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).…
Artist Profiles: Shona Mooney
Shona Mooney is originally from the Scottish Borders, born in 1984 near Linlithgow in Scotland. In 1999 and 2000 she reached the BBC Radio 2…
Artist Profiles: Osibisa
Osibisa exploded onto the music world in 1971 with a pulsating and vibrant sound. Translated from Ghanaian, Osibisa means “criss-cross rhythms that explode with happiness”.…
Artist Profiles: Mike Heron
Mike Heron, together with Robin Williamson and Clive Palmer, was a founder member of Edinburgh’s Incredible String Band. Formed in 1965, they soon broke from…
Artist Profiles: Session A9
Originally conceived by Capercaillie’s fiddler Charlie McKerron as a one-off album project, Session A9 evolved into one of Scotland’s most sought-after bands. fiddlers McKerron, Gordon…
Artist Profiles: McCalmans
The McCalmans was a Scottish band formed in 1964 that performed for over forty years and all members of the group played instruments and sang.…
Artist Profiles: Lori Watson
Lori Watson completed doctoral studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow and St Andrews University in 2013. She was a finalist at the…
Artist Profiles: Harriet Earis
Harriet Earis was classically trained on concert pedal harp, but now specializes in the Celtic harp. She was the ‘Harper of All Britain’ in 2000…
Masterful Contemporary Italian Roots Music from Riccardo Tesi and Banditaliana
Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana – Argento (Visage Music, 2018) Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana is one of the leading world music ensembles in Italy. Tesi and…
Kronos Quartet to Release an Album with Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat
American chamber music ensemble Kronos Quartet has recorded an album titled Placeless (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) with Iranian artists Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat. “This recording is a…
Artist Profiles: Hamish Napier
From Strathspey, multi-instrumentalist Hamish Napier comes from a family steeped in traditional music. He received excellent tuition in many instruments at the renowned music department…