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Mohsen Amini performs with Talisk at the 60th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival (Shaun R. Smith/ The High Note).

Episode 32 – Mohsen Amini

Mohsen Amini is probably the best concertina player you have ever heard. I met him as co-founder of the multi-award-winning Celtic trio Talisk, based out of his hometown of Glasgow, Scotland. Amini talks about his […]

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22 best albums of 2022

Top 22 of ’22

It’s the holiday season The High Note wouldn’t leave you for the year without this time-honored tradition of coming up with a list of my top albums from the year corresponding with the year. This […]