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A Holocaust survivor and, late-in-life drummer, will perform in Portland Tuesday. Irwin Gratz has his preview of the nearly century old musician.

As a child with Bulgarian heritage on her fathers' side, Stancioff recalls the powerful presence of Balkan folk music in her early life, sung acapella by women using multiple dissonant harmonies. And now, at the age of 30, she says that music still has an influence on her own songwriting.

William Janelle of Bridgton has been working with wood for most of his life, building furniture and carving wildlife sculptures. These days he's trained his chisels on a new subject: hand-carved electric guitars.

Bondeko blends Albanian folk songs, West African drumming, and Western guitar styles.

Assasi, a Syrian rapper who got his start in Aleppo, celebrated the release of his new album in Portland last week.

Pandemic interruptions have impacted schools in nearly every way – and music classes are no exception. But after a year hiatus, Maine students are now singing in school again. And educators say it may be critical to healing.

The COVID-19 crisis continues to wreak havoc on the performing arts throughout Maine. We’ll learn how artists and venues have found creative ways to…

Noel “Paul” Stookey of the iconic folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary has produced an album showcasing musicians who focus on social change, the mission of a…

This show is part of our ongoing coverage of topics relating to Maine's bicentennial.A Maine music historian joins us to look back at the remarkable music…

From the start of the pandemic, with people staying home, those who work in the performing arts have lost their audiences and, most often, their sources…