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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Fraser Shaw

Angel Romero June 18, 2017 No Comments bagpipeCeltic musicFraser ShawScotlandScottish music

Fraser Shaw learned the bagpipes from the renowned piper Fred Morrison of South Uist, and latterly from the Tiree piper Kenny MacDonald. At the age…

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Artist Profiles: Fraser Fifield

Angel Romero June 18, 2017 No Comments bagpipeCeltic musicFraser FifieldScotlandScottish music

Fraser Fifield is a composer and producer, piper, low whistle player, and saxophonist with a background in traditional Scottish folk music. Fraser lives in Edinburgh,…

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Artist Profiles: Filska

Angel Romero June 18, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicfiddleFilskaScotlandScottish music

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…

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Artist Profiles: Fiddlers’ Bid

Angel Romero June 18, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicfiddleFiddlers' BidScotlandScottish music

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…

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Artist Profiles: Ffynnon

Angel Romero June 18, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicFfynnonWalesWelsh music

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…

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Artist Profiles: Eric Rigler

Angel Romero June 17, 2017 No Comments bagpipeCeltic musicEric RiglerUnited States of America

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…

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Artist Profiles: Emma Christian

Angel Romero June 16, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicEmma ChristianIsle of Man

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…

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Artist Profiles: Eileen Ivers

Angel Romero June 14, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicEileen IversfiddleIrish folk musicUnited States of America

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…

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Remarkable Solo Celtic Guitar

Angel Romero June 5, 2017 No Comments Breton musicCeltic musicguitarSoïg Sibéril

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…

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Artist Profiles: Dochas

Angel Romero June 4, 2017 No Comments Carol-Anne MackayCeltic musicDochasEilidh MacleodJenna ReidJulie FowlisKathleen BoyleMartin O'NeillScotlandScottish music

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…

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