Fiddler's Green

Fiddler's Green were formed in 1990 in Erlanger and were major players in Germany's folk-rock renaissance of the early and mid-'90s. They perform a balance of traditional Irish songs and original compositions in a style sometimes reminiscent of the Pogues and Oysterband, but they also add twists of ska and nods to Johnny Cash and Tom Waits. They helped spawn many comparable German bands like Tapsi Turtles, Paddy Whack, and In Search of a Rose. Their first three albums, Fiddler's Green, (1992) Black Sheep (1993), and King Shepherd (1995), were fairly consistent Celtic rock co...