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…
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…
Shooglenifty – Radical Mestizo (Compass Records 744092, 2005) The latest release by the hippest Scot band, Shooglenifty, is a live album. Radical Mestizo was recorded…
Various Artists The Rough Guide to Celtic Music (World Music Network 1155 CD, 2005) Most folks know by now that “Celtic” and “Irish” are not…
Aira da Pedra – Arantigua (Armando Records ARD-057, 2004) The region of El Bierzo is lesser known than Galicia or Asturias, two Celtic regions in…
Nevada City, California, USA – Culburnie Records has released Legacy Of The Scottish Fiddle, Volume 2, Tunes from the Life & Land of Robert Burns.…
Dermot Hyde & Tom Hake – Pipeline (REL/R2, 2003) It may sound redundant to call a CD “musical,” but I’ll try to explain. I’m a…
Xose Manuel Budiño – Zume de Terra (Boa, 2004) Xosé Manuel Budiño is yet another young modernizing traditionalist emerging from the corners of Europe’s culturally…
Madrid, Spain – Susana Seivane, one of Spain’s finest bagpipers, has a new recording, Mares de Tempo. The album includes a music video and…
New York, NY – Several sources confirmed today that the great Scottish fiddler, Johnny Cunningham, passed away on the evening of December 15th 2003. He…