Neil Pearlman’s Discography:
The Katie McNally Trio – Now More Than Ever (2020) The sophomore album for this trio featuring Katie McNally’s fiery fiddling and lyrical tune writing complemented by Shauncey Ali’s lush harmonic, rhythmic and creative viola. Click Here for more information
Kevin Henderson and Neil Pearlman – Burden Lake (2020) Debut from a new duo project with the great Shetland fiddler Kevin Henderson. Released at Celtic Connections 2020, this album received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic including a 5-star review in The Scotsman. Click Here for more information
Soulsha – Carry It On (2019) The first full length release from this Afro-Celtic Funk party band. Features pipes, sabar drum, fiddle, trumpet, saxophone, organ, mandolin, guitar, bass, drums, whistle, piano… Click Here for more information
Fàrsan – Fàrsan (2018) Fresh arrangements of the Gaelic song repertoire from Scotland and Canada, blended with fiddle, pipes, whistle and piano to reunite songs with instrumental tunes. Click Here for more information
Pearlman / Sherry – Friendly Spaces (2018) Structured improvisations on piano and saxophone around folk melodies from around Europe and the Middle East. Dylan Sherry and Neil have been playing together since high school. Click Here for more information
The Katie McNally Trio – The Boston States (2016) An exploration of the Cape Breton-Boston cultural connection. Katie and Neil both grew up with a close connection to the Cape Breton community in Boston and crafted this trio album with fellow bandmate Shauncey Ali on viola and producer Wendy MacIsaac. Click Here for more Information
Alba’s Edge – Run to Fly (2015) Produced by BBC Folk Musician of the Year Aidan O’Rourke, this acclaimed album is the realization of Neil and his sister Lilly’s singular musical vision. All original material rooted in Celtic traditions and informed by Jazz, Brazilian, Cuban and Funk styles. Click here for more information
Adrianna Ciccone – The Back of Winter (2015) (This album won Adrianna the Canadian Folk Music Awards Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year) Debut album for this fantastic Northern Ontario raised fiddler. Featuring traditional Canadian tunes and new compositions and produced by American Old-Time fiddling legend Bruce Molsky, this album won the 2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards in the category of Instrumental Solo Artist of the Year. Neil’s piano playing is featured on nearly half the tracks. Click here for more information
Soulsha – Self Titled EP (2014) Brand new Afro-Celtic Funk collaboration with Elias Alexander and Galen Fraser combining Scottish/Gaelic song, West African rhythms, Funk bass lines and New Orleans horn lines. Click here for more information.
Alba’s Edge – Self Titled EP (2013) The first release from Neil’s progressive Celtic/Jazz band co-led with sister Lilly Pearlman. High energy fiddling meets jazz improvisation and Latin/Funk grooves. Click here for more information.
Ed and Neil Pearlman – American Scottish (2013) Second release from the acclaimed father-son duo. Scottish fiddle and piano with innovative new tunes and arrangements. Click here for more information.
Katie McNally – Flourish (2013) Debut release from “the new face of Scottish fiddling in America” (Living Tradition Magazine). Neil’s piano playing is featured on half the tracks of this very well received album. Click here for more information.
Party of Three – First Course (2012) Party of Three is quickly rising to the top of the national contradance scene and this album is a big part of what started to turn heads. Click here for more information.
A Thousand Years at Sea – The Stillness Here (2012) The second full length release from Indie-Folk group A Thousand Years at Sea is a mix of epic instrumentals and pop/rock vocal stylings with heavy influences from Americana and Celtic music. Click here for more information.
Neil Pearlman – Coffee and the Mojo Hat (2011) Neil’s debut album as a bandleader. Coffee and the Mojo Hat is the beginning of the Scottish/Jazz sound that later grew into Alba’s Edge, but in a more piano-focused setting and featuring several special guests including the great Alasdair Fraser on one track. Click here for more information.
A Thousand Years at Sea – We Will Fall Apart (2011) A four track EP of songs showing the further development of Colin Cotter and Ethan Lewis’ Indie-Folk project with songs that are slightly more produced and the addition of some percussion. Click here for more information.
A Thousand Years at Sea – Silver Shores Await (2009) The debut album from A Thousand Years at Sea showcases a more acoustic sound than their later releases, with just fiddle, guitar, piano and voice making up the majority of the album. Click here for more information.
Ed and Neil Pearlman – On the Edge (2008) “On the Edge” is the first release for Ed and Neil’s duo and Neil’s first ever commercial release. It features some classic Scottish and Cape Breton fiddle tunes and piano accompaniment with plenty of unexpected twists. Click here for more information.