Django’s Tiger was originally released by Django Reinhardt in 1937. This is a great rendition of the track with a different sound that is distinctive of the Filippo Dall’Asta quartet, with Filippo on guitar; Ducato Piotrowski also on guitar; Nick Lenner-Webster on double bass; and Keval Joshi on tabla. This version stays true to the
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Barbie Girl was originally released by Aqua on their 1997 album Aquarium and as a single. It is sung from the viewpoint of Barbie and Ken dolls and tells of a racey lifestyle of partying and being concerned only with the plastic surface appearances of things. This is an incredible version that has really
Back in Black was originally released by AC/DC on their 1980 album Back in Black and as a single. It was written as a tribute to AC/DC‘s original singer Bon Scott who died early that year. This is an instrumental arrangement for 3 guitars and mandolin, played by Andrea, that is as heavy as
Fossile [Fossil] was originally released on the 2019 album Diario Di Un Ultimo [Diary Of The Last One]. It is about aging, wandering in an empty space with only yourself for company,it being so slow listening to time. It is a slower piece than we are accustomed to from Folkstone but it is still
Black Hole Sun was originally released by Soundgarden on their 1994 album Superunknown and as a single. This is a superb Gypsy Jazz arrangement for solo guitar that is easily recognisable with a very different feel. Dall’Asta; Filippo (4) [More] Filippo Dall’Asta (4) [More] Black Hole Sun (1) [More] Indian (38) [More] Jazz (101)
Drunken Dwarves will be released on the upcoming album Wintersaga. It is about dwarves singing and drinking mead in the tavern, the chaos that they cause, and that it isn’t safe for anyone else to be near. This is a great dwarvish drinking song with a healthy dose of gratuitous violence performed in a
Diggy Diggy Hole was originally released by The Yogscast as a single in 2014, after having originally been created during the YouTube video Shadow of Israphel Part 8. It is an anthemic work song of the Dwarves for when they dig the jewels and precious stones from the earth. This is a heavy metal
I Miei Giorni [My Days] was first released on the 2019 album Diario Di Un Ultimo [Diary Of The Last One]. It about time passing quickly as we live our lives on small streets while thinking big. It is another great, high energy track in Folkstone’s unique mix of heavy metal and folk music
Bohemian Rhapsody was originally released by Queen on their 1976 album A Night at the Opera and as one of the biggest selling singles of all time. It tells the story of someone who has committed murder and describes the torment that is going on in his head. This is an incredible instrumental arrangement for four steel-stringed
Vivo Persa [Life Is Lost] is the debut single from Aurora. It is a love song to someone that you find you are a part of, but sometimes they leave and searching for them is part of the mystery of the attraction. It is an intriguing pop song with a strong backbeat rhythm, interesting