Bjørn Ole Rasch was born on July 28, 1959 in Elverum, Norway. He started playing classical piano at the age of 7. His mother was…
Artist profiles: Bjørn Ole Rasch
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist profiles: Bjarne Herrefoss
Bjarne Herrefoss was born in 1931. He was a fiddler who could be called legend in his own time. Intensely personal playing style gives him…
Artist Profiles: Berit Opheim
Berit Opheim (born 1967) is a highly respected and talented folk singer, and is one of the foremost singers of traditional music from western Norway.…
Artist Profiles: Beoga
Beoga (Irish word for ‘lively’) are an exciting young five piece from County Antrim who create a completely unique sound, with the dueling accordions of…
Artist Profiles: Beatriz Pichi Malen
The Mapuche Indians marked the Argentinean history till the last quarter of the 19th century, when their military domination of the country’s wide open spaces…
Artist Profiles: Beata Söderberg
Cellist and composer Beata Söderberg was born in 1976 in Linköping, Sweden. As a child, she learned piano from her mother and sang in a…
Artist Profiles: Bajofondo Tango Club
Bajofondo Tango Club was put together by Rock en español musician and producer Gustavo Santaolalla, winner of two-time Academy Awards and Golden Globe-winning composer of…
Artist Profiles: Aurelio Martinez
Singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, and politician Aurelio Martínez Suazo was born on September 26, 1969, in Plaplaya, Honduras. He followed the footsteps of the legendary parranderos…
Artist Profiles: Astor Piazzolla
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was born in the coastal city of Mar Del Plata, Argentina, in March of 1921. His parents were immigrants from southern Italy.…
Artist Profiles: Asleep at the Wheel
Based in Austin, Texas, and propelled by fiddles, steel guitar, and the warm, smooth vocals of Ray Benson, Asleep at the Wheel is the United…