Global Music Conference WOMEX Seeking Host Cities for 2021 – 2023
WOMEX, the World Music Expo, is seeking host city locations for 2021 – 2023. Although WOMEX caters to the worldwide community, it is always held…
Steel Pan Pioneer Ellie Mannette Dies at 90
Steel pan innovator Ellie Mannette passed away August 29, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. He was 90 years old. Shannon Dudley, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology…
WOMEX 2019 to Be Held in Finland
Music Finland announced this morning that WOMEX, the World Music Expo 2019 will take place in Tampere, Finland. The 25th edition of the world’s leading…
Artist Profiles: Donal Clancy
Donal Clancy was born in Canada in 1975 and later moved to Ireland. He has been involved with the best bands in Irish music, starting…
Artist Profiles: Dolores Keane
Dolores Keane was born in Caherlistrane, Co. Galway in the west of Ireland. She was raised from the age of four in her grandmother’s house…
Artist Profiles: Dermot Byrne
Dermot Byrne, a native of Donegal, guested on two Altan albums, The Red Crow and Island Angel before joining the band in 1994. Dermot had…
Artist Profiles: Derek Bell
A native of Belfast (born October 21, 1935), Derek Bell was The Chieftains‘ virtuoso harpist who originally performed with the Belfast Symphony Orchestra. He also…
Artist Profiles: De Dannan
De Dannan is one of the most famous traditional Irish groups of the recent past. Formed in 1974 in the Irish-speaking area of Spiddal, Co.…
Artist Profiles: Davy Spillane
Davy Spillane, of County Clare, Ireland, plays the uilleann pipes, an unusual Celtic bagpipe whose bellows are held under the arms and inflated by wing-like…
Artist Profiles: David Munnelly
With their unique style of playing, as wild and free as the rugged West Coast of Ireland, The David Munnelly Band is making waves on…