March 11-14, 2022 – Adelaide, Australia The ever-wondrous global gathering in South Australia’s capital managed to be the last major Australian festival held pre-pandemic lockdowns…
Bluegrass is concert music that appeared in the Appalachian region of the United States in the 1940s, after World War II. Unlike prior American folk…
A flurry of notes from the lead guitar, then a blast of forceful brass kicks off the album with a wonderfully arranged intro. The plucking…
I regretted not being able to furnish a proper Top Ten List with which to end 2021. And that’s as fine a point as there…
With continuing third and even fifth waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a pall on the live music industry around the world. But a…
Flamenco is an art form that was developed in Andalusia (southern Spain). It is generally found in three disciplines: cante (song), toque (guitar playing) and…
Established in 1990, Norway’s annual Førde Festival of Traditional and World Music has always had an anchor theme, such as aboriginal music, regional showcases, or…
Writer and musician John Phillpott travelled to Ireland before the pandemic struck and discovered a city where the music never stops… The gulls following the…
The award-winning Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak, Malaysia is hosting an unprecedented virtual musical showcase this weekend. Here are some highlights from three performing…
This month – June – sees the 20th anniversary of the death of John Lee Hooker, one of the most influential blues artists of all…