Jillian LaDage

Leading on a breathtaking voyage around the globe, Jillian LaDage is the fresh voice of Celtic & World music. Fans describe her as "the new Loreena McKennitt" and her songs as a "new wave of Celtic Mythology."

Her soaring ethereal & mystical voice takes you on a journey through the pages of centuries long gone to where mystery and legend awaits.

Her debut private-label(Tarith Cote) released album The Ancestry garnered International acclaim, 5-star reviews and a distribution deal with World Beat label, Prikosnovenie. Featuring string virtuoso Chris Wagoner & Mary Gaines (Sting, Carrie Newcomer), Grammy award winning Percussionist, Todd Hammes and mastered at the legendary Gateway Mastering Studios (Loreena McKennitt).

In the fall of 2015, Jillian released Enchanted Winter the much anticipated Celtic seasonal album with both new songs for the season and reimaginings of the old.

Her latest release, a single, An Samhradh (St.John's Eve), became available in the summer of 2016 & brings to life the Fire Festival and Irish/Scottish Summer-Harvest celebrations. It is exclusively available on her site only.

Jillian LaDage has taken the Celtic world by storm achieving success as both a touring artist, recording artist, songwriter and voice coach. She is currently on hiatus from touring after struggling with chronic illness and being diagnosed with Lyme Disease. She plans to tour again one day but is unable to say when. As for now, she is continuing to focus on her healing, songwriting and helping other vocalists achieve vocal freedom.

MEMBERS:

Jillian LaDage

Jillian LaDage - Discography

An Samhradh (St​.​John's Eve) *Single w​/​Digital Booklet (2016)

Enchanted Winter (2015)

The Ancestry (2008)

Damián Schneider

Damián Schneider is an independent composer of Celtic, Norse and Epic music, and lover of Celtic and Norse mythology.

Your music will transport you to those places of myths and legends and remember the Vikings and Celts in each era

MEMBERS:

Damián Schneider

Etnostation

Etnostation performs entirely original songs inspired by ethnic music from different corners of the planet, including traditional Celtic but also Polish or even Mongolian folklore, arranged in a modern and energetic way, sometimes even pop. Music is a fusion of styles and sounds of five unique musical personalities, who grew up playing folk, funk, pop, classical or jazz, but combined into a coherent, remarkable and unified entity. The band uses traditional but also less ordinary instruments like the great highland bagpipes, gaita gallega, bombarde, whistle, violin, button accordion, bass lute, drums. Moreover, you will also hear guttural noises. In 2015, the band recorded a demo which is available online and somewhat crazy music video for the song “Celtoświr”. Currently, we’re planning to record our first album.

MEMBERS:

Paweł Szymiczek

Radomir Rakowski

Wojciech Polesiak

Dariusz Goc

Łukasz Kutyński

7 Stout Clan

7 Stout Clan is a band of five-year-old rock clown founded in 2008. By combining beer and whiskey twisted music, the band's distillery, sacks, baths, mandolin and tin pins in the traditional punk trio. Since its founding, Clan has been revered as a fiercely good live band, and over the years the instrument range has grown, the rhythm has been further intensified and compositional material has gained more influence from traditional folk music and metal, without forgetting many forms of punk. Gigs will also be listening to the selected pieces from the tops of the irkpot like Flogging Molly, The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys and The Real McKenzies. Currently, Klaani is active and the next release "Alcohostility" EP will be released on March 3, 2018. The clan is also available in a more acoustic form when requested, so that the cracking of the iris is also suitable for smaller spaces without compromising on the greatness. Irkkupunk adds the tastiness of beer, so gigs are seen! Pants off and rock on! Performances and other contact information at [7stoutclan [at] gmail.com

MEMBERS:

Kalle: basso, kontrabasso ja laulu

Taavi: laulu, viisikielinen banjo, säkkipillit (Great Highland Bagpipe ja Uilleann pipe), kitara, mandoliini, huuliharppu, tinapilli ja perkussiot

Elias: rummut, perkussiot ja taustalaulu

Julius:sähkökitara, laulu ja bodhran

Juho: laulu, tenoribanjo, kitara, mandoliini ja melodika

ElixiR

ElixiR is a medieval/rpg style project formed in 2014 by Thomas ElixiR.

Inspired by the myths, legends and landscape of France and specially the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, ElixiR will transport you to its magical and sometimes melancholic universe through its original and diverse melody.

