Filska is a band from the Shetland Islands, who built their music on the Islands tradition of fiddle playing. The word Filska comes from the…
Artist Profiles: Filska
Tag: Celtic music
Artist Profiles: Fiddlers’ Bid
Fiddlers’ Bid is internationally respected as a leading exponent of their unique musical heritage and rich fiddle tradition. Global ambassadors for Shetland, this dynamic four-fiddle…
Artist Profiles: Ffynnon
Ffynnon (pronounced: fun-on), a Celtic folk group from Wales, perform songs deeply rooted in the rhythms, traditions and landscapes of the Celtic tradition. Their album…
Artist Profiles: Eric Rigler
Eric Rigler is a well known piper who has performed for numerous Hollywood films and pop stars. He has been described as the most recorded…
Artist Profiles: Emma Christian
Emma Christian was born on the Isle of Man in 1972, and raised on the family farm. At thirteen, she left the island to study…
Artist Profiles: Eileen Ivers
Eileen Ivers – The musical star of Riverdance and currently a sensation in Europe, Eileen Ivers is the most successful American-born competitor in the history…
Remarkable Solo Celtic Guitar
Soïg Sibéril – Habask (Coop Breizh, 2017) Virtuoso guitarist Soïg Sibéril has become of the finest performers in the Celtic guitar field. He’s been involved…
Artist Profiles: Dochas
Dochas attracted a lot of attention in the Scottish traditional music scene in 2003. The band initially featured five talented young women from the Highlands…
Entrancing Modern Celtic Sounds of Scotland and Brittany
Alain Genty and Joanne McIver – Eternal Tides (Buda Records, 2017) Eternal Tides is a beautiful and mesmerizing album by two masters in the Celtic…
Artist Profiles: Dalla
Dalla was formed by Neil Davey and Hilary Coleman towards the end of 1999 and combines members of the two families who have been integral…