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Album reviews

Masterful String Intensity by Kittel & Co.

Angel Romero June 11, 2018 No Comments BluegrasscelloCeltic musicguitarJeremy KittelJosh PinkhamKittel & Co.mandolinNathaniel SmithQuinn BachandSarah JaroszSimon Chrisman.dulcimerviolaviolinwestern 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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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ville Ojanen

Angel Romero June 1, 2018 No Comments FinlandFinnish musicVille Ojanenviolin

Ville Ojanen is a crossover violinist and composer from Finland who uses the folk tradition to create new sounds and ideas. Ojanen is a musician…

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Artist Profiles: Olivier Demers

Angel Romero March 31, 2018 No Comments CanadaCanadian musicOlivier DemersQuebecois musicviolinwestern classical music

Olivier Demers is an accomplished violin player and multi-instrumentalist with a history in classical and Quebecois folk music. He has performed with L’Orchestre des Jeunes…

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Artist Profiles: Buddy MacMaster

Angel Romero March 23, 2018 No Comments Buddy MacMasterCanadaCanadian musicCeltic musicviolin

Buddy MacMaster was born October 18, 1924 in Timmins, Canada. Buddy MacMaster was the undisputed master of Cape Breton fiddling. His reputation as a player…

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Artist Profiles: Ricardo Herz

Angel Romero March 10, 2018 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicRicardo Herzviolin

Violinist Ricardo Steuer Herz was born in 1979 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Herz has plenty of experience as a classically-trained musician. He also received training…

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Harini Raghavan, Chennai Talent on the Rise

Angel Romero December 23, 2017 No Comments Harini RaghavanIndian musicRiniviolin

Rini – Maya (December 8, 2017) New York-based Indian vocalist, violinist and composer Harini “Rini” Raghavan delivers an exquisite combination of Indian music with electronica,…

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Artist Profiles: Gingger

Angel Romero June 18, 2017 No Comments GinggerIndian musicpopUnited States of Americaviolinworld music

Gingger, an extraordinary gifted virtuoso violinist, singer and songwriter, toured since 1996 as a member of the pop duo, “Shankar & Gingger”, and as a…

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Artist Profiles: Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth

Angel Romero June 11, 2017 1 Comment Indian classical musicJyotsna SrikanthUnited Kingdomviolin

Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth is a British-Indian violinist and composer recognized for her versatility across genres. Born into a musical family, she began her training in…

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Nigel Kennedy to Perform Pieces from his Album “My World” at the 22nd Summer Jazz Festival on July 12 in Cracow

Wojciech Rubis June 11, 2017 1 Comment KlezmerNigel Kennedyviolinwestern classical musicworld music

  One could say both: Poland is lucky to be loved by Nigel Kennedy and Nigel Kennedy is lucky to be loved by Poland. Polish…

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Artist Profiles: Darol Anger

Angel Romero May 29, 2017 No Comments BluegrassDarol AngerfiddleJazzUnited States of Americaviolinwestern classical music

Violinist, composer, producer and educator Darol Anger is at home in a number of musical genres some of which he helped to invent. With the…

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