Dida Pelled Covers Blues Classics with Jazz Guitar and Soulful Vocals
Dida Pelled – I Wish You Would (La Reserve, 2026) Brooklyn guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Dida Pelled will release I Wish You Would on May…
Gnoss Share Lively New Single “Emily”
Contemporary Scottish folk band Gnoss have released “Emily,” the latest single from the four-piece ensemble. The group features fiddle, flute, guitar, and bodhrán. They continue…
Sky Smeed Turns The Rock House Into a Happy and Welcoming Home on New Live Album
Sky Smeed – Live at the Rock House (2026) Sky Smeed has released his 10th album, Live at the Rock House, a live recording captured…
Flamenco Christmas Jerez-Style to Return to Madrid in 2026
Flamenco show Así Canta Jerez en Navidad (This is how Jerez sings at Christmas) has announced the first dates of its 15th-anniversary tour, with Madrid…
Staran Join Forces With Julie Fowlis on New Single “Duan Callaig”
Scottish band Staran have released the Celtic folk-pop single “Duan Callaig,” featuring guest vocals from the great Julie Fowlis. The track is written by Kim…
Edinburgh Tradfest to Celebrate the traditional music of Scotland in May 2026
Edinburgh Tradfest will return from Friday, May 1, to Monday, May 11, 2026, with events scheduled at venues across the city. The festival will present…
Guzheng Master Bei Bei Charms with Innovative Two Moons Album
Bei Bei – Two Moons (Bei Bei Time Productions, 2026) Chinese guzheng star Bei Bei has a new album titled Two Moons, a 2026 collaborative…
Home Grown Finally Gets Its Moment After A COVID-19 Pause
Matt Tighe and Tad Sargent – Home Grown (2025) Fiddler Matt Tighe and multi-instrumentalist Tad Sargent released Home Grown nearly five years after the project…
Fatoumata Diawara Celebrates Freedom on New Single, “Fala”
Malian singer-guitarist Fatoumata Diawara has released a single named “Fala.” The song’s title means “orphan” in Bambara (language of Mali). It is a haunting ballad…
Revival of the Ancient Greek Kithara: How a 2,000-Year-Old Instrument Entered God of War
The sound of adventure video game God of War now includes an instrument that has not been heard for over 2,000 years. When Emmy Award-winning…