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The Gloaming to Release Live Album

World Music Central News Room February 4, 2018 No Comments Celtic musicIrish musicThe Gloaming

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…

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The Captivating Stories, Tunes and Imaginations of Teyr

Angel Romero January 31, 2018 No Comments Celtic musicDominic HendersonJames GavinTeyrTommie Black-Roff

Teyr – Far From The Tree (Sleight of Hand Records, 2016) Teyr has become of the finest groups in London contemporary folk music scene. The…

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Artist Profiles: Xuacu Amieva

Angel Romero December 31, 2017 No Comments bagpipeCeltic musicSpanish musicXuacu 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…

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Artist Profiles: Wolfstone

Angel Romero December 31, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicScotlandScottish musicWolfstone

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…

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Artist Profiles: Tommy Martin

Angel Romero December 30, 2017 No Comments bagpipeCeltic musicIrelandIrish musicTommy 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…

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Artist Profiles: The Whistlebinkies

Angel Romero December 28, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicScotlandScottish musicThe 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…

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Celtic Connections 2018 Festival Program

World Music Central News Room December 28, 2017 No Comments Celtic ConnectionsCeltic musicScottish music

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.…

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Artist Profiles: Tim O’Brien

Angel Romero December 27, 2017 No Comments BluegrassCeltic musicTim O'BrienUnited States of America

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…

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Artist Profiles: Tempest

Angel Romero December 20, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicCeltic rockTempestUnited States of America

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.…

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Artist Profiles: Tejedor

Angel Romero December 20, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicSpainSpanish musicTejedor

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…

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