Tombak In The Spotlight On Between Hands
Kaveh Mahmudiyan — Between Hands (Global Sonics, 2025) Kaveh Mahmudiyan’s first solo album, Between Hands presents his own compositions with the tombak (Persian goblet-shaped drum).…
The Way North Take The Battle Of The Folk Bands 2026 Crown
Glasgow and Speyside folk group The Way North won Battle Of The Folk Bands 2026 at Celtic Connections on Saturday, January 31. The final took…
Craig Taborn Unveils Dream Archives, a New Trio Album on ECM
Dream Archives is the trio debut from pianist-composer and 2025 MacArthur Fellow Craig Taborn with cellist Tomeka Reid and drummer Ches Smith. The album was…
Mundial Montréal 2026 Wants Your Sound: Artist Submissions Now Open
Mundial Montréal has opened its 2026 call for artists. The 16th edition of the event runs November 17–21, 2026, in Montréal. The call welcomes both…
Yilian Cañizares Powers Up 2026 With New Album Vitamina Y
Yilian Cañizares – Vitamina Y (2026) Cuban-born violinist, singer, and composer Yilian Cañizares will release her new delectable album Vitamina Y on February 6, 2026.…
Book Launch: “Pepe Habichuela: Now or Never” by José Manuel Gamboa
This coming Saturday, February 7th, the Círculo Flamenco de Madrid will present the book “Pepe Habichuela: Now or Never.” Flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela, José Manuel…
Mick Abrahams’ Early ’70s Blues-Rock Returns On 2CD Set
Mick Abrahams – Seasons – The Recordings 1971-1972 (Esoteric, 2026) Seasons – The Recordings 1971–1972 is a 2CD remastered collection that combines Mick Abrahams’ first…
Rachel Groves Wins Young Traditional Musician 2026
(headline image: Rachel Groves – Photo by Alan Peebles) Rachel Groves, who plays lever harp, won BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2026. BBC Radio…
Project Smok Reveal New Single Drop “Continuum”
“Continuum” is the latest single from Scottish neo-trad trio Project Smok. The group features Ali Levack (pipes and whistles), Ewan Baird (bodhrán), and Pablo Lafuente…
Harp Virtuosa Ailie Robertson Revives 1800s Torloisk Tunes
Harp player Ailie Robertson has released Echoes From Torloisk: Music From The Maclean Clephane Manuscripts. The Maclean Clephane manuscripts were compiled by Anna-Jane and Margaret…
Charming Traditional Songs of Gatagara, Rwanda
Ababeramuco Ensemble – Made in Gatagara: Music from Rwanda (Antonovka Records, 2022) Made in Gatagara: Music from Rwanda presents field recordings of traditional Rwandan music…