The Celtic Connections festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2018 with an ambitious and eclectic line-up of musicians from all corners of the world.…
Celtic Connections 2018 Festival Program
Tag: Celtic music
Artist Profiles: Tim O’Brien
Born in 1954, O’Brien grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia listening to the Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller records played by his parents and a…
Artist Profiles: Tempest
Tempest is an American Celtic rock band founded by vocalist and mandolin player Lief Sorbye, drummer Adolfo Lazo, guitarist Rob Wullenjohn, and bassist Mark Showalter.…
Artist Profiles: Tejedor
Tejedor is led by three siblings from Avilés, a town in the northernmost Spanish region of Asturias. The group members devoted their lives to Asturian…
Artist Profiles: Tarras
The five members of Tarras hailed from the Border country between England and Scotland. While young in age at the time of their first recording…
Artist profiles: Karen Tweed
Karen Tweed was born in Willesden, London, UK in 1963. She has Irish and English roots. Tweed is an accordion virtuoso known for her work…
Artist profiles: Swåp
Swåp is a transnational band featuring two Swedish and two British musicians; two men and two women; a combination of Nordic folk fiddling and traditional…
Artist profiles: Susana Seivane
Susana Seivane Hoyo was born August 25, 1976, in Barcelona, Spain. She is the legitimate heir of a lineage of Galician bagpipe craftsmen: the Seivanes.…
The Masterful Irish Craft of Usher’s Island
Usher’s Island – Usher’s Island (Vertical Records, 2017) Usher’s Island is a new superband that brings together some of the greatest contemporary Irish folk music…
Artist profiles: Solas
Solas is the most important Irish music band based in the United States. The group plays fiery instrumental medleys for which they’ve become famous as…