Renowned Scottish group Battlefield Band will be touring Hawaii this month and they will be presenting matetrial from their upcoming album. For the first time…
Renowned Celtic Band Battlefield Band Heads to Hawaii
Month: January 2011
Rhythm of Rajasthan to Showcase at globalFEST 2011
Indian ensemble Rhythm of Rajasthan will be performing at globalFEST 2011 at New York City’s Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St.) on January 9. Hailing…
Barbès Records Takes Manhattan Coinciding with APAP
Timed to coincide with the APAP conference, Barbès Records takes part of its roster across the chilly waters of the East River in new York…
Where Flamenco Meets the Middle East
Ali Khattab Al-Zarqa (Nuevos Medios, 2010) Egyptian guitarist Ali Khattab brings together Flamenco and Arabic music on his new CD titled Al-Zarqa. The album came…
Celtic Connections 2011 Annual Piping Concert
The Celtic Connections Annual Piping Concert will take place Saturday 15th January at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. It will feature The National Youth Pipe Band…
Genre Defying Fiddles
Oliver Schroer & the Stewed Tomatoes Freedom Row (Borealis Records BCD201, 2010) Freedom Row was released a few months ago and deserves special attention as…
The Alison Brown Quartet and Anna Coogan to Perform at Celtic Connections 2011
The Alison Brown Quartet and Anna Coogan are scheduled to perform on Friday, January 14th at 8pm at Celtic Connections 2011. Venturing far and wide…
Bhangra Brass Band Red Baraat to Perform at globalFEST 2011
Red Baraat will be performing at globalFEST 2011 at New York City’s Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St.) on January 9. One of the world’s…
Celtic Connections 2011 to present BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra featuring The Alison Brown Quartet, Michael Marra and Frankie Gavin & De Dannan
This January 15th concert is a classic Celtic Connections bill, featuring a contrasting trio of top roots acts from Scotland, Ireland and the United States…
Sublimely Introspective and Slyly Intricate
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal Chamber Music (Six Degrees Records 657036117129, 2011) At first glance Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Ségal…