London, UK – This February the Barbican hosts Folk Britannia, a festival focusing on the rich and compelling history of traditional music of the UK.…
Folk Britannia Series at Barbican in London
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Celtic Connections Monday 23 January 2006
Program: 11.00am Schools Concert with Kathryn Tickell (Northumberland) and special guests The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium 2 Sauchiehall Street, G2 Tickets free on…
BBC Young Traditional Musician Award Announced
Glasgow, Scotland -The BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year was announced tonight. The winner is fiddler Shona Mooney from Lauder. Shona is originally from…
Portuguese Cape Verdean Star Returns to Chicago’s HotHouse
Chicago (Ilinois), USA – Lura stole the show at the 2005 Chicago World Music Festival and she returns to Chicago for an encore performance. The…
Susana Seivane, The Dubliners and Donald Shaw, Highlights of Celtic Connections Sunday January 22
Glasgow, Scotland – The cream of international Celtic music keeps appearing at the Celtic connections festival. Sunday’s edition features Spanish bagpipe diva Susana Seivane, accordion…
MerleFest 2006 to Feature Instrument Contest
Wilkesboro (North Carolina), USA – MerleFest 2006, the largest American roots music gathering, will feature three outstanding instrument contests during the first two days of…
Altan, Filska and Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections 2006
Glasgow, Scotland – The seventh Showcase Scotland event takes part at Celtic Connections this weekend. The event has become a fixture in the music industry…
Portugal Props Up Portuguese Pop
Here at World Music Central we don’t normally stray into the world of popular music, but on Friday a Portuguese official announced an initiative passed…
Celtic Connections Program for Friday January 20
Glasgow, Scotland – A top Breton pipe band, Scottish and Irish collaborations, a celebration of the Gaelic language and more new talent will be present…
Will Calhoun Presents Native Lands in New York
New York (New York), USA – Half Note Records released Will Calhoun’s Native Lands in June of 2005 and now the Living Colour drummer returns…