Nightnoise began as a collaboration between American fiddler Billy Oskay and Irish singer and guitarist Micheal O Domhnaill. Together they released the album Nightnoise in…
Artist Profiles: Nightnoise
Tag: Celtic music
Artist Profiles: Na h-Oganaich
Na h-Oganaich (pronounced “na hawkanich” and means Young Blood) are widely credited with reviving interest in Gaelic music in the 1970s for a younger generation…
Artist Profiles: Mouth Music
Through perceptive experimentation and with undeniable confidence, Mouth Music combined the ancient puirt-a-beul vocal tradition of Gaelic Scotland with the powerful rhythms of Africa and…
Artist Profiles: Milladoiro
Combining Celtic melodies, medieval music jazz and contemporary music, Milladoiro modernized traditional Galician folk music and started a revival movement among young musicians. They…
Artist Profiles: Michael McGoldrick
Inspired by Irish parents and encouraged by the thriving traditional music scene in his hometown of Manchester, England, multi-instrumentalist Michael McGoldrick began playing Irish music…
Nua Teorainn
Various Artists – Nua Teorainn – New Celtic Music from Green Linnet (Green Linnet, 2000) The “new” in the title of this fine compilation is…
Artist Profiles: Matto Congrio
Matto Congrio was one of the most important modern Celtic bands in Galicia (Spain) in the early 1990s. Its only album Matto Congrio released in…
Artist Profiles: Dennis Cahill
Dennis Cahill was a virtuoso guitarist versed in classical, blues, rock and traditional Irish music. Cahill was born and raised in Chicago to parents from…
Artist Profiles: Malinky
Malinky were Danny Kyle Open Stage winners at Celtic Connections in 1999. Their song-centered repertoire combines a deep appreciation of tradition with a vibrant freshness…
Artist Profiles: Liz Carroll
Born in Chicago to Irish parents Liz Carroll was a natural at the fiddle right from the start. At age 18 she amazed the Celtic…