MEMBERS:

Thomas Nemes

ElixiR - DISCOGRAPHY

Ghosts of boscus cavus (2018)

Luzrod und'viir fayell (2018)

Complainte d'automne (2018)

The cursed sorcerer (2018)

Edge of Night (2018)

Nothing is sacred, only nature (2017)

Forgenoir (2017)

Les tours du temps (2017)

Ruin of old things (2017)

Queen of the silver stone (2016)

The mage of the bright forest (2014)

Moonlight on black castle (2014)

Fief

Dungeon synth project of the gender medieval, folk, celtic, fantasy, from Salt Lake City, Utah, US.

The artist from Salt Lake City in Utah makes what I consider the best bit of dungeon synth, due to its particular foresty sound. There’s a lightness to Fief, a peaceful joy, and gentle vibe. It’s the thing we often lose when we stop reading books and playing video games that beckon.

Fief seems to generally have been hailed as the new king (or kings) of dungeon synth. Maybe that’s a stretch to state, but the releases of this unknown outfit are much adored in the genre.

Arathgoth - Discography

III (2017)

II (2016)

I (2016)

Treefolk

Treefolk, is more than a folk music group, it is a company dedicated to Musical Animation specialized in thematic markets, adapting its costumes and music with its own label to the event you need.

Treefolk is formed by 3 people with a long career and musical training, which allows them to adapt to any topic.

Having two very distinguished and defined musical blocks, on the one hand the medieval folk format and on the other an Arabic format, both with instrumentation, music and totally different costumes. His repertoire is original and they are also

registered in the SGAE.

MEMBERS:

Gaita: Chico

Percusión

Bombo: Ale

Tambor: Jose

Treefolk . Discography

o berce da Erborigia

Gracias

The Midnight

Midnight were formed in 2003, inspired by the magical sound of Blackmore's Night. The choice to be called "Midnight" is not accidental: "midnight" is a metaphor not only of a past time, but also a "mysterious elsewhere" the magic hour of the night for excellence, where fairies and elves dance in the woods, the wizards prepare their spells and the witches gather under a large walnut tree. "Minstrels" thus, offering melodies inspired by celtic, medieval and renaissance sweet ballads but also lively rhythms drawn from popular culture and folk music. All made more attractive from setting and costumes inspired by fantasy. The show intends to make reliving, through musical notes, scenery and costumes, the charm and enchantment of the "fantasy literature" a kind of narration between epic and fantastic, magical and mysterious, where narrated events are set in a time and a world imaginary in the "middle land" the linking ring between a permanent medieval, an improbable future and an alternative universe populated by magical creatures.

"The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve. 'tis almost fairy time."

(from "A Midsummer Night's Dream” by William Shakespeare).

MEMBERS:

Federico Vannucchi - chitarre acustiche, Irish bouzouki, ghironda, Irish mandola /

Giulia Del Bravo - voce /

Massimo Paggi - basso acustico /

Graziano Ridolfo - batteria, percussioni /

Luca Floridi - tastiere /

Chiara Becherini - backing vocals /

(plus special guest)

Savino Pantone - violin/viola /

Gaspare Bartelloni - flutes/bombards /

The Midnight - Discography

THE MIDNIGHT (2013)

NIGHT TRIBUTE Live In Florence - Saschall Theater (2008)

Peter Gundry

Peter gundry is a young composer  of Fantasy / Celtic / Dark and Magic Music who lives down under in australia. he is a multi-instrumentalist who has gained a strong and growing fan base on youtube with over 240 000 subscribers.

With over 300 original compositions performing many different genre's and styles he has managed to carve out a style of his own.

Within his large collection of music. popularity has favoured his fantasy / emotional and dark compositions gaining  over 50 million views

MEMBER:

Peter Gundry (Solo Artist)

Peter Gundry - Discography

Lilith (2018) 

Fólkvangr (2018)

Human Frailty (2018)

Víðbláinn (2017)

Don't Wake Me Just Yet (2017)

The Unspoken Tales (2017)

Goëtia (2017)

The Serpents Tongue (2017)

A Wizards Dream (2016)

The Shadow's Bride (2016)

Aurora (2016)

Hollow Hearts (2016)

Silva Maleficus (2016)

The Last Of Their Kind (2016)

Aurora's Eve (2016)

The Edge of Darkness (2015)

The Dream Weaver (2015)

The Elixir of Life (2014)

The Lost Book of Fantasy (2014)

Irregang

Irregang, in places also the Spielleut Irregang, is a native of Thuringia band from the field of medieval music.

The beginnings of the current four-member band date back to 1999, when band members Felix and Lehnchen met for a theatrical performance. Together with the later band member Dr. Met. Falcinellus they positioned themselves in the genre of medieval rock. In their self-perception, the ensemble members see themselves in the development phase of an independent musical style, which, although resorting to medieval melody and text fragments, but with the arrangement and elements of folk and rock closer to today's listening habits.

