Belgian band Wör (pronounced ‘were’) recreates music rooted in 18th-century melodies from the Flanders region of Belgium. Their sound includes elements of folk, early music,…
Artist Profiles: Wör
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: The Ayoub Sisters
The Ayoub Sisters, Sarah and Laura, were born in Glasgow, Scotland to Egyptian immigrant parents. Initially, the siblings attended the Douglas Academy music school. Afterwards,…
Artist Profiles: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was founded around 1966 in Long Beach, California, United States, by Jeff Hanna (guitar, mandolin, washboard, jug and vocals) and…
Artist Profiles: Dan Crary
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Dan Crary was born on September 29, 1939, in Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America. Dan Crary is a flatpicking stylist…
Artist Profiles: Molly Tuttle
American vocalist, songwriter, banjo player, guitarist, and educator Molly Rose Tuttle was born January 14, 1993, in Santa Clara, California, USA. Raised in Northern California,…
Artist Profiles: The Alex Leach Band
Hailing from Knoxville, in the mountains of East Tennessee, Alex Leach has a dual career as a musician and radio DJ. While he was building…
Artist Profiles: Fra!
Fra! is an eclectic band from Accra, Ghana. They perform a wide range of sounds, melodic phrasings and progressive roots based on Afrocentric heritage, delivering…
Artist Profiles: Skerryvore
Scottish Celtic rock band Skerryvore was formed in 2005. The first lineup included Tiree brothers Daniel Gillespie and Martin Gillespie, together with Fraser West and…
Artist Profiles: Joji Hirota
Drummer, singer, flute player and composer, Joji Hirota easily defies definition. Trained as a classical musician in Japan, he has spent over half his life…
Artist Profiles: JDC – Jesús del Castillo
Bagpipe and whistle player Jesús del Castillo, better known artistically as JDC, was born in Madrid, Spain, in 1988. He began his musical education at…