Acclaimed Folk Music Gathering Speyfest Returns July 2022
Celtic and folk music festival Speyfest will return, after a two-year break, as a three-day event July 22-24th, 2022. The weekend will feature evening concerts,…
New Festival Sonraíz to Focus on Spanish Roots Music, Gastronomy and Nature
On June 10 and 11, 2022, the town of Carcabuey located in the heart of the Sierras Subbéticas Nature Park (Córdoba) will host the first…
Antonio Castrignanó Takes Ancient Pizzica to New Heights
Antonio Castrignanó – Babilonia (Ponderosa, 2022) It is no wonder that this beautifully crafted album reached number last month at the World Music Charts Europe.…
Folktronica from Deep Siberia
Misha Sultan – Roots (Hive Mind Records, 2022) Misha Sultan is a multi-instrumentalist originally from Novosibirsk in the heart of Siberia. His hometown’s location, in…
Artist Profiles: Planet Drum
Planet Drum is a world music percussion supergroup that performs global fusion (also called world fusion). Planet Drum’s remarkable self-titled original album, which remains one…
Rekindling Eccodek’s Spark
Eccodek – Recalibrate (Big Mind/Six Degrees, 2022) “Recalibrate” is the new album from Canadian world fusion band Eccodek. Just like Transglobal Underground and similar groups,…
Mammoth 50 Disc Boxed Set Presents the Work of British Folk-Rock Star Al Stewart
“The Admiralty Lights” (Madfish) is a new 50 CD boxed set highlighting the career of British folk-rock singer-songwriter Al Stewart. Al Stewart’s sixty-year career in…
Turkish clarinet Virtuoso Ramazan Sesler
Turkish clarinet maestro Ramazan Sesler grew up in a family of acclaimed Gypsy (Roma) musicians. He is the son of Selim Sesler, one of the…
Artist Profiles: Folkatomik
Folkatomik is an Italian folktronica quartet with several identities. Guitarist, DJ and producer, Daniele Li Bassi has worked with various labels including EMI, Warner Music,…
Artist Profiles: Antonio Castrignanó
Multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Antonio Castrignanó was born in 1977 in Galatina in the Province of Lecce in Apulia, southeastern Italy. Castrignanó’s musical career started…