(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…
Italian Roots Master and Taranta Innovator Mauro Durante
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Lusitanian Ghosts Revives Portugal’s Traditional Guitars
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…
Moira Smiley: A Versatile and Exquisite Singer in Folk and Choral 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…
Rising Flamenco Guitarist Manuel Cerpa: An Exceptional Musician
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…
Xabier Díaz, Influential Galician Percussionist
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…
DownRiver Collective: Award Winning Progressive Bluegrass Band
DownRiver Collective, formed in 2018, is a lively growing force in the American roots music scene. They seamlessly mix traditional bluegrass and folk with progressive…
Mandolin Prodigy Wyatt Ellis: A Virtuoso in the Making
Wyatt Ellis, born in East Tennessee near the Great Smoky Mountains, first discovered his passion for the mandolin after hearing Bobby Osborne’s iconic solo in…
Kieran O’Hare: Virtuoso Piper and Advocate of Irish Traditional Music
(headline image: Kieran O’Hare – Photo by Earl Richardson) Kieran O’Hare is a renowned performer of Irish traditional music, specializing in the uilleann pipes, concert…
Liz Knowles: A Master of Irish and Classical Fusion
(headline image: Liz Knowles – Photo by Earl Richardson) Liz Knowles is a renowned fiddler whose music seamlessly combines the fire of Irish fiddle traditions…
Pat Broaders: A Journey Through Irish Traditional Music
Pat Broaders, born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, began his musical career at the age of eight. Initially playing the whistle, he soon transitioned to…