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Radical roots from Galicia

Dave Atkin August 23, 2004 bagpipeCeltic musicGalician musicMercedes PeónXosé Manuel Budiño

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…

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Bagpipe Sensation Susana Seivane Presents Mares de Tempo

Angel Romero May 19, 2004 bagpipeCeltic musicGalician musicSpanish musicSusana Seivane

  Madrid, Spain – Susana Seivane, one of Spain’s finest bagpipers, has a new recording, Mares de Tempo. The album includes a music video and…

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Obituaries

Scottish Fiddle Legend Johnny Cunningham Dies at 46

Angel Romero December 16, 2003 Celtic musicfiddleJohnny Cunningham

New York, NY – Several sources confirmed today that the great Scottish fiddler, Johnny Cunningham, passed away on the evening of December 15th 2003. He…

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Touch of MacMaster’s Hand

Angel Romero December 15, 2003 Cape BretonCeltic musicfiddleNatalie MacMaster

Natalie MacMaster Blueprint (Rounder Records, 2003)> Two tunes on Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster’s latest recording, Blueprint succinctly describe the power behind the 30-year old…

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Celtic Music of Spain

Patricia Herlevi September 14, 2003 Asturian musicCeltic musicSpanish musicTejedor

Tejedor – Llunáticos (Aris Música/Resistencia, 2003) Although half of my family can claim Spanish ancestry, I have only known about Spain’s Celtic tradition for the…

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The album cover for Standing Wave by Wendy Stewart features a wintry landscape under a pale blue sky. Leafless branches and frozen ground stretch across the scene, dominated by a tall, twisting stick or reed curving upward at the center. The title and artist’s name appear in blue text at the top.
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The Scottish Harp

Paul Donnelly August 4, 2003 Celtic musicScottish musicWendy Stewartworld music

Wendy Stewart – Standing Wave (Greentrax CD TRAX242) This is quite a sombre selection of Scottish harp music, with the occasional equally sombre vocal track. The…

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Green Linnet Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

Angel Romero March 2, 2001 Celtic music

Danbury, USA – Green Linnet Records was created in 1976. Since then, the music label has released over 300 albums of Celtic music, world music…

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