Folk Showdown In Glasgow – Meet The 2026 Finalists
Organizers have confirmed the five finalists for the Battle of the Folk Bands 2026, held during Celtic Connections in Glasgow. The shortlisted acts are: Àirdan,…
Vision String Quartet Go Off-Road On ‘In The Fields’
Vision String Quartet – In The Fields (ACT, 2025) Berlin’s vision string quartet returns in 2026 with In The Fields, its first album in five…
Early Music Trailblazer Gregorio Paniagua, Founder Of Atrium Musicae, Dies At 81
(headline image: Gregorio Paniagua – photo by Carlos Paniagua, 1961) Gregorio Paniagua, Spanish early music director, composer, and founder of the Madrid ensemble Atrium Musicae,…
Alfredo Lagos’ Guitar to Light Up Madrid
The Círculo Flamenco de Madrid continues its thirteenth season on Thursday, January 15, 2026, with a guitar concert by Alfredo Lagos. The event begins at…
Klezmer Legends The Klezmatics Launch 40th Anniversary Tour With New Album Preview
Grammy-winning klezmer band The Klezmatics has launched its 40th Anniversary World Tour with a live preview of new music from We Were Made for These…
Vasilis Kostas Presents Contemporary And Traditional Music Of Epirus, Greece
(headline image: Vasilis Kostas – Photo by Yannis Psathas) Vasilis Kostas is set to perform at Roulette on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The lauto player…
Amy Grant, Sandy Kelly Lead Belfast’s Your Roots Are Showing 2026
Your Roots Are Showing (YRAS), billed as Ireland’s only dedicated folk, roots and traditional music conference, has announced full details for its 2026 edition in…
Congolese French Connection
Spearheaded by singer-songwriter Patrick Mundélé, Paris Kinshasa Express delightfully achieves the express purpose of saluting the classic Congolese sound that bridges rumba and soukous with…
Spellbinding Shadow Folk: Antinoë Bends Darkness On ‘The Fold’
Antinoë – The Fold (Dark Essence Records, 2025) Antinoë presents The Fold, a hauntingly beautiful chamber-like convergence of neoclassical folk, melancholy pop, progressive rock-style arrangements…
Romanian Riddim
The timeless sound of sax-sweetened lovers rock style reggae is captured skillfully by Romanian producer Marius-Alexandru Ionescu, aka Bass & Riddim Workshop. With assistance from…