This year’s winner of the jazzahead!-Škoda-Award, that is endowed with €15,000, is record label entrepreneur Siggi Loch. Mr. Loch will receive the coveted trophy for…
Siggi Loch Winner of the jazzahead!-Škoda-Award 2012
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Track from the Forthcoming Woody Guthrie tribute album New Multitudes Available To Download
“Old L.A.,” a track from the upcoming Woody Guthrie tribute album New Multitudes, is now available to download. Due February 28, the album was created…
Video of the Week: Verdes Herbas by Doa
This week’s music video focuses on of the finest acts in the Galician folk music scene. Doa has been making excellent Celtic music and is…
Malaysia’s Penang World Music Festival Returns in 2012
After a three year break, the Penang World Music Festival (PWMF) returns in 2012 with an exciting line-up of well-known international acts and local musicians.…
13th Annual San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival Returns in February 2012
The 13th annual San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival (SFBOT) is set to take place February 10-19, 2012. The ten day festival comprises more than…
Matt Flinner Trio InterTwines Jazz, Bluegrass and Avant-Garde Music on Winter Harvest
The Matt Flinner Trio has mastered the art of composing music while on tour. The group practices a unique approach by writing songs in hotel…
Celtic Connections 2012 to Celebrate The Art of Songwriting
Veteran troubadours and legendary lyricists will take to the Celtic Connections stage this January. Artists include Will Oldham, aka Bonnie Prince Billy, Bridget St John…
Ethiopian Singer Meklit Hadero Uses Music to Ignite a Conversation about Water Issues in Nile River Nations
Ethiopian-American singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero and Egyptian ethnomusicologist Mina Girgis have created the large-scale, multiphase Nile Project. This endeavor will gather eclectic, respected musicians from the…
Top Piping Talent at Celtic Connections 2012
One of the world’s leading pipers, Fred Morrison performs his unique bluegrass influenced album Outlands with a dream team line-up of his Trio, Ron Block…
The Irish Nexus at Celtic Connections 2012
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