Felpeyu – Cerquina (Tierra Discos, 2017) Cerquina is the latest by Felpeyu, the leading contemporary folk music band from the Asturias region in northern Spain.…
The Spirited Asturian Folk Songs of Felpeyu
Tag: Celtic music
Artist Profiles: Ballycotton
Ballycotton started at the beginning of 1996 with a temporary band called Glakijamus. Three members this stayed together: Matthias Jakisic (fiddle), Alexander König (bouzouki, mandolin, banjo,…
Madison Celtic Festival 2018 Program Announced
Madison Celtic Festival will take place during the weekend of March 9th-10th, 2018. The two headliners this year are Lúnasa and We Banjo 3. The…
Arnaud Ciapolino’s Splendid Flutes
Arnaud Ciapolino – Serenità (Paker Prod PAKER PROD 017, 2015) Serenitá showcases the versatility of flute wizard Arnaud Ciapolino. O his solo debut, the Breton…
The Gloaming to Release Live Album
To celebrate their upcoming sold-out residency at Dublin’s National Concert Hall. Irish music superband The Gloaming plans to release Live at the NCH, a live…
The Captivating Stories, Tunes and Imaginations of Teyr
Teyr – Far From The Tree (Sleight of Hand Records, 2016) Teyr has become of the finest groups in London contemporary folk music scene. The…
Artist Profiles: Xuacu Amieva
Piper Xuacu Amieva was born October 12, 1954, in Llanes, Spain. He’s one of the acknowledged figures in the field of Asturian traditional music. His…
Artist Profiles: Wolfstone
Fiddler Duncan Chisholm and guitarist Stuart Eaglesham first met in the late 1980s at a pub session in Inverness, Scotland and formed a band for…
Artist Profiles: Tommy Martin
Tommy Martin was born in Dublin, Ireland and currently lives in the United States. He took his first uilleann pipes lesson from Dublin piper Mick…
Artist Profiles: The Whistlebinkies
Formed during the great surge of interest in traditional and Celtic music and song in the late 1960’s The Whistlebinkies quickly evolved into a major…