Olav Luksengård Mjelva (hardanger fiddle, octave fiddle) is from Røros in the Sør- Trøndelag region of Norway. He started playing the fiddle at age seven…
Artist Profiles: Olav Luksengård Mjelva
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Artist Profiles: Anders Hall
Swedish fiddler Anders Hall (viola, fiddle, octave fiddle, Hardanger fiddle) was born in Arbrå, Hälsingland (Sweden). He is a member of Norwegian/Swedish ensemble SVER and…
Artist Profiles: Kevin Henderson
Kevin Henderson began playing the fiddle at the age of nine and after a brief initial spell with highly renowned Shetland fiddler and tutor Trevor…
Artist Profiles: Anya Hinkle
Vocalist, guitarist, and fiddler Anya Hinkle was born in southwestern Virginia and currently lives in Asheville, western North Carolina. She is deeply inspired by the…
Artist Profiles: José Almarcha
Flamenco guitarist, composer and musical director José Almarcha Márquez was born in Tomelloso (Ciudad Real, Spain) in 1982. José graduated in classical guitar at the…
Artist Profiles: Yuliesky González
Trumpeter and composer Yuliesky González Guerra was born in 1984 in Céspedes, Camagüey province, Cuba. He grew up in a family of professional trumpet players…
Artist Profiles: Helene Blum
Helene Blum was born in 1979 in Gelsted on the island of Funen, Denmark. She learned classical piano and violin at an early age and…
Artist Profiles: Eva Tejedor Mier
Eva Tejedor Mier was born in Avilés, northern Spain. Eva has been researching the Asturian tambourine for over 20 years, focusing on its traditional songs,…
Artist Profiles: Luis Peixoto
String instrument virtuoso Luis Peixoto was born in Coimbra, Portugal in 1980. He studied classical guitar and recorder at Lagos Music Academy; mandolin at the…
Artist Profiles: Chalo Correia
Chalo Correia was born in 1968 in Luanda, the capital of Angola. He is a singer-songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist. Chalo grew up in the…