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Category: Artist Profiles

Olatz Zugasti photo outdoors
Artist Profiles

Olatz Zugasti: A Talented Vocalist and Multi-Instrumentalist

Tyler Bennet November 7, 2024 No Comments Celtic musicOlatz Zugastiworld music

Olatz Zugasti, born in Hernani in 1965, is a prominent Spanish Basque singer, composer, and instrumentalist known for her mastery of both the Celtic and…

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Volume Five band photo, posing in a downtown high rise area.
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Volume Five: Chart-Topping Bluegrass Band

Angel Romero November 6, 2024 No Comments BluegrassVolume Fiveworld music

Formed in 2008, Volume Five is a bluegrass ensemble led by Mississippi fiddler and lead vocalist Glen Harrell. He is joined by guitarist Jacob Burleson,…

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Will Clark wearing a cowboy hat, playing mandolin
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Will Clark: Accomplished Bluegrass Mandolinist

Angel Romero October 29, 2024 No Comments BluegrassmandolinWill Clarkworld music

Will Clark, a celebrated bluegrass musician from Pickens, in Upstate South Carolina, is known for his unique approach to mandolin, guitar, banjo, and bass. He…

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Mason Via playing guitar outdoors wearing a hat
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Mason Via: A Rising Star in the Modern Bluegrass Scene

Angel Romero October 28, 2024 No Comments American folk musicBluegrassMason Viaworld music

Mason Via, a skilled singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Danbury, North Carolina, has quickly become a prominent figure in bluegrass and Americana music. Following his…

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Jason Carter playing fiddle with headphones on.
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Jason Carter: Bluegrass Fiddle Virtuoso and Longtime Del McCoury Band Member

Angel Romero October 27, 2024 No Comments BluegrassJason CarterUnited States of Americaworld music

For over 30 years, Jason Carter has been a pivotal figure in bluegrass music, best known as the fiddler for the Del McCoury Band and…

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Mauro Durante - Photo by York Tillyer. Mauro playing frame drum.
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Italian Roots Master and Taranta Innovator Mauro Durante

Angel Romero October 23, 2024 No Comments Mauro Duranteworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Mauro Durante- photo by York Tillyer) Mauro Durante, a violinist, percussionist, and composer from Salento, Italy, is a prominent figure in modernizing and…

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Lusitanian Ghosts band photo. Six members dressed in black.
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Lusitanian Ghosts Revives Portugal’s Traditional Guitars

Angel Romero October 23, 2024 No Comments Lusitanian GhostspopPortuguese musicrockworld music

The Lusitanian Ghosts collective brings ancient Portuguese chordophones into modern music, brewing traditional sounds with contemporary pop-rock influences. Founded by Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Leyton and…

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Moira Smiley holding a tree root
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Moira Smiley: A Versatile and Exquisite Singer in Folk and Choral Music

Angel Romero October 16, 2024 No Comments Celtic musicMoira Smileyworld music

Moira Smiley is a renowned American singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, born on May 21, 1976, in New Haven, Vermont. She has established herself as a…

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Manuel Cerpa playing guitar outdoors
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Rising Flamenco Guitarist Manuel Cerpa: An Exceptional Musician

Angel Romero October 13, 2024 No Comments Flamencoflamenco guitarManuel CerpaSpainSpanish guitarworld music

Manuel Jesús Cerpa González, born on March 26, 2003, in Chipiona, Spain, began playing guitar at the age of 10 under the tutelage of Juan…

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Xabier Díaz holding a tambourine to his heart.
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Xabier Díaz, Influential Galician Percussionist

Angel Romero October 6, 2024 No Comments Adufeiras de SalitreCeltic musicGalician musicSpanish musicworld musicXabier Díaz

Xabier Díaz was born in A Coruña, in the Galician region of Spain, in 1969. His first musical instrument was a bagpipe that his music-loving…

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