The debut album "In the intoxication of the pipes" appeared in the year 2005. In July 2010 followed her second album called "Golias", which was chosen in September of the same year to the CD of the month of the medieval music Internet portal minnesang.com. In October 2010, the music magazine Sonic Seducer reported on the band and also published a review of the new CD. Furthermore, Irregang are represented both on the medieval-facetted sampler of Zillo 2008 [3] and 2010 and also on the "Cold Hands Seduction" Vol.111 is with "Clauso Chronos" one of their songs.

Irregang also perform live on medieval markets and relevant music festivals both in Germany - such as the Falkensteiner Minneturnier at Burg Falkenstein - and in Denmark or France. In the movie "The Beloved Sisters" (2014), the musicians portrayed contemporary musicians in a dance scene under a lime tree and composed the piece "Studentdreider" for them. With the release of the third album "Faulenzia" in August 2017, Maledict left the band, which has since appeared as a trio. The play "Spielmann" was released in 2018 on the sampler Verbünder V, which was also reported in the magazine Karfunkel in the May 2018 issue.

MEMBERS:

Felix der Pfeyffer

Dr. Met Falcinellus

Maledict von Wegen

Christoph der Vielsaitige

Irregang - Discography

CD Lied (2018)

Faulenzia (2017)

  

Golias (2010)

Im Rausch der Pfeyffen (2005)

Gwendolyn Snowdon

Gwendolyn Snowdon launched her solo career with release of first album, Three Strand Braid. Three Strand Braid was inspired by artist’s blended heritage of Dutch, English and Irish, and all three languages are interwoven on the album in traditional folk style. Gwendolyn Snowdon, is perhaps best known as lead singer for Celtic Folk band, Finvarra. She is a full time musician, and will continue to perform with Finvarra, but her passion for creating and performing her own music has taken flight.Three Strand Braid was well-received during her 2016 mini-tour, on many festival stages in the Netherlands and Belgium; and she made the long list for Netherlands Fantasy Awards for Best Live Act-2016.

Snowdon began her musical training at age of ten with guitar lessons; vocal lessons soon followed. Inspired by Tori Amos and Kate Bush in her early years, and impassioned by the energy of the fantasy folk festival scene, by the time she was a teenager the artist was performing on stage with the Dutch Lemmings. They say, ‘you can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl’ and this certainly holds true for Gwendolyn who was raised by horse enthusiasts and spent most of her youth in the stables. Her passion for animals and the environment have played an important role in her life and is apparent in her music videos. As an active environmentalist the artist strives to make a difference in the world, both on stage and off.

MEMBERS:

Gwendolyn Snowdon

Gwendolyn Snowdon - Three Strand Braid

Tracklist:

1.The North Star Grassman and the Ravens

2.Te Haarlem in den Houte

3.I wish I was in England

4.Johny Rau

5.Little Duke Arthur's Nurse

6.Lovely on the Water

7.Willow's Song

8.De Harpspeelster

9.Quiet Land of Erin

10.The Next Market Day

11.Komt Vrienden in 't Ronde

12.The Parting Glass

Celtic Coral

Coral is an eclectic & alternative singer/songwriter, with a professional singing career spanning two decades. Performing worldwide ,on festival stages or at intimate venues, Corals enchanting vocals and captivating stage presence, always leaves her audience wanting more of the magick.

Coral has fostered a relationship, with her love of spirituality, and the wisdom of the old Celtic religions, studying the methods of ancient healing & qualifying as a reiki master, healer and teacher.

Harnessing all of these talents has given Coral the chance to debut her new single “faery dance” with a most exciting album developing in the studio. Having made the decision to put herself on the global stage through new media technology , to share her commitment to life , love,healing and peace, Coral invites you on board to join her in this amazing and magical journey,....'to come and, 'dance', with us,....

Members:

Coral

Celtic Coral - faery dance

1.Faery Dance

2.Black Magick

3.Soft place to Land

4.Witchy Woman

5.Gypsy Sunrise

The SIDH

The SIDH are a young and energetic band, always looking for new ideas and musical arrangements, without forgetting their roots. Original and innovative,The result is a combination of highly contemporary and Electronic Celtic music, made of Whistles and Bagpipes, Keyboards and Percussions, Hip Hop and Dubstep beats, able to recreate, according to Hevia, atmospheres with a distinctive scent of “future tradition”. 

Despite their young age, the SIDH shared stage with internationally renown artists such as Carlos Nuñez (Spain), Hevia (Asturie), Lindsey Stirling (Usa), Flook (Ireland), Barrage (Canada), Athy (Argentina), Celkilt (France), Red Hot Chilli Pipers (Scotland), Rocco Tanica (Italy) etc etc. 

