Atlántica was formed in 1988, months after Marcos Bárcena and Kate Gass met in France, at the Saint Chartier International Traditional Music Festival. After that,…
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Celtic Connections 2019 Opens January 17
Acclaimed music festival Celtic Connections begins this Thursday, January 17, 2019. The eclectic Celtic and world music event will feature around 100 young musicians from…
View More Celtic Connections 2019 Opens January 17Artist Profiles: Calasaig
Since the group’s formation in the late 1990s, Calasaig secured an admirable reputation in the world of traditional music through their numerous performances and recordings.…
View More Artist Profiles: CalasaigExcalibur Honors the Ladies
Alan Simon – Excalibur – The Ladies of the Lake (Babaika Productions/Cherry Red, 2018) The Ladies of the Lake is an anthology of songs featured…
View More Excalibur Honors the LadiesLustrous and Fresh Areas of High Traffic
Damien O’Kane – Areas of High Traffic (Pure Records, 2015) Often the first impressions that come to mind when handed a Celtic CD are of…
View More Lustrous and Fresh Areas of High TrafficThe Return of Pioneering Welsh Folk Band Ar Log
Saith – VII (Sain Records, 2018) Ar Log is Wales’ most veteran professional folk group. Saith VII is Ar log’s first album in 22 years.…
View More The Return of Pioneering Welsh Folk Band Ar LogArtist Profiles: Ar Log
Ar Log was formed initially to represent Wales at a Celtic Festival in Lorient, Brittany, in August 1976, and they were encouraged by The Dubliners…
View More Artist Profiles: Ar LogArtist Profiles: Hollie Smith
Singer-songwriter Hollie Smith is a leading vocalist in the New Zealand music scene. She has collaborated with Trinity Roots, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Don McGlashan, One…
View More Artist Profiles: Hollie SmithArtist Profiles: Shantalla
Shantalla is a Belgium-based band formed by several Irish musicians and one Scot. The band was created in 1995 by two members of an Irish…
View More Artist Profiles: ShantallaArtist Profiles: Iarla O Lionáird
Born in 1964 as one of 12 children, O Lionaird grew up in west County Cork in Cúil Aodha, a remote, rural Gaeltacht area where…
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