For a band that have from the outset been pegged as ‘folk-rock’, Newcastle’s Holy Moly & The Crackers sure have come a long way in their sound and their approach. They’ve been a fierce live proposition for a decade now and released three studio albums that have seen their songs evolve from festival-friendly folky-stomps to […]
Perfidia
“Perfidia” (Spanish for “perfidy”, meaning faithlessness, treachery or betrayal) is a 1939 Spanish-language song written by Mexican composer and arranger Alberto Dominguez (1906–1975). In Spanish, the lyrics conjure up a state of darkness and despair, part of a style known colloquially as “canciones corta-venas,” or songs to slit your wrists by. It describes a man […]
L’Arpeggiata
L’Arpeggiata is a European early music group led by Christina Pluhar, and founded by her in 2000. The group has presented both traditional early music and also several collaged and themed performances and recordings. The group focuses on Italian, French and English music from the 17th century. In their music, they often use instrumental improvisations, […]
Dorothy Donegan
Dorothy Donegan was a classically trained American jazz pianist and occasional vocalist, primarily known for performing stride and boogie-woogie, as well as bebop, swing, and classical. Donegan was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and began studying piano in 1928. She took her first lessons from Alfred N. Simms, a West Indian pianist who also […]
Julia Andersson
Julia Andersson blends emotional compositions and explorative improvisations to express her inner self through the acoustic piano. Since getting her start studying classical music as a child, she has gone on to incorporate jazz, ambient, and neo-classical influences to create a meandering style that speaks directly to the heart. Raised in Finland, Julia first attracted […]
Constantinople
Inspired by the ancient city illuminating the East and West, Constantinople was founded in 2001 in Montreal by its artistic director, Kiya Tabassian. Constantinople aims to anchor music’s place in the heart of our community and encourage cross-cultural musical making and exchanges among artists from around the world. Since its founding, the ensemble promotes the […]
Blind Blake
Arthur Blake, known as Blind Blake, was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. Little is known of Blake’s life. Promotional materials from Paramount Records indicate he was born blind and give his birthplace as Jacksonville, Florida, and it seems that he lived there during various periods. He may have had relatives in Patterson, […]
Philip Glass
Through his operas, his symphonies, his compositions for his own ensemble, and his wide-ranging collaborations with artists ranging from Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, Leonard Cohen to David Bowie, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times. The operas – “Einstein on the Beach,” “Satyagraha,” […]
The Trouble Notes
Sitting somewhere between traditional folk, modern classical, and tribal dance music, The Trouble Notes have travelled their way across continents in search of musical influences. The band has proudly built its multifarious audience independently – known colloquially as “TheTroublemakers”- a testament to their self-made success story that has led to major festival appearances, multiple film […]
Samantha Fish
Samantha Fish is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Kansas City, Missouri. She started out playing the drums, but when she was 15, she switched to guitar. Fish’s mother was the instructor in a local church choir and her father played guitar with friends. Initially hearing recordings of Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Ray Vaughan, she […]