Ashley Maher’s Music of Hope and Beauty
In the midst of stressful times, why not take a break, relax, sip some tea, and listen to Tree to Tree. This is Ashley Maher’s…
BBC Young Traditional Musician Award Announced
Glasgow, Scotland -The BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year was announced tonight. The winner is fiddler Shona Mooney from Lauder. Shona is originally from…
Existentialist Tides: Marta Topferova
Marta Topferova La Marea [The Tide] (World Village 468040, 2005) I had never heard of Marta Topferova until recently when I received an e-mail about…
Nigeria’s De Indispensables Release their First UK Single
They are already a well-established name back home in Nigeria but De Indispensables will also be known in the UK before long. The duo, who…
Portuguese Cape Verdean Star Returns to Chicago’s HotHouse
Chicago (Ilinois), USA – Lura stole the show at the 2005 Chicago World Music Festival and she returns to Chicago for an encore performance. The…
Susana Seivane, The Dubliners and Donald Shaw, Highlights of Celtic Connections Sunday January 22
Glasgow, Scotland – The cream of international Celtic music keeps appearing at the Celtic connections festival. Sunday’s edition features Spanish bagpipe diva Susana Seivane, accordion…
B.B. King Launches World Tour
In a press release from publicist Jerry Digney, B.B. King announced his last international tour, which will be an extension of his domestic tour that…
MerleFest 2006 to Feature Instrument Contest
Wilkesboro (North Carolina), USA – MerleFest 2006, the largest American roots music gathering, will feature three outstanding instrument contests during the first two days of…
Altan, Filska and Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections 2006
Glasgow, Scotland – The seventh Showcase Scotland event takes part at Celtic Connections this weekend. The event has become a fixture in the music industry…
Wilson Pickett Dies at 64
Soul legend Wilson Pickett died Thursday, January 19, 2006, of a heart attack in a Reston, Virginia hospital in a statement put out by his…
Portugal Props Up Portuguese Pop
Here at World Music Central we don’t normally stray into the world of popular music, but on Friday a Portuguese official announced an initiative passed…