The Traditional Music Forum of Scotland will stage its flagship gathering, Trad Talk 2025, on Saturday, 8 Nov, at Inverness Creative Academy (WASPS), with a…
Trad Talk 2025 Tunes Into Innovation In Inverness
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Islay Sessions Returns Nov. 7–9 To Mark 10 Years Of Fraser Shaw
The Islay Sessions returns from Friday to Sunday, Nov. 7–9, 2025, with events at the Port Charlotte Hotel and Bruichladdich Hall in the Inner Hebrides…
Best World Music of 2024-2025 Season: Glitterbeat Scores Double Win As TWMC Turns 10
The Transglobal World Music Chart, now in its tenth year, announced the Best Albums and Labels for the 2024–2025 season. Best Album went to Buzz’…
‘Voar’ Carries Munir Hossn To 2025 Unsigned Only World Music Win
Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Munir Hossn won the 2025 Unsigned Only competition’s Global Music (world music) category with his song “Voar.” Hossn, who grew up in Bahia…
FluteFling Sets Aberdeen Weekend With Hamish Napier And Kirsten Allstaff
FluteFling returns to Aberdeen, Scotland, from Friday, October 31, to Sunday, November 2, 2025. The weekend features award-winning musician Hamish Napier and Kirsten Allstaff, the…
Darren Nicholson Says Goodbye To The Blues On “Get Me Down The Line”
Darren Nicholson has released a new single, “Get Me Down The Line,” via Mountain Home Music Company. The mandolin-wielding singer co-wrote the track with Charles…
Vicente Navarro Brings Rural Song to the City With “Gañanada”
Madrid singer Vicente Navarro returns with “Gañanada,” a single that combines Spanish folk tradition with intrepid electronic minimalism. Known as a leading figure in Spain’s…
Hermeto Pascoal, Legendary Brazilian Composer and Multi-Instrumentalist, Dies at 89
(headline image: Hermeto Pascoal – Photo by Gabriel Quintao) Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal died on September 13, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…
Harp player MAL Unveils “Connadh”
Glasgow-based Celtic music harper Malachy Arnold, known as MAL, has unveiled his latest single, “Connadh.” Arnold began playing harp at age five, inspired by his…
Down The Emerald Aisle: Greg Blake Unveils “Nora McNally”
Greg Blake, an award-winning bluegrass vocalist and guitarist, has released “Nora McNally,” his new single. Songwriter Milan Miller wrote the track. The song is a…