Rhiannon Giddens to Release “They’re Calling Me Home”
American musician and singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens has a new album titled “They’re Calling Me Home“, scheduled for release on April 9, 2021 on Nonesuch Records.…
Salsa Icon Johnny Pacheco Dies at 85
Johnny Pacheco, one of salsa’s biggest names, passed away on February 15, 2021. He was a renowned multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, arranger and bandleader. Juan Azarías…
Bluegrass Music Update February 2021
Industrial Strength Bluegrass Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Heritage (Smithsonian Folkways) is a new book (University of Illinois Press) and a soon-to-be-released new recording…
Superb Chamber Folk from The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – Bonfrost (NFB, 2021) Three of the finest fiddlers from northern Europe present a bold and innovative vision of fiddle traditions…
Artist Profiles: The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc was formed in 2009, and “at the beginning it was a curiosity for us,” recalls Shetland fiddler Kevin Henderson. As a…
Artist Profiles: Olav Luksengård Mjelva
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: 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…
Wu Man & Kojiro Umezaki to Release ‘Flow’
Chinese pipa master Wu Man collaborates with shakuhachi virtuoso Kojiro Umezaki in a new album titled Flow (流芳). Release date: February 19th, 2021. Drawing upon…
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…