Artist Profiles: Fiddlers 4
Fiddlers 4 was a collaboration featuring some of the finest fiddlers in the United States. Michael Doucet is well loved for his work as the…
Artist Profiles: Filska
Filska is a band from the Shetland Islands, who built their music on the Islands tradition of fiddle playing. The word Filska comes from the…
Artist Profiles: Fiddlers’ Bid
Fiddlers’ Bid is internationally respected as a leading exponent of their unique musical heritage and rich fiddle tradition. Global ambassadors for Shetland, this dynamic four-fiddle…
Artist Profiles: Ffynnon
Ffynnon (pronounced: fun-on), a Celtic folk group from Wales, perform songs deeply rooted in the rhythms, traditions and landscapes of the Celtic tradition. Their album…
Artist Profiles: Eric Rigler
Eric Rigler is a well known piper who has performed for numerous Hollywood films and pop stars. He has been described as the most recorded…
Artist Profiles: Emma Christian
Emma Christian was born on the Isle of Man in 1972, and raised on the family farm. At thirteen, she left the island to study…
Duke Performances Reveals 2017/2018 Season
Duke Performances announced this week the 2017/2018 season at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The programming includes world music, classical music, new music, jazz,…
Interview with Afro-Folk Singer Naomi Wachira
Seattle-based Kenyan Afro-folk vocalist and songwriter Naomi Wachira has a new album titled Song of Lament. We talked to her about her songs and…
Artist Profiles: Emily Burridge
Emily Burridge works internationally as a cellist (she started playing the cello at the age of five), singer, composer and producer. She usually collaborates with…
Artist Profiles: Emel Mathlouthi
Emel Mathlouthi is a Tunisian singer-songwriter, composer, and guitarist. Gifted with an outstanding voice, she evokes Joan Baez, Sister Marie Keyruz and the Lebanese diva…