The band is also working with INNOVA Irish Dance Company, Northern Ireland, famous dancers from Britain's Got Talent

2014 The last Album “NITRO” won the “Album of the Year” on RAI Vd'A, “Best Selling Album” category “World Music” on Amazon.it and “Top 10 Albums” category “World Music” on Itunes Italia in 2014 and 2016 The Single “IRIDIUM” was “Best Selling Single” category “World Music” on Itunes Italia in 2016 

The SIDH into the Nominations for Best International Celtic Band at the Australian Celtic Music Awards 2014

Members:

IAIN ALEXANDER MARR - Whistles & Bagpipe

FEDERICO MELATO - Keyboards, Sinth & Percussions

SALVATORE PAGLIARO - Guitars

MICHAEL SUBET - Electric Bass

The SIDH - Discography

Nitro (2014)

FOLLOW THE FLOW 82012)

EP - FIANNA (2010)

Steya Dust

Music can be considered one of the strongest ways to communicate with each other on an intimate and personal level.

Music created from within can convey pure feeling and universal emotions.

Therefore, music is a reminder that we are all part of the same world; this can cause the listener to wake up and see the beauty of the dream called life.

Fascinated by these phenomena, Alexia Huau learned to create, step by step, her own music and to capture the melodies that came from deep within ourselves. The solo project of Alexia Huau was born in March 2015.

STEYA DUST plays on a variety of historical and medieval instruments and contemporary, such as Esraj, Celtic harp, hammered dulcimer, all kinds of flutes, drums, shruti-box, as well as a computer and an effects box : digital media to create electro-floral and ethnic rhythms.

The combination of Tribal melodies, darkwave, ritual and poetic texts, multi-layered songs and powerful bewitching and powerful pagan influences makes STEYA DUST a new genre for the stage.

So the first album "Between Two Worlds" was born with a whole story!

Here lies a part of his soul ... a story that is just beginning.


MEMBERS:

Alexia Huau :
vocals , harp , flute , construction , bells,kalimba,shruti
box ..
photos , visu , lights

STEYA DUST - Between Two Worlds

WEB PAGE: http://spellbox.wixsite.com/steyadust23

SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/stella-dust

Orfeo

“From fairytale metal to rocking balfolk” (Folkforum.nl). The five multi-instrumentalists of Orfeo come from different backgrounds like medieval music, classical music, rock, metal and celtic folk and all these influences are prominent in the music they make today. These friends do not only mix various genres but also different instruments like harp, hurdy-gurdy, flute, bass guitar, electric guitar and drums.

Several folkbals and stages have met Orfeo, also festivals such as the Elf Fantasy Fair, Folkwoods, Summer Darkness, Castlefest and the Midvinterfestival in Denmark.

In may 2014 Orfeo presents her second album Terra Amorosa. It contains one traditional and eleven tunes, composed by the band members themselves.

Orfeo is: Erica (wooden flute and overtone flute), Lies (harp and hurdy-gurdy), Marco (12-stringed acoustic guitar, electric guitar, alto hurdy-gurdy and theremin),  Richard (bass guitar, 8-stringed bass guitar, bass clarinet and Bes clarinet
) and Rutger (drums and percussion).

The members of Orfeo are also involved in other musical projects such as Rama, Ball Noir and Kelten zonder Grenzen. The Orfeo’s themselves are also very fond of dancing and can be found on many a folkbal!

MEMBERS:

Marco van Asperen (12-stringed guitar, electric guitar, hurdy gurdy and theremin),

Erica van Brenk (flutes), 

Rutger van Krieken (drums and small percussion)

Richard van den Hoven (bass guitar and bass clarinet)

Lies Sommer (harp and hurdy gurdy)

Orfeo - Discography 

Terra Amorosa (2014)

Inferno (2010)

Demo (2007)

Compilations

Folk for the People (2014)

Van Folkguerilla tot Balfolk (2008)

An Danzza

Here is a great recommendation of an album that came out in December 2017 from the band An Danzza without a doubt a great album full of Folk, Celtic Folk that will brighten the day with its melodies and accompanied by a good wine

Andrés Campuzano's first compositions, recorded, arranged and produced 15 years later. Finally it sees the light in Yule 2017. This extended play consists of a single song of 30 minutes duration. This time the style is Celtic fusion, with an unbridled, crazy and cheerful touch.

An Danzza - The Spooky Circle Ep (2017)

Tracking list :

1. The Spooky Circle

I leave the links where you can buy this album:

Download - https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/andanzza11

Streaming Spotify  - https://goo.gl/BxmgAx

ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/es/album/the-spooky-circle/1322633965

Kinnia

Kinnia is a folk band based in Madrid, Spain. Kinnia´s music is a dialogue between celtic music and mediterranean culture.

MEMBERS:

Jezabel Martinez-violin
Pablo Merchante-vocals
Jorge Escudero-guitar
Jose Luis Frias-flute and bagpipe
Bardo Malkavian "Gato"-Percussion

Kinnia - Kinnia

1.Whiskey In The Jar 04:36

2.Raglan Road 05:15

3.Morrison´s Jig 01:42

4.God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 05:53

5.Irish Washerwoman 01:53

6.Game Of Thrones Opening 02:23

7.The Last Of The Mohicans 03:11

8.Sailor´s Hornpipe 02:59

9.Mrs Mc Grath 04:23

10.Brian Boru´s March 02:38

Half a Mile

Half a Mile is a composition of six passionate musicians from Zwolle and surroundings. The sisters Hanna and Susanne van Gemeren have been singing twice since their younger years. The band has a penetrating, honest message and passionately shares the search for meaning and the Creator in this chaotic existence. The country / folk, Celtic and Eastern influences in combination with the bands of love for acoustic music provide a unique and authentic musical style.

MEMBERS:

Hanna van Gemeren - Zangeres

Susanne van Gemeren - Zangeres

Aart Lameris - Gitarist

Wouter Raidt - Gitarist

Laurens Lameris - Bassist

Richard Jansen - Percussionist

Half a Mile - Roots

01. Taller

02. You Lead Me

03. Perfect Little Garden

04. Uprooted

05. Thou and Thine

06. Silence

07. Nothing

08. Sacris Solemnis

09. I Sing the Mighty Power

10. The Fall

11. From This Valley

12. Smaller

Pyrolysis

Pyrolysis [pye-[b]rol[/b]-lis-sis] is a folk band from the heart of the Burgundian countryside, Zaltbommel. With traditional acoustic instruments like violin, accordion, bouzouki and bodhrán, the musicians play original folk songs with a traditional tune here and there. The music is inspired by traditional folk music from different corners of the planet: Irish and Scottish influences are evident, but gypsy, heathen and even Viking influences also present themselves. With a lot of energy and a clear, positive approach, the members dance and jump around the stage singing cheerful songs about the good things in life. 

Since an unannounced musical presence at Keltfest in 2014, Pyrolysis has been in an updraft, playing on large folk festivals throughout the Netherlands, such as Keltfest, Castlefest and the Midwinter Fair. It even led them to be nominated for the "best live band NL/BE" award in the Bastaard Fantasy Awards 2016.

Pyrolysis’ music gives you a feeling of cheer and friendship, letting you forget about your sorrows!

MEMBERS:

Stan Eimers - Vocals, Bodhrán, Harmonica; 

Tim Elfring - Bouzouki, Vocals, Tin Whistle; 

Laurens Krah - Accordion, Backing Vocals; 

Rikke Linssen - Violin, Vocals, Tin Whistle

Pyrolysis - Discography

Edges of the Day (2017)

On Mountains High I Stand (2015)

Midgardsblot

Hello friends, I inform you that the tickets for this great festival vikings are already on sale midgardsblot 2018

Are you ready for the next chapter of the Midgardsblot Saga?

Weekend passes and limited number of 3 days festivalpasses in sale now - Early bird festivalpasses SOLD OUT!

3 days festivalpass 1.666,- NOK

Wekkendpass friday+saturday 1.200 NOK

Camping tickets: 250,- / Tent space ticket: 350,-

Camping tickets: 250,- / Tent space ticket: 350,- 

Get yours here: https://midgardsblot.hoopla.no/sales/2505006647

Midgard – In the park of Borre, where the mighty rulers of the Norwegian Vikings lived, feasted, and were laid to rest. We invite you to a viking blot with the worlds leading metal, pagan, dark ambient and folk bands at historic grounds!

Midgardsblot Metal festival is an open air festival is situated near the small town of Horten, in Vestfold Norway from Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th of august 2018.

- Bands (TBA)

- Viking village and market

- Festival camp at the beaches of Borre Park

- Vikingbattles and ancient Norse games

- Museum, Guided tours & exhibitions

- Seminars, workshops and panel debates

- Craftbeers and tastings

18 years ID at the main stage area, Viking Village and at the camping area. 20 year ID in Gildehallen.

MORE INFORMATION:

Web page: https://midgardsblot.no/en/tickets.php

Instagram: @midgardsblot