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Tag: Celtic music

The cover presents a green background framed by ornate curling designs. Gold lettering spells “Celtic Woman,” while Nollaig appears below in red with decorative accents. The subtitle “A Christmas Journey” sits in smaller gold type. Small clusters of red berries near the corners.
Album reviews

Celtic Woman Unwrap Nollaig – A Christmas Journey For 2025

Ryan Emmert December 1, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicCeltic WomanChristmas musicIrish musicworld music

Celtic Woman Nollaig – A Christmas Journey (Celtic Collections, 2025) Celtic Woman’s Nollaig – A Christmas Journey presents a 13-track Christmas studio album that brings…

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Dàna band photo. Four young women musicians.
New Releases

Dàna Set Sights On Debut Album After Celtic Connections Breakthrough

World Music Central News Room December 1, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicDànaworld music

Glasgow-based trad quartet Dàna is preparing a debut album following a successful year on the live and recording circuit. The all-female group features Anna Robertson…

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A hazy landscape filled with drifting clouds in muted browns, grays, and blues. Four sun icons line up near the top, each slightly different in shape. A faint hint of red appears in the lower corner.
Music videos

Gnoss Mark Eight-Year Milestone With New Track Bennybeg

World Music Central News Room November 30, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicGnossScottish musicworld music

Scottish quartet Gnoss have released “Bennybeg,” a new track built around the band’s trademark mix of acoustic and electric sounds. The tune was written by…

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Astro Bloc band photo. Two women and two men.
New CDs

Astro Bloc Ignite Glasgow Folk Scene With Debut Album

World Music Central News Room November 29, 2025 No Comments Astro BlocCeltic musicScottish musicworld music

Glasgow-based folk band Astro Bloc has released its debut album, introducing a new four-piece to the Scottish scene. The group features Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín and…

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The cover features an illustrated musician playing a wooden flute against a faded sun-like circle. Blocky lettering frames the image with the artist’s name at the top and the title Volume 1 in large red type at the bottom. Muted greens, oranges, and reds give it a vintage poster feel.
New Books

Celtic Folk Star Michael McGoldrick Unveils 50-Tune Collection For Session Players

World Music Central News Room November 29, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicfluteMichael McGoldrickworld music

Renowned flutist and composer Michael McGoldrick has published a new tune book, 50 Original Tunes & Chords: Volume 1. The collection gathers fifty original melodies…

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Lauren Scott and Karen Marshalsay - "The Meeting of Friends". A photo of the two artists standing, holding their harps.
Music videos

Three Harps, Two Friends: Inside “The Meeting Of Friends”

World Music Central News Room November 25, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicKaren MarshalsayLauren Scottworld music

Cheshire-based composer and harpist Lauren Scott teams up with Scottish harper Karen Marshalsay on the new single “The Meeting of Friends,” a duet that traces…

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Making The Accordion Great Again: Liberty Bellowsexhibiiton - Photo by Angel Romero. Various accordions on display.
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Squeezeboxes Across Borders: The Accordion and Its Diaspora

Angel Romero November 23, 2025 No Comments accordionbandoneónBrazilian musicCajun musicCeltic musicconcertinaSpanish musictangovallenatoworld fusionworld musicZydeco

(headline image: Making The Accordion Great Again: Liberty Bellows exhibition – Photo by Angel Romero) Few instruments move as fluidly through working-class dance halls, classical…

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A watercolor landscape dominates the cover, showing rust-colored hills circling calm blue lochs beneath a clouded sky. Handwritten names of the artists frame the scene, while the title The Devil’s Backbone / Ark of Tides appears below.
Music videos

Devil’s Backbone Duo: Fiddlers Trace Fault Lines From Donegal To Argyll

World Music Central News Room November 23, 2025 No Comments Celtic musicHamish HepburnJack Houstonworld music

“The Devil’s Backbone / Ark Of Tides” is the latest traditional single from Hamish Hepburn (flute) & Jack Houston (fiddle), assembled around a Lough Swilly–inspired…

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The cover for Sheila’s Island by Cailean Jennett shows a coastal scene painted in natural hues. A small stone cottage stands near the shore, facing blue water where a lone sailboat drifts. Distant mountains rise beneath clouds.
Music videos

Cailean Jennett Drops “Sheila’s Island” — A Tender Tribute

World Music Central News Room November 18, 2025 No Comments Cailean JennettCeltic musicScottish musicworld music

Scottish musician Cailean Jennett has released “Sheila’s Island,” a single dedicated to his grandmother, Sheila, who cherished the island of Oronsay. The cover features original…

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Aldoc band photo. The four musicians sitting in a spacious room. Three sit on chairs and one on a push cart.
Music videos

Irish Band Aldoc Drops “Koboko” Single

World Music Central News Room November 9, 2025 No Comments AldocCeltic musicIrish folk musicworld fusionworld music

Aldoc released the new single “Koboko” on November 7. Later this month, the band will celebrate a headline launch at Whelan’s, Dublin, on Sunday, November…

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