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Cover of the album Leaving Lurgangreen by Sarah Markey
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Alluring Pan-Celtic Music from Exceptional Flute Player Sarah Markey

Angel Romero August 5, 2022 No Comments Asturian musicCeltic musicfluteIrish folk musicSarah MarkeyScotlandScottish musicworld music

Sarah Markey – Leaving Lurgangreen (self-release, 2022) Flute master, singer and harp player Sarah Markey represents a new generation of Scottish musicians who are keeping…

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Artist Profiles: Skerryvore

Angel Romero July 26, 2022 2 Comments Celtic musicCeltic rockScotlandScottish musicSkerryvoreworld fusionworld music

Scottish Celtic rock band Skerryvore was formed in 2005. The first lineup included Tiree brothers Daniel Gillespie and Martin Gillespie, together with Fraser West and…

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Luisa Brown
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Artist Profiles: Luisa Brown

Angel Romero July 16, 2022 No Comments Celtic musicfiddleHoliday ClubScotlandScottish musicviolinworld fusionworld music

Violinist and vocalist Luisa Brown grew up in a musical family in Edinburgh, Scotland. She played the fiddle from the age of 5 and has…

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Acclaimed Folk Music Gathering Speyfest Returns July 2022

Angel Romero June 7, 2022 No Comments Celtic musicScotlandScottish musicSpeyfest

Celtic and folk music festival Speyfest will return, after a two-year break, as a three-day event July 22-24th, 2022. The weekend will feature evening concerts,…

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Artist Profiles: Iona Fyfe

Angel Romero February 27, 2021 No Comments Iona FyfeScotlandScottish music

Vocalist Iona Fyfe is from Huntly in Scotland. She grew up going to sing-a-rounds, folk clubs and folk festivals in the North East where she…

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Artist Profiles: Kevin Henderson

Angel Romero February 14, 2021 No Comments fiddleKevin HendersonScotlandScottish music

Kevin Henderson began playing the fiddle at the age of nine and after a brief initial spell with highly renowned Shetland fiddler and tutor Trevor…

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Artist Profiles: Bríghde Chaimbeul

Angel Romero August 29, 2020 No Comments bagpipeBrighde ChaimbeulScotlandScottish musicUnited Kingdom

Piper Brìghde Chaimbeul was born in Sleat on the Isle of Skye, Scotland in 1998. She is a native Gaelic speaker and came up with…

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Artist Profiles: Rura

Angel Romero February 5, 2020 No Comments RuraScotlandScottish music

Rura is a multi award-winning act contemporary Scottish folk music band. Their compellingly fiery, rugged yet refined and progressive instrumentals on fiddle, Highland pipes, flute,…

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Artist Profiles: Tony McManus

Angel Romero May 4, 2019 No Comments Celtic musicguitarScotlandScottish musicTony McManusUnited Kingdom

Guitarist Tony McManus was born in 1965 in Paisley, Scotland. He is a leading figure in contemporary Celtic music. His style is influenced by the…

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Artist Profiles: Maeve MacKinnon

Angel Romero March 9, 2019 No Comments Maeve MackinnonScotlandScottish music

Maeve Mackinnon is one of Scotland’s foremost young Gaelic and Scots singers. A versatile singer, she studied Gaelic song at RSAMD and maintained a deep…

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