I know that one our European travels we have often sampled the music of Scotland and Ireland but less frequently the sounds of Wales, so today we are going to correct this imbalance. Calan are a five-piece revivalist traditional Welsh band formed by their manager Huw Williams in early 2006 when its members were only […]
Star Wars Day
This particular day in the year has become known as Star Wars day after some wag noticed the similarity of the phrase ‘May the 4th Be With You’ to one of the oft repeated remarks from the Star Wars trilogy. The music for the primary feature films (which serves as the basis for the rest […]
The Heimatdamisch
This morning we return to our musical meanderings around Europe. We pay our first visit to Austria where we encounter The Heimatdamisch who provide a very unusual take on the traditional Oompah band from the region. The 8-person formation around their band leader, arranger, drummer and musical boss Florian Rein demonstrates how well current chart […]
Christian Electronic Dance Music
Christian Electronic Dance Music (also known as CEDM, Christian EDM, Christian Dance Music, CDM, or Christian electronic music) is as the name suggests a fusion of electronic dance and Christian music. Its musical styles closely mirrors non-Christian EDM; however, the CEDM culture’s lack of drug use and emphasis of positive lyrics (often focused on Christian […]
Green Clouds
Today our musical journey moves on to Italy where curiously we find that although they are Italian by culture and classically trained, the all-female quintet Green Clouds has embraced traditional Celtic music with a bursting enthusiasm, creating something vibrant and with a distinctive edge. “Keltronic is our brand,” explains founding member Graziana Giansante. “We play […]
2 Unlimited
Today we find ourselves visiting the Netherlands in the 1980’s. 2 Unlimited is a Dutch dance act founded by Belgian producers Jean-Paul De Coster and Phil Wilde in 1991 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Their first collaboration under the name of Bizz Nizz resulted in a single called “Don’t Miss The Party Line” which entered the top […]
Boogie Belgigue
I expect that you have been wondering when our wanderings through the music of Europe would take us to Belgium. Belgium so often the butt of jokes about their lack of culture, has in fact produced the music for today. Primarily founded in 2012 by the producer Oswald Cromheecke, Boogie Belgique has since grown into […]
AURORA
And so we journey back to Scandinavia for today’s music. This time our travels take us to Norway to meet Aurora Aksnes, known as AURORA who is a singer, songwriter, and record producer who was born in Stavanger. Aurora is the only musician in her family. She started learning to play piano when she was […]
Alan Stivell
Our musical tour of European music continues today with a celebration of the distinctly Celtic music from the Breton region of France. Alan Stivell is a French, Breton and Celtic musician and singer, songwriter, recording artist, and master of the Celtic harp. From the early 1970s, he revived global interest in the Celtic (specifically Breton) […]
Nirvana
Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen Washington in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers before recruiting Dave Grohl in 1990. Nirvana’s success popularized alternative rock, and they were often referenced as the figurehead band of Generation X. […]