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Altan - Donegal

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Altan Unveils Extraordinary Tribute to Donegal

Angel Romero March 14, 2024 No Comments accordion Altan bouzouki Celtic music Ciarán Curran Clare Friel Dáithí Sproule fiddle Graham Henderson guitar Jim Higgins mandolin Mark Kelly Martin Tourish Steve Cooney viola world music

Altan – Donegal (Compass Records, 2024) Altan has just released an album titled Donegal that celebrates the cherished Irish county where the band was formed.…

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Väsen - Duo

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Tantalizing String Work Grounded in Swedish Tradition

Angel Romero September 4, 2022 No Comments global music Mikael Marin nyckelharpa oktavharpa Olov Johansson Scandinavian folk music silverbasharpa Swedish music Väsen viola violoncello da spalla world music

Väsen – Duo (NorthSide/Olov Johansson Musik, 2021) Väsen, Sweden’s iconic contemporary folk music band, has gone through yet another change. Throughout the years, Väsen has…

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Masterful String Intensity by Kittel & Co.

Angel Romero June 11, 2018 No Comments Bluegrass cello Celtic music guitar Jeremy Kittel Josh Pinkham Kittel & Co.mandolin Nathaniel Smith Quinn Bachand Sarah Jarosz Simon Chrisman.dulcimer viola violin western classical music

Kittel & Co. – Whorls (Compass Records, 2018) Whorls is the debut album of a superb string band led by fiddler Jeremy Kittel, who was…

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