Corina Sîrghi’s band was created in Bucharest, Romania in 2017. The group was formed out of a love for the great lautar singers of Romania’s…
Artist Profiles: Corina Sîrghi și Taraful Jean Americanu
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Ashby Frank
Singer-songwriter and mandolinist Ashby Frank was born in Lexington, North Carolina. He started playing guitar, then moved on to mandolin at age 10 and became…
Artist Profiles: Heart of Afghanistan
Heart of Afghanistan is an ensemble composed primarily by members of the Fanoos family. It includes four excellent Afghan musicians: acclaimed singer and Afghan TV…
Artist Profiles: Wör
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: 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…