as well as opening for Celtic trio sensation Kalos, and Scandinavian folk legends SVER. They have also performed alongside Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Darol Anger and Rushad Eggleston, Moira Smiley, and more.
- I Want to Build
The single is produced by renowned Celtic music
star Ryan McKasson, whose expertise in arranging and recording
music results in unique, innovative, and energetic arrangements of
new and old tunes.
Beirt
Beirt (Irish/Gaelic for twosome) is the debut album of brothers Dante and Eros Faulk, a cello/fiddle folk duo from Olympia, Washington. Both classically trained, the brothers now focus exclusively on a variety of folk and traditional styles of music, ranging from Celtic (Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton), Scandinavian, Quebecoise, to Old Time, Bluegrass and modern day fiddle tunes. They also play their own compositions. Dante and Eros have been playing music their whole lives, both picked up a string instrument at the age of 3. Today, at 15 and 13, they are both multi-instrumentalists. In addition to cello and fiddle, they play guitar, bodhran (Irish drum), banjo, cajon (boxdrum), ukulele, mandolin and on occasion, they sing. Performing, recording and arranging are some of their favorite things to do! Eros develops most of the arrangements and set lists they perform. He has quickly become an expert historian on traditional folk tunes and artists and wrote the liner notes for the album. In addition to playing, Dante teaches private “traditional cello” lessons locally, and has also been holding cello workshops at local festivals. As a duo and with their teen folk band REDS (with River and Sage Scheuerell), they have performed in a variety of private and public events, local markets and festivals. They appeared at the Oly Old Time Festival, Bellingham Folk Festival, Olympia Fall Fiddle Fest, and The Washington Center for the Performing Arts Young Arts Ambassador Showcase. They have opened for the acknowledged masters of the field, the Scottish/American duo Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas. In July of 2017, they will be opening for another world renowned duo, Newgrass masters Darol Anger and Rushad Eggleston. Dante and Eros attend a variety of music camps, workshops and festivals throughout the year all along the West Coast. They have studied with great masters including Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas, Bruce Molsky, Foghorn String Band, Darol Anger, Mark O’Connor, Rushad Eggleston, Pascal Gemme, Lisa Orenstein, Jeremy Kittle, Mike Block, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Randal Bays, Anders Hall, Renata Bratt, and many more. Dante and Eros’ Beirt is a inspiring first step in a long journey for two talented young men. Expect to hear much more!
- Tuttles Reel- The New Custom House
- Montis Jig-The Queens Jig-The Hare in the Corn
- Cheese Closet
- Gravel Walks-Temple Hill
- Billy ORourke is the Boy-Butler Cove
- The Mountain Road-The Wind that Shakes the Barley
- Billy in the Lowground
- Eilean beag donn a chuailein riomhaich (The Little Brown Island in the Sea)
- The Lilting Banshee-Frahers
- Lazy John-The Bucking Mule
- St Patricks An Dro-Gweebara Bridge-Farewell to Erin
- Fead an Iolair (The Eagles Whistle)
- Star of Munster
Produced by: Jasmin-Faulk Dickerson
Recorded, mixed and mastered by: Tom Dyer, at Tom Dyer Sound, Olympia, WA
“When the two brothers play together, a natural empathy emerges and it’s a wonder to behold, and while the combination of cello and fiddle in a traditional setting may sound unusual, it provides a strong melodic sound and provides an important united front musically.”
~John O’Regan – The Living Tradition
“The album has a very organic feel, with the recording earthy and natural, allowing the listener an authentic experience.”
~Derek Copley – Irish Music Magazine
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