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.…
The Return of Pioneering Welsh Folk Band Ar Log
Tag: Celtic music
Artist 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…
Artist 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…
Artist 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…
Artist 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…
Artist Profiles: Heidi Talbot
Heidi Talbot (lead vocals & bodhran) was born and raised in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. Her mother Rosaleen is a singer, pianist and the music…
Artist Profiles: Kila
The Dublin-based jam band septet Kíla exploded onto the Irish music scene. The band has captivated audiences with transcendent performances fusing Celtic and world idioms.…
Artist Profiles: Moya Brennan
Máire Brennan, better known as Moya Brennan is best known as the lead singer of Clannad, a group largely made up of Brennan family members.…
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: 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…