Gregor Borland has had the good fortune of being the only current performing fiddler to have been taught by both Hector MacAndrew of Cults, (whose…
Artist Profiles: Gregor Borland
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Calasaig
Since the group’s formation in the late 1990s, Calasaig secured an admirable reputation in the world of traditional music through their numerous performances and recordings.…
Artist Profiles: Daimh
Dàimh offer a fresh, up to date approach to Scottish traditional music, with a rich sound that moves from driving, fiery reels to slow sets…
Artist Profiles: Mariem Hassan
Mariem Hassan was born in May 1958 in Ued Tazua, in the former Spanish Sahara in northwestern Africa. She expressed herself naturally in Hassania, the…
Artist Profiles: Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble
In the early 1970s, Dmitri Pokrovsky was a student of conducting at Moscow’s Gnessin Pedagogical Institute of Music. Frustrated with the current musical scene, he…
Artist Profiles: Julia Vorontsova
Julia Vorontsova was born in St. Petersburg Russia in 1982. After studying violin and piano for three years at St. Petersburg State Music School she…
Artist Profiles: Karelian Folk Music Ensemble
The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble (KPME) is the only touring group of musicians playing traditional folk songs and instrumentals of Karelia, a large region that…
Artist Profiles: Myllarit
Myllärit was a seven person, 16 instrument Karelian-Finnish vocal and instrumental folk band from Russia. The group came together in 1992, an outgrowth of the…
Artist Profiles: Nikolay Oorzhak
Nikolay Oorzhak was born in December 1949, in the small village Khorum-Dag in western Tuva. After graduating from high school in 1964, he worked for…
Artist Profiles: Svetilen
The ensemble of ancient Russian music Svetilen was formed in 1989 to preserve the old Russian vocal tradition. This style is reflected in two types…