Larry Keel and Jon Stickley – Larry Keel and Jon Stickley (self-released, 2025) Veteran guitar flatpickers Larry Keel and Jon Stickley have released their first…
Pickin’ Partners: Keel & Stickley Tune Up A Debut
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Scots Fiddle Festival Returns To Edinburgh In November 2025
Scots Fiddle Festival will run Friday 14–Sunday 16 in November 2025 at The Pleasance in Edinburgh. The weekend program features concerts and workshops. Confirmed artists…
Master of the Sligo Style: Brian Conway
Brian Conway, a Bronx-born virtuoso fiddler, is a leading performer of the Sligo fiddle tradition in the United States. Renowned for his precise ornamentation and…
Angus MacKenzie & Family Release “aig an taigh” From Skye
Angus MacKenzie, a member of Dàimh, has released a new EP with his family titled “aig an taigh.” Now based on the Isle of Skye,…
Squeeze Play: Free-Reed Fest Returns To Aberdeen
Button Boxes & Moothies returns to Aberdeen, Scotland, on November 14–16, 2025. Directed by Dr. Frances Wilkins of the Elphinstone Institute, the weekend festival centers…
Córdoba’s National Flamenco Art Contest Unveils Jury and Extends Entry Deadline
The National Flamenco Art Contest (CNAF) has announced the official jury for its 24th edition, while extending the application deadline to October 10. Artists may…
Julian Belbachir’s Plethora of Rhythms
Julian Belbachir – Babdoukkala (Julian Belbachir, 2022) Julian Belbachir’s 2022 debut, Babdoukkala, draws from decades of immersion in West African percussion traditions, filtered through his Australian…
Trad Talk 2025 Tunes Into Innovation In Inverness
The Traditional Music Forum of Scotland will stage its flagship gathering, Trad Talk 2025, on Saturday, 8 Nov, at Inverness Creative Academy (WASPS), with a…
The Good Ones Weave Rwanda’s Stories With Chamber Grace
The Good Ones – Rwanda Sings with Strings (Glitterbeat, 2025) Rwandan folk duo The Good Ones return with Rwanda Sings with Strings, their fifth album…
Sutartronica’s electrified bridge between Lithuania’s past and future
Sutartronica is a Lithuanian band that provides an electrified bridge between past and future. Once known as Elektroninės Sutartinės, the ensemble has carved a niche…