Ten Strings and A Goat Skin is a superb acoustic music trio from Prince Edward Isle in Canada. The three young musicians play primarily original…
Stirring Acoustic Sounds from Prince Edward Isle
Tag: Celtic music
Fiddle Meets EDM
Canadian fiddler and singer-songwriter Ashley MacIsaac and fellow Canadian percussionist and producer Jay “Sticks” Andrews got together to form a new project called Fdler. The…
Artist Profiles: Aidan O’Rourke
Aidan O’Rourke is a fiddle player and composer from Oban on the West Coast of Scotland. He has toured extensively in Europe and North America…
Artist Profiles: Abby Newton
American musician Abby Newton first brought her cello into the folk music scene in the mid 1970’s as a member of The Putnam County String…
Music Goodies for St. Patrick’s Day 2015
St. Patrick, the revered 5th century saint, patron saint of Ireland and often thought to be the first bishop of Armagh, wasn’t Irish. According to…
Interview with Jamie Smith’s Mabon, Performers at 2014 Rainforest World Music Festival
Jamie Smith’s Mabon (JSM), an award winning, Welsh based band is of the UK’s finest original InterCeltic music performers, crossing borders to explore the forms…
The Afro Celt Sound System Is Back Better Than Ever After A Three-Year Hiatus
If there’s such a beast as the quintessential WOMAD act it must assuredly be the Afro Celt Sound System. That’s no idle claim dreamed up…
St. Patrick Sounds
With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner it’s once again the season to wrap yourself in the warm green glow of some fine Celtic…
Renowned Celtic Acts at Christmas Celtic Sojourn in Boston and New York
Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas, Solas, Dougie Maclean, Aoife O’Donovan, and Kieran Jordan will participate in WGBH’s A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan, an intimate…
Celtic Connections 2006 Announces New Concerts and Special Guests
Glasgow, Scotland – Irish singer Mary Black has been confirmed as one of Altan‘s ‘special guests’ helping the band to celebrate 21 years of playing…