He may be the busiest musician alive, releasing around five new albums a year, and last year performing 145 concerts. Meanwhile Jordi Savall is in various stages of research and preparation for the host of forthcoming ancient, early, classical and world music projects that he releases in sumptuous editions on…
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Lunasa may usually be counted among the hottest acts in Irish traditional music, but not when I speak with the band’s bassist, Trevor Hutchinson. In fact he is in danger of catching frostbite, being mid-tour in Alaska. “I think it’s minus 30 Fahrenheit,” he shivers into the telephone. “I went…
A handful get to bask in adulation. Mike Nock recommends basking in anything you can get, as opportunities are rare. He is happy to settle for a little acclaim, and few acclamations offer better basking rights than the Don Banks Award, Australia’s premier annual acknowledgment of a lifetime contribution to…