Alex Cumming & Nicola Beazley Release Across The Water
English folk musicians Alex Cumming & Nicola Beazley have released Across The Water (Haystack Records), their first album as a duo. Accordionist and vocalist Alex…
Artist profiles: Bjørn Ole Rasch
Bjørn Ole Rasch was born on July 28, 1959 in Elverum, Norway. He started playing classical piano at the age of 7. His mother was…
Artist profiles: Bjarne Herrefoss
Bjarne Herrefoss was born in 1931. He was a fiddler who could be called legend in his own time. Intensely personal playing style gives him…
Artist Profiles: Berit Opheim
Berit Opheim (born 1967) is a highly respected and talented folk singer, and is one of the foremost singers of traditional music from western Norway.…
Artist Profiles: Beoga
Beoga (Irish word for ‘lively’) are an exciting young five piece from County Antrim who create a completely unique sound, with the dueling accordions of…
Artist Profiles: Beatriz Pichi Malen
The Mapuche Indians marked the Argentinean history till the last quarter of the 19th century, when their military domination of the country’s wide open spaces…
Artist Profiles: Beata Söderberg
Cellist and composer Beata Söderberg was born in 1976 in Linköping, Sweden. As a child, she learned piano from her mother and sang in a…
The Baul
The Baul are mystic minstrels, traditional poets, singers, and storytellers, from Bengal (eastern India and Bangladesh). With their flowing saffron robes, long jet black hair,…
Artist Profiles: Bajofondo Tango Club
Bajofondo Tango Club was put together by Rock en español musician and producer Gustavo Santaolalla, winner of two-time Academy Awards and Golden Globe-winning composer of…
Artist Profiles: Aurelio Martinez
Singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, and politician Aurelio Martínez Suazo was born on September 26, 1969, in Plaplaya, Honduras. He followed the footsteps of the legendary parranderos…