PORT TOWNSEND — The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, which draws musicians from around the world, this year includes a trio of Basque musicians bringing their rural European sound to the festival.
BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Boise Weekly. For the first time in over a decade, thousands of people from around the world will gather in Boise’s Basque Block to celebrate ...
It’s Monday night and the Basque Center is crammed with nearly 175 dancers, musicians, actors and stage crew. It’s organized chaos, for they’ve been rehearsing — every Monday night — since January.
Say the words “Basque dance” and most folks will come up with only the vaguest imagery. Aren’t black berets involved? And maybe brightly colored scarves? Well, there’s no need to go a-Googlin’ to find ...
HOMEDALE — Come celebrate an evening of festive dance, live music and food Basque style at the 9th annual Homedale Basque Dance this Saturday. Enjoy all the rich ethnic traditions as you watch the ...
BOISE, Idaho — Point out any building on the Basque block in downtown Boise and Isana Bengoetxea can share a fact, a family story or a memory about it. "[Basque culture] has probably had the biggest ...
Growing up in my household meant constantly hearing live music. My father, who fell in love with the fiddle in college, had developed an interest in Irish music. When I was six years old, I took a ...
It’s Jaialdi! If you’re not sure what that means, then hang on to your red beret. Every five years, thousands of Basques and Basque Americans — and nearly as many non-Basques — descend on Boise to ...
What happened in Spain with Kepa Junkera has happened with countless other musicians around the world, including Miles Davis and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Junkera took a traditional music and modernized ...
For the first time in over a decade, thousands of people from around the world will gather in Boise’s Basque Block to celebrate Jaialdi. The six-day festival honoring Basque culture through food, ...