New Album: Melodic Circles / Iranian Urban Classical Music from Master Musicians Mehdi & Adib Rostami

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: ARC Music, Melodic Circles, Mehdi Rostami, Adib Rostami, Music from Iran, Asia House

‘Melodic Circles’ is the new album written and produced by two classically trained Iranian musicians, cousins Mehdi Rostami & Adib Rostami. Both are masters of their instruments: Mehdi plays the Iranian member of the lute family, the setār while Adib accompanies on the tombak goblet drum. The roots of ‘Melodic Circles’ lie in traditional Kurdish music from the Fars Province, widely considered the cultural capital of Iran.

Read more | Jun 04, 2018

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Medieval Fighting Skills, Movies and a New Album ‘Battle of Kings’ from Scotland’s Premier Celtic Rock Band, Saor Patrol

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Scotland, Rock, Celtic Rock, Celtic Music, Saor Patrol, Charlie Allan, Battle of Kings, ARC Music

★★★★★ 5 star review, InMusic, InHard, Germany “Well done bagpipe rock is rare. The 5-piece Scottish band Saor Patrol counts among the best representatives of the genre, combining in their unique sound Scottish melodies with Celtic rock. … One of their biggest fans, by the way, is Lemmy Kilminster from Motörhead.”

Read more | Apr 13, 2018

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Afrika Mamas’ New Album, New Dreams - ‘Iphupho’ - Spirited South African A Cappella

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Afrika Mamas, Iphupho, A Cappella, South Africa, Female singers, Gospel, ARC Music

‘Iphupho’ is an all-original and all new album of heartfelt stories, real experiences and sublime harmonies sung by the 6-piece South African group, Afrika Mamas. As much a sisterhood as a musical group, these six women work hard and sing with a palpable strength and sensitivity that is undeniably African and unmistakenly powerful.

Read more | Jan 09, 2018

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The Voyage of John Duhan – The Irishman’s Finest Collection - New release New Year 2018

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: John Duhan, Johnny Duhan, The Voyage, The Irishman’s Finest Collection, Irish Folk Songs, ARC Music

‘The Irishman’s Finest Collection’ is a selection of original compositions by Ireland’s legendary songwriter John Duhan. Each song has been carefully chosen by John from his previous epic albums including ‘Just Another Town’, ‘To the Light’, ‘The Voyage’ and ‘Flame’ – the names of which correspond to each of the four chapters of his lyrical autobiography, ‘To The Light’. The song ‘To The Light’ is in John’s own words ‘a hymn of faith’

Read more | Nov 14, 2017

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The Ultimate Guide to Welsh Folk compiled by Cerys Matthews

Posted By ARC Music | Tags: Cerys Matthews, The Ultimate Guide to Welsh Folk, Max Boyce, Gwyneth Glyn, Mary Hopkin, 9 Bach, Meic Stevens, Robin Huw Bowen, Catrin Finch, Seckou Keita, Fernhill, Meredydd Evans, Plethyn, Hennessys, Phil Tanner, Bob Delyn, The Gentle Good, Dafydd Iwan, Rhos Male Voice Choir, Ar Log, Chris jones, Gwenan Gibbard, ARC Music

‘The Ultimate Guide to Welsh Folk’ is the latest in ARC Music’s ‘Ultimate Guide’ series and is compiled by musician, author, radio presenter on the BBC World Service and BBC 6 Music and festival owner (The Good Life Experience), Cerys Matthews M.B.E.

Read more | Oct 24, 2017

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