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Andrea Balocco

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Meet Italian musician Andrea Balocco. He plays one of the most visually appealing instruments-the hurdy-gurdy. Musical influences include: Sergio Berardo, Nigel Eaton, Patrick Bouffard, Anne-Lise Foy, Grégory Jolivet and Kevin Dalot. He records solo or sometimes with an ensemble. His music is a combination of French folk with leanings on Scottish Celtic music. Personally, I haven’t heard someone this good since Nigel Eaton.

More of his  and other HG music in youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/arnica73

http://www.myspace.com/andreabalocco

 

Harp Music: Tradition of Music Making pre-1700 in Wales

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For those who aren’t part of The Celtic Music Fan via facebook, this is a good link. If you think you know all there is to know about Welsh music, wait until you listen to this radio show. The hosts  gave informative materials and also played samples of the music throughout the show. Composer Robert ap Huw chronicled the music of his time and made his own odd tablature which became a source of debate and amazement among musicologists. I am attaching the link here. Facebook makes music blogging so easy..and yeah this neat screenshot app helps a lot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01kntn7

The Scottish New Music Awards September 2nd 2012

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The 2012 Scottish New Music Awards are going to be held on Sunday, September 2nd 2012 at the Classic Grand in Glasgow..

You can now start voting for your favorite artists for the 2012 Scottish New Music Awards. My focus is on the Roots Recording of the year. It’s going to be bloody because two of the artists in that category have already been featured in this website. They are Fiona J MacKenzie and The Rachel Hair Trio led by harpist Rachel Hair.

It is a nice award because it recognizes the best in Scottish music. The category covers everything, from Pop, Indie to Metal. So I am sure you can pick your own category and be happy with it. I made my vote already but I won’t tell you 😉

About:

The purpose of The Scottish New Music Awards is to present a professional event to honour the music made in Scotland and recognise the artists and the industry that make it happen.

The SNMA’s goal is to promote, celebrate and showcase new emerging artists and bands across all genres and to promote, celebrate and showcase the businesses within the industry i.e. recording studios, venues, photographers and print publications.

Beyond entertaining, The Scottish New Music Awards strives to educate attendees on an important part of Scottish culture. There is NO OTHER event like The Scottish New Music Awards. There is no political motivation or corporate pressure behind this event, The Scottish New Music Awards is for music lovers by music lovers.

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The 2012 Scottish New Music Awards are going to be held on Sunday, September 2nd 2012 at the Classic Grand in Glasgow